Jay Mehta — Furniture Portfolio

E-mail: jay.mehta2@gmail.com Tel: (416)-398-3718

Short Resume

Master of Design (Industrial Design) Industrial Design Center, Indian Institute Of Technology

Mumbai, India

Bachelor of Engineering M.S. University, Baroda

(Mechanical Engineering)

Engineering Management Skills Successfully managed the product development and product introduction process in a fast paced and highly competitive business environment. Have successfully developed four different range of office partition systems in a span of one year. Development responsibilities include product design, engineering of production methods, and vendor management. Trained team of production and installation technicians. Oversaw batch lot production and site installations of new products. Have been trained by engineers from Klöber—Germany in the manufacture of articulated and upholstered chairs. Have also been trained by late Christopher Sykes of Element International who was internationally acclaimed for his Element range of office partition systems, designed for SteelCase.

Technical Skills My technical skills include various design software: SolidWorks 2014, Pro Engineer Wildfire 3.0, Catia V5 R 19

Summary

During the last twenty years I have worked as Design & Development Manager in companies of various sizes, some among the biggest and most versatile, others small and nimble creative groups, both in India and Canada. In this time, I have designed and developed 50+ products in a large variety of fields most of them boosting the employers revenue considerably. I offer complete product development services, integration beyond industrial design, mechanical engineering, mould-making pre-production support ,and sourcing of suppliers and manufac-turers in Toronto.

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Abbey Store Fixtures Ltd. was a leading international de-signer and manufacturer of retail store environments for cli-ents like Polo Ralph Lauren, Louis Vuitton, Giorgio Armani, and others through Amity Wood Works and idX.

Extensive portfolio encompasses several lines of fixtures, ar-chitectural millwork, merchandising programs, boutiques, fashion and cosmetic environments.

Engineering Manager — 2006 to 2008

Responsible for all phases of high-end store fixture, project planning including design detailing, product development, and releasing new products. Oversaw product design for compliance with engineering principles, organization stan-dards, customer contract requirements, and related specifi-cations. Ensured all the documents needed for a project were completed and secured.

Oversaw work of:

4 designer and 30 production technicians

Liaised with clients and vendors

Abbey Store Fixture Ltd., Canada (Group Company of Tri-Star Plastics Inc.)

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Engineering Manager — 2006 to 2008

Planned and formulated engineering program and organizes project staff according to project requirements. Assigned projects to specific for technical studies, product design, preparation of specifications and Engineering drawings. Cre-ated and maintained all project plans. Coordinates and main-tains quality assurance while minimizing possible risks on the project.

Managed and executed projects for clients like Polo Ralph Lauren, Louis Vuitton, Giorgio Armani, and others through Amity Wood Works and idX.

Abbey Store Fixture Ltd., Canada (Group Company of Tri-Star Plastics Inc.)

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(ISO/TS 16949:20002 Certified Company), Canada

Engineering Manager Nov. 2005 to May 2008

Design Engineer Nov. 2002 to Oct. 2005

Responsible for all phases of advance product plan-

ning, product design, product development, testing,

and release of more than 30 new products for second

tier automotive and domestic product companies. Exe-

cute project management functions and develop con-

current product development strategies, including pre-

paring and analyzing specifications, preparing user and

technical documentation, and outlining production

procedures.

Oversaw work of:

3 Designer, 10 tool room technicians, 15 machine set-

up technicians.

Liaised with clients and vendors

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(ISO/TS 16949:20002 Certified Company), Canada

Engineering Manager Nov. 2005 to May 2008

Design Engineer Nov. 2002 to Oct. 2005

Provided design and engineering support to

Keilhauer’s external design firm to design a Filo Chair

base. The unique feature of this chair base is that it is

split into 3 parts to impart flexibility to the base for

better ergonomics.

Engineering Inputs:

Modified the basic surface model to incorporate

bosses for affixing upholstery and removed undercut

situations. Modified the design for injection mould-

ability. Detailed out the joining for mid-section elastic

band. Engineered part design to avoid warpage and

distortions of glass filed nylon frame.

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Indian Furniture Products Ltd.

Manager–Design & Dev. 2000 to 2002

Formerly operated under the name : Indian Furni-ture Products

Responsible for strategic and tactical action plan to design and launch office furniture product line.

Responsible for engineering, design, pre-production, new product launch and overseeing installation of new products at first few sites.

Oversaw work of:

5 designer, 2 vendor development engineers,

15 site installers.

Liaised with clients and vendors

QUALITY CONTROL LAB

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Indian Furniture Products Ltd.

Manager–Design & Dev. 2000 to 2002

Formerly operated under the name : Indian Furni-ture Products

Responsible for strategic and tactical action plan to design and launch office furniture product line. Identified potential markets and led product de-

velopment initiatives from concept to full-scale production.

Led a team of eight engineers and technicians in designing and developing four types of office partition system.

Resulting in revenues of CAD 2. 8 million in two years.

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Blow Plast Ergo

DEPUTY MANAGER – Design & Dev. 1998 to 2000 Responsible for designing and developing office range of furni-ture under guidance of internationally renowned Canadian designer Christopher Sykes.

Designed four different range of office systems furniture, including a budget range of office chairs.

Guided and supervised the construction of prototypes for office chair and teamed up with the quality assurance de-partment to validate the design.

Oversaw work of:

3 Designer, 10 dedicated new product development engineers.

Designed and developed a range of modular range of conference table.

Know-down, modular construction, per-mits wide variation in layouts.

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CONCEPT / IDEATION: Use of Urban Jungle as a metaphor to design an unique product form.

WORK TOP: MATERIAL : Special glass which exudes a warm feeling, while rendering an image of exclusivity.

PROCESS: Molten glass laid in layers, with colour frit form which renders each layer to create

depth.

UNDERSTRUCTURE: MATERIAL : Aluminum

PROCESS: Investment casting

SURFACE FINISH: Black anodized

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CONCEPT / IDEATION: Use of an arch as a metaphor to design a unique product form.

UNDERSTRUCTURE:

MATERIAL : Carbon Fiber reinforced plastic

PROCESS: Spray Lay-Up

SURFACE FINISH: Carbon fiber texture

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CONCEPT / IDEATION: Use of the Free Form Family as a metaphor to design an unique product form

WORK TOP: MATERIAL: MDF

PROCESS: CNC milling to impart floating wave form

UNDERSTRUCTURE: MATERIAL: Carbon Fiber reinforced plastic

PROCESS: Spray Lay-Up

SURFACE FINISH: Wood grain overlay

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International Exposure

Company sponsored visit to following international

trade shows:

Orgatec—2000 held in Cologne, Germany.

MIFF—2001 held in Malaysia

Mafex—2001 held Malaysia

21st annual International Contemporary Furniture

Fair (ICFF) – New York, May 16-19 2009

IIDEX annual events every year since 2002.

Visited Manufacturing Plants of following compa-

nies:

M A R G l o b a l O f f i c e — I t a l y

Office furniture manufacturer

P e t e r C o o k I n t e r n a t i o n a l — U K

One of the largest manufacturer of crafted uphol-

stery.

IIDEXCanada

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