Gil Gaska
Visionary, New to the World Consumer Product Development, Innovation and Design Leadership
- Role
- Product Innovation, Design Mangement and Leadership at Whitmor
- Location
- Memphis, TN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Gil Gaska
Visionary, forward-thinking team player with extensive experience in industrial design leadership, driving creative solutions development to deliver new levels of growth and performance. Committed to exploring and discovering breakthrough innovations and translating consumer needs into helpful products. Resourceful in solving problems throughout the product development life cycle, from concept to delivery. Holds more than 40 design patents and 8 utility patents in multiple industries. Tri-lingual (English, Lithuanian, Japanese). Broad skill set encompasses: Project Leadership • Concept Generation • Brainstorm/Workshop Facilitation • Consumer Insights • Competitive Intelligence • Design Research • Ideation Sketching • Visualization • Product/Design Innovation • Design Thinking Migration Roadmaps • Brand Architecture • Visual Brand Development • Color Material Finish • Platform Modularity Visual Merchandising • User Interface Design • CAD • Rhino3D • Key Shot • SolidWorks • PTC Creo• Adobe Creative Suite
Experience
Product Innovation, Design Mangement and Leadership
Aug 2017 — Present · Memphis, TN, US
Design management and leadership of the the new product development process. Discovering consumer use insights and presenting new product opportunities for business growth. Providing our sales force with inspiration, and design assets to drive their customers business. Sourcing product with global contract manufactures. Quarterly travel internationally for new product coordination with factories, suppliers, and identifying new global partners, and industry trends.
Education
University of Cincinnati
Bachelor of Science
1983 — 1988
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