ROBERT LUGAR: CAREER OVERVIEW

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ABOUT: EMPLOYERS AND EDUCATION

Design Experience:

Product Design, Client Services, Marketing Assistant

Business Experience:

Project Management, Client Services, Product and Business Development

Shanghai based startup expanding business from

“shop-at-home” products into “big box retail” brands

Business management education focused on creating competitive advantage through

design and sustainability

Consumer products startup that develops and launches products from independent

inventors

A design firm licensing intellectual property to home products manufacturers, with the namesake brand found at

major American retailers

Industrial design education with a focus on the home

products industry

Startup company licensing intellectual property based on the founder’s roots in custom

furniture design

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PRODUCT MANAGER, LICENSING

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GOAL:

Licensing Inventions To Manufacturers

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Reporting Feedback To

Clients

Approve Marketing &

Product Development

Outbound Calls & Emails

Attend Tradeshows

PROJECT COORDINATOR PROCESS

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Manage Inventor Contracts

(6-12 Month Cycle)

Manage Client Introductions

(Weekly)

Receive Client Documents From

Sales

Create Marketing Meeting Agenda

For Staff

Organize Client Conference Calls And In Person

Meetings

Track Product Development

(2 Month Cycle)

Creative Brief

3D Virtual Models*

Product Concept Sheet

Product Development

Package*

Market Research Document

Intellectual Property

Documents*

Support Three Product Managers

(4-10 Month Cycle)

Transfer Documents For

Marketing

Determine Marketing Timeline

Deliver Quarterly Reports Via

Certified Mail

*developed if necessary

MANAGED

100+

CLIENTS

INDUSTRIES: Apparel & Accessories Automotive Electronics Health & Beauty Home Improvement Housewares Infants & Children Lawn & Garden Medical Music Novelty, Gift, & Game Office Supply Outdoor Pet Products Safety & Rescue Sports Tools & Hardware Travel

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

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+ Reported to ownership headquartered in Shanghai

+ Partnered with Rubbermaid Brand Council in Atlanta for Concept, Prototype, and Final Approvals

+ Worked from home office in Chicago and traveled internationally for on-site meetings

Brand Identity / Material Benefits

Collaboration With Consultants

Sales Support

Clothes Hangers Using Compostable Plastics And

Sustainably Harvested Wood

GROUP THESIS

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UTILIZED

BUSINESS

COURSES:

Strategic Marketing

Advertising and Promotion

Intellectual Property

Law

Leadership and Team Building

Managing Innovation

and Change

Negotiating

Design Futures

Management Communications

International Business

Finance and Accounting

BRAND LICENSING CLIENTS

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BRAND LICENSING CLIENTS

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SENIOR THESIS

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SUMMARY

Passion for problem solving and maximizing efficiency in design driven environments

Experience collaborating with creative teams, clients, and business partners

Skilled verbal, visual, and written communicator

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