Toy Product Development Expertise - when you need it!
How I can work with you
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Product Development Review
Is your product ready for the next stage?
I will review your product in detail and highlight areas that need to be addressed, monitored, or are ready to go!
Perfect as a final step before a major milestone, like tooling, testing, or pilot production run.
After a thorough review of your product design, I will provide a detailed report including recommendations for improvements while highlighting:
🔴 Areas of concern/high-priority issues
🟡 Areas to investigate further
🟢 Areas that are ready for the next stage
The review will include:
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Product Features/Functional Requirements
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Design intent
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Cost
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Manufacturing methods
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Materials
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Assembly
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Technical risks
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Safety/design risks
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Development schedule risks
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Key unanswered questions
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Cost & Manufacturing Optimization
Using the cost frameworks and processes I have developed, I will analyze your product at any stage in development and suggest tangible cost savings measures including optimized manufacturing across capital (tooling), design, packaging, and logistics.
After a thorough review of your product design, I will provide tangible recommendations to optimize cost and manufacturing without compromising the product or design intent.
The review will include:
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Product Features/Functional Requirements
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Bill of materials (BOM)
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Materials
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Component architecture
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Part count
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Manufacturing processes
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Assembly
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Packaging
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Factory quotes
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Target cost
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Fractional PD Expertise
Experience the benefits of having a product development expert on your team part-time. Flexibility to meet your needs and means.
Bring me on your team as a Fractional Product Development Expert and choose the level of involvement that works for you:
Light level 5-10 hours/week
Medium level 10-20 hours/week
High level 20+ hours/week
I will be available for product development activities, including (but not limited to):
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weekly development meetings
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factory calls
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design reviews
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Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
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costing activities
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prototype creation/reviews
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safety/risk evaluations and discussions
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creating/managing development schedules
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manufacturing troubleshooting
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project management
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process creation/improvement