Product Development Consultant · Design Thinking & IP Strategy
Product Development Consultant: From raw idea to market-ready product — with the IP to protect it.
A product development consultant with 40 years and 17 awarded patents, I help founders and product teams turn raw ideas into best-in-class products using Design Thinking, rapid prototyping, and IP strategy. Innovation shipped across textiles, footwear, automotive, building products, sportswear, industrial coatings, packaging, and consumer brands — Nike, Adidas, Fanatics, Michelin, Goodyear, Milliken, Sarnafil, and Avery Dennison.
Whether you are an entrepreneur with a category-defining idea or a mid-size company tired of competing on price, I bring the Design Thinking process, IP strategy, and team-building experience to get you there.
- Years
- 40+
- Patents
- 17
- Textile-served industries
- 7+
How I help
An enterprise view on Innovation and IP — in the boardroom and beside your design teams.
Advisory Boards & Boards of Directors
I bring an integrated, enterprise-wide perspective on innovation and intellectual property to the board table. Four decades operating from the shop floor to senior management — combined with 17 awarded patents — let me help boards pressure-test product strategy, govern IP as a real asset, weigh build-versus-partner decisions, and hold management accountable for turning R&D spend into defensible market positions.
Design Leaders & Product Teams
For design leaders and their teams, I embed as a senior outside partner through the full Design Thinking arc — from customer discovery and problem framing through ideation, IP strategy, prototyping, and launch. Engage me for the full journey or for a single phase where your team needs a seasoned perspective to move faster and land the outcome.
Endorsements
What colleagues and clients say.
“Paul blends years of exceptional leadership and strategic expertise to create new opportunities and deliver tangible solutions for companies of all sizes. Paul possesses deep, multifaceted experience across all operational aspects, demonstrating a masterful command of complex organizational intricacies as well as lean start-up structures. What sets Paul apart is the ability to leverage knowledge of both internal and customer-facing activities. By bridging these areas, Paul has successfully formulated innovative service models and products rooted in empathy and strategic value. Paul has a rare talent for distilling complex strategies into a compelling and unique value proposition. His storytelling skills help to create a shared vision for what's possible, and in doing so, expands traditional relationships into rich strategic partnerships. If you are searching for an exceptional advisor to augment your organizations' capabilities, I raise both hands in endorsing Paul!”
“Over our decade-long professional relationship, Paul has proven to be a high-integrity, visionary leader. He has spearheaded complex, cross-continental initiatives, driving innovation from patented product engineering to advanced machinery redesign. Notably, Paul revolutionized apparel manufacturing by slashing lead times from months to days and introducing customizable, low-MOQ processes that effectively eliminated dead inventory. I highly recommend Paul to any executive or product strategy team looking to drive serious bottom-line results.”
“Paul was the operational lead for a critical business continuity ERP implementation on which I collaborated. His knowledge and direction led to a rapid implementation preventing business disruption. He then led refinements to create new business intelligence that led to the successful sale of the company and incremental sales proceeds in millions of dollars.”
Discovery call
Tell me about your product.
A few quick questions so I come to our call ready to help. Once you submit, your discovery call calendar unlocks automatically.