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LASZLO'S RESUME
ACHIEVEMENTS
In the last 30 years I have designed, guided and lead team members in the development of products
in the United States, Europe, Asia. My strengths lie in International Product Design. I have worked
as a consultant and in-house chief designer for companies in the leisure and sport shoe, snow board,
ski shoe, consumer electronics, and medical & diagnostic industries.
As a design manager I have set up and organized design departments, implemented corporate design
strategies, drawn up plans and programs, managed creative people, as well as personally designed
many successful products. I have coordinated product development, staff, team work with the engineering
and marketing departments,set up and managed manufacturing in The Orient and in Eastern Europe, worked
with consultants world wide.
For me it has been as important to coordinate design activities within an organization and be a team
player as it is crucial to have vision, be innovative, recognize trends and customer needs turning
ideas into the highest possible quality, profitable products in a business like manner.
EMPLOYMENT IN EUROPE
| 1995-today |
DESIGN CONSULTANT |
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Sporting goods: Raichle,
Intersport, Switzerland,
Atomic,
Safety Shoes for Bata in Holland. Snow
board boots:
Quiksilver,
Los Angeles. Inline skates: Sportivo, Hong Kong. Cleats:
Under Armour. Trekking shoe lines: Garmont, in Italy,
Hi-tec, USA. Leisure shoe line:
Bally of Switzerland. Athletic shoe line in Taiwan.
Color & graphic design, CCM in Canada, Dalbello, Italy.
Consumer products: SIGG, Switzerland,
Advanced Medical
in San Diego. For 10 years member of the IDEAS "Color Trends and Design Forecast" Group.
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| 1993-1995 |
DESIGNER/MANAGER - RAICHLE SPORTSCHUH AG, SWITZERLAND |
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Responsibilities included the design and coordination of the creative and technical development
of existing and new snowboard boots,
ski boots and
outdoor hiking footwear. Developed and implemented
color, graphic design and corporate identity programs for the international collections. Worked as
team leader and member, utilized outside consultants, vendors, suppliers, tool makers as appropriate.
Held internal design presentations as well as those for subdivisions world wide. |
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| 1992-1993 |
EXECUTIVE CHIEF DESIGNER/MANAGER - ADIDAS AG, GERMANY |
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International Footwear Design Department. Five footwear collections. Responsibilities included
overseeing a team of 26 people, creative designers, pattern designers, model makers, technical
and material specialists. Wrote, set up the
Adidas Footwear Design Philosophy, established co-ordination
work between footwear and textiles. These were the foundations that are still in use successfully today.
Implemented a unified recognizable corporate identity program. Member of the INNO group deciding the
future direction of Adidas.
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EMPLOYMENT IN USA
| 1989-1991 |
DESIGN MANAGER -
HENRY DREYFUSS ASSOCIATES, NEW YORK CITY |
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Managed 5 -10 designers for the entire tractor product lines for the
John Deere account. Design
development was done with the use of CADAM and Macintosh computer systems. Model building, prototype
supervision and design work was also done at the Deere factory in Iowa.
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| 1983-1989 |
OWNER/PRINCIPAL - ERGOTECH, STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT |
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Founded in 1983, this design consultancy focused on the integration of creative product design,
mechanical engineering and ergonomics from concept to manufacturing. Clients included
Hausted, Cavitron,
Siemens, Healthcheck and Converse. Small and large scale medical products, ICU/CCU equipment and
instruments were successfully developed.
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| 1982-1983 |
ACCOUNT MANAGER -
TIMEX CORPORATION, MIDDLEBURY, CONNECTICUT |
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Design and coordination of the Timex Healthcheck product line. Designer of radical diver watches.
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| 1977-1982 |
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT DESIGN - INTEGRATED DESIGN GROUP, NEW YORK CITY |
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Founded the Product Design department in a large Architectural firm. Design for nationwide healthcare
industry. Before moving to the USA, in 1976 worked and lived in Scotland. Designed for the National Boat
Factory, Sailing Division and worked in house as a tool designer for the
Ikarus Bus Factory in Hungary.
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EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/SCHOLARSHIPS
| 1995-2005 |
Active member of the IDEAS Group, International Designers providing Design, Graphics Colors and Fashion
Trend forecasts for the Worldwide active-wear market. |
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| 1977 |
Member of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA),
2012 Life Member. |
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| 1972 |
Mercedes-Benz Factory scholarship, Germany. |
| Married, has two children. |
| Portfolio and references are available upon request. |
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| Dr Laszlo Tapolcai,
L/IDSA |
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