Mike Enayah

About Mike Enayah

Highly accomplished and enterprising global visionary and creative leader who combines outstanding research and development strategies, new product conceptions, life cycle management, and project management to successfully implement world-class products through advanced design and validation tools. Expertise in developing and launching new brands, products, and projects to capture new revenue opportunities, expand into new markets, and decommoditize through intellectual capital. Recognized for sound fiscal acumen and operational management, resulting in enhanced profitability, reduced costs, and increased shareholder value. Results-driven leader who motivates individuals, teams, and organizations to set and achieve both immediate and long-term business goals. CORE COMPETENCIES• Innovative Designer / Collaborative Leader• Consumer Centric / Market Research • User Experience / Ethnocentric Focused• Industrial Design Leadership / Product Design • Brand Centric / Infusing Art and Science • R&D / Concept to Validation • Prototyping / Product Launch• Cross-Functional Project Management• Cost Reduction Strategies• Sustainability Design / Environmental Impact • Advanced Problem Solving • Safety First / Creative Work Environment• Talent Mentoring / Team Building • Excellent Communication Skills • Tri-lingual: English, Arabic, Spanish• Intellectual Property / Decommoditization • MS Office, Adobe, 3D Design Expert• OEM Experience / Supplier and Agency /Packaging / Automotive / Product / Architecture / Interior Design

Experience

1. Manager of Packaging and Design

   Slate Auto

   Dec 2023 — Present · Troy, MI, US

   Managing a highly talented team of designers and engineers at Slate, utilizing digital design tools.• Oversee packaging and design projects, ensuring high-quality deliverables and timely execution.

Education

• College for Creative Studies

  Transportation Courses

  1992 — 1993

• Wayne State University

  Master's degree, Industrial and Product Design

• Grand Valley State University

  BS, Design

  1983 — 1987

Skills

• Product Innovation
• Manufacturing
• Ideation
• Cad
• Sketchbook Pro
• Interior Design
• Plastics
• Team Leadership
• Design Management
• Product Development
• Concept Design
• Rendering
• Research
• Sketching
• Rapid Prototyping
• Industrial Design
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Model Making
• Product Design
• Drawing
• Photography
• Brand Development
• Automotive
• Team Building
• Sheet Metal
• Injection Molding
• Rhino
• Hypershot
• Modeling
• Design Thinking
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Packaging
• Graphic Design
• Design for Manufacturing
• Concept Development
• Vehicles
• Keyshot
• Architecture
• Engineering
• Surface Modeling