John Herbst

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Professional Summary

Product Development professional with extensive retail and commercial

product development experience. Well versed in bringing a wide variety of

products to market contributing to successful business strategies. Very

creative, energetic, productive, organized and works well as a part of a highly

productive team. Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects delivering

aggressive milestones. International experience particularly in Asia.

Product Types / Materials

Products

Office Organization

Office Ergonomics

Mouse & Keyboard

USB

Electrical Taps / Cords

PC Connectivity

Corded / RF

Sewn Storage Cases

Metal / Wire Storage

Wood Storage

Corrugated Boxes

Materials / Processes

Electronics

Electrical

Plastics

Sewn Goods

Metal

Wood

Corrugated Paper

Microban

Paint

Chrome

Laser Engraving

Packaging

Plain Box

Color Box

Blister

Clam

Displays

Retail

Commercial

Bar-coding

Assembly

Product Certifications

Certifications

UL

CE

FCC

C-Tick

Regulatory Experience Cont.

ISO

ISO 13406-2

ISO 9241-7

ISO 6385-1981

C-Tick (Australia) See CE

FCC

Title 47 CFR Part 15

ICES

ICES 006

ICES 003

NFPA

NFPA 70

California

Prop 65

Regulatory Experience

CE

EN 60335

EN 60950-1

EN 60950-2

IEC 60884

EN 2002/95/EC

EN 2002/96/EC

UL

UL 499

UL 1278

UL 1449

UL 1363

UL 1283

UL 498

Products – 2005 – 2009 $7 MM

Products developed were:

FY10 $1,100,000

Under Desk Laptop Dock Support $100K

Climate Control Footrest $1mm

FY09

$1,063,000

Letter Tray – Designer Suites $165K

Step File – Designer Suites $173K

Shelf – Designer Suites $132K

Phone Stand – Designer Suites $182K

Organizer – Designer Suites $91K

Letter Tray – PA $103K

Step File – PA $116K

Magazine File – PA $104K

FY08 $940,000

Desk Side File $300K

Desk Edger $200K

Versatile File $220K

File Pocket Plus $220K

Products – 2005 – 2009 $7MM cont.

Products developed were:

FY07 $1,651,000

Corner Shelf $499K

Shelf $499K

Corner Organizer $399K

Note Dispenser $254K

FY06

$2,407,000

Microban Corded Mouse $149K

Microban Cordless Mouse $127K

Microban Basic Keyboard $645K

Microban Split Keyboard $554K

Microban Cordless KB & Mouse $267K

HD Corded Mouse $193K

HD Cordless Mouse $472K

Cost Savings – 2005 – 2009

FY10 $0

FY09 $5,000

PA Note Holder resource

FY08 $53,000

PA Wire – Reduced wire diameter $15K

Wire Cart – Reduced wire diameter $22K

Brown box conversion from retail $16K

FY07

Wire vendor resource and specification $700,000

FY06 $288,000

RF Mouse cost reductions $82K

Corded Mouse cost reductions $143K

Manual cost reduction $55K

Results

The cost reductions were in excess of $1,000,000.

Sr. Product Engineer

Products – 1999 – 2005

Sr. Product Engineer

Products – 1998 – 1999

Product Engineer

Products – 1991 – 1998

Industrial Engineer 1987 – 1991

• Implemented a cost savings of $375K; Carton project.

• Identified and implemented various process and product improvements.

• Performed classical Industrial Engineering tasks.

Management Consultant 1983 – 1987

• Lester B Knight, Management Consulting Division

• Consulted on projects for Fortune 50-500, small manufacturers and

government entities.

Innovative Desk Accessories

Unique Mouse Shape

Unique Mouse with Gel

Unique Microban MouseUnique Track Ball & Mouse

One of the first Hubs to achieve High

Speed USB 2.0 certification

Innovative Desk Accessories

Unique Wrist Rest and

Touch Pad

Unique Exo-Skeletal

CD Case

Unique tooling to provide a specific

look

Unique use of Microban

Innovatively pushing known barriers

How do you hang a

shelf on a partition

wall? (FEA)

How do you make one

product do more? (multi-

configurable) (Innovate it!)

How do you make a

CD rack

inexpensive?

(Add metal stays)

How do you make a CD

rack cost even less?

(Specify widely

available indigenous

materials)

Innovative Packaging

Unique carton with curved

corrugated box w/blisterCustomer usable sample on

a throw-away display

Innovative Ideation

Reward failures and successes

Use different methods of idea

generation

• Brainstorming

• Ideas to go

• Moderator

• Consumer involved

• Immersion

• Focus groups

• Customer Feedback

• Consumer Feedback

• Sales feedback

• Many more…

Use internal company resources

when a lower ideation cost is

required

Use top tier design firms

when appropriate

Use local design firms when

appropriate

Innovate when it happens

Plan specific product areas

that need innovation

Reduce resources

Think Green

Innovate where it happens

Don’t do it the same way

Process Innovation

Q: How do you decrease

the time it takes to create a

new product?

A: Redesign the process to

communicate what is

needed, in a known format,

at the correct time, to the

right people that need the

information.

Seems simple but rarely

done effectively.

Hard Work = Innovation

As the sayings go:

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of

preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.[Colin

Powell]

There is no substitute for hard work.[Thomas Edison]

I am a strong believer in luck and I find the harder I work

the more I have of it.[Benjamin Franklin]

Products with Patented Features

Final

I hope you found this presentation enjoyable. If so, and you want to include

me as part of your team…

JOHN HERBST

59 W. Magnolia Drive

Streamwood, Illinois 60107

johneherbst@wowway.com C: 630-401-5056

SUMMARY

Product Development professional with extensive retail and commercial

product development experience. Well versed in bringing a wide variety of

products to market contributing to successful business strategies. Very

creative, energetic, productive, organized and works well as a part of a highly

productive team. Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects delivering

aggressive milestones. International experience particularly in Asia.