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Product Development Manager/R&D Project Manager

Engineering & Production

Experienced in quality product development with  a talent and passion for  finding and implementing  solutions to complex  challenges.  From design aesthetics  to  manufacturing solutions,  I  work hard to achieve  excellence, both  personally and  professionally.

Responsible for leading Engineering and R&D teams to achieve company goals for new product development in motorcycle exhaust manufacturing. Develop and improve product development processes including physical prototyping, tooling development, and engineering for lean manufacturing. Experienced in managing daily workflow for multiple project teams in a changing environment while developing solutions to design and manufacturing issues through problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration.

Design consulting services including graphic design and advertising layout. Limited-production furniture design, product design, and motorcycle design services. Product and film set photography with advanced image editing and services.

Designer

Complex project management role, planning and coordinating design, engineering, and fabrication resources in collaboration with clients on entertainment, automotive, and aerospace projects. Direct experience in design and fabrication of composite tooling and parts, concept vehicles and high quality carbon composites. Expert at managing multiple projects and complex timelines as well as tracking and communicating all relevant project data.

Project Manager

Lead Designer position in the design and development of Honda motorcycles, ATV’s and watercraft. Responsibilities included concept development, prototype and model fabrication, ideation sketching, and color and graphic development for Powersports products. Involved directly in Product Planning as well as manufacturing, providing design input and technical specification and test support. Also conducted research in new technologies for applications to manufacturing. 

Senior Designer

Michael Keating is a Product Development Manager/R&D Project Manager at Vance & Hines in Huntington Beach, CA.

Michael Keating

Michael Keating

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