Raymond Wong

About Raymond Wong

Design leader and doer with extensive multidisciplinary design and innovation expertise in both corporate and consultancy environments. 20 years of international design experience with global design responsibilities.Built and led a multi-cultural, award winning design team of more than 50 designers in areas of product design, interaction design, packaging and communication design, digital visualization, people research, trends analysis, material and finishing, and product graphics.Delivered creative strategies which drove business growth and portfolio transformation for Philips Fidelio docking speakers; an initiative that led to tremendous business top line improvement.Orchestrated the creation of a 360 degree brand experience for Philips Fidelio sub-brand. Defined with marketing, acoustics and design the desired brand principles, product attributes, design expression across touch-points and media.Managed the transformation of Philips’ global headphone range and repositioned our design offering and communication towards a younger target. Drove cost reduction programs - managed merger of teams, transferred design activities from Amsterdam, Singapore, India to the design headquarter in HK; optimized cost center spend and personnel costs, resulting in several million euros of cost savings.Led the transformation of the role of Design, from a transactional ad-hoc supplier to become a strategic partner and core function of the business. Drove change within design team, across functions towards shared purpose, aligned agenda and created a collaborative culture. Strengthened the contribution of design in both scope and impact.Ambassador for cross functional, cross competence collaboration, people understanding, creative foresight and a total brand experience design approach.

Experience

1. Senior Design Director

   Philips

   Jul 2014 — Present · seattle, WA, US

   Philips Oral HealthcareRoyal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a diversified health and well-being company, focused on improving people’s lives through meaningful innovation in the areas of Healthcare, Consumer Lifestyle and Lighting. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips posted 2013 sales of EUR 23.3 billion and employs approximately employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. The company is a leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as male shaving and grooming and oral healthcare.

Education

• School of Design, Temasek Polytechnic Singapore

  Diploma with Merit, Product Design

  1992 — 1995

Skills

• Experience Design
• Strategic Design
• Concept Generation
• Concept Design
• Concept Development
• Creative Direction
• Design Management
• Roadmap Creation
• Product Development
• User-Centered Design
• Design Thinking
• Industrial Design
• User Experience Design
• Interaction Design
• Product Design
• Design Strategy
• Leadership
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Packaging
• Design Leadership
• User Experience
• Consumer Electronics