Cheng Mendoza Dustin Kajou
Product Designer
Summary
Passionate about design and enthusiastic about its potential, I believe in the power of imagination to shape the world, drive progress, and foster change. With 20+ years of experience in interior and product design, my work is characterized by intuitive, modern design concepts. I aspire to explore R&D opportunities that leverage technologies like 3D printing, CAD, CAM software, AI (Canva, Klingai, Fotor), and innovative materials to create furniture solutions addressing resource allocation and operational improvement challenges. Alongside technical expertise in cost setup and manufacturing, I possess professional knowledge in supply chain operations encompassing metals, plastics, MFC, and veneer products. My strong interest in product photography, design, and manufacturing drives me to customize designs and developments based on the latest market trends and customer needs.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
4
4
Languages
Work History
Project Design Manager
BRANDING WORKS DESIGN LTD
09.2020 - Current
- Developing new markets
- Finding new suppliers
- Improving suppliers' products
- Designing new furniture for clients
- Cost and quality control
- Maximizing cost reduction and reducing production difficulties
- Assisting in the formulation of daily operational processes
- Developing standard pricing systems
- Creating profit accounting and inter employee scoring systems
- Analyzing customer needs
- Arrange weekly department communication meetings
- Arrange monthly training content
- The company grew from one person to six people in three years, expanding the online store from 20 products to 600 products
- Assisted the company in winning orders from several renowned businesses - transitioned from manual to system order calculation, designed a digital employee evaluation system
- Increased the number of suppliers from one to over 300, with frequently used suppliers reaching 10%
Product design Manager
JEB group
05.2019 - 06.2020
- Provide different product solutions
- Create project models using 3D printing technology
- Stay updated with the latest market trends and regularly propose new product ideas
- Bridge issues between the sales office and production
Senior Design Engineer
Salotto/okamula
08.2017 - 04.2019
- Fully responsible for R&D and custom product development
- Provide technical support to the sales team
- Collaborate with suppliers to complete products according to purchase orders
- On-site inspection and supervision of product installation
- Handle production orders and follow up on progress
- Bridge issues between the sales office and production
Senior Designer
Pricerite (TMF)
04.2016 - 07.2017
- Provide professional and stylish interior design and furniture design concepts
- Manage the entire design team to generate new store design concepts
- Set KPIs to help management and employees measure the effectiveness of various functions and processes
- Prepare artwork for layout design to final output
- Research the latest market trends from concept generation, new product proposals, model making to mass production
- Communicate with internal parties to ensure successful product launches
- Prepare and analyze daily and weekly sales reports for review with the General Manager and CEO
R&D Manager
Offmax Limired
03.2008 - 03.2016
- Designed 2 Partition system & 2 Desk system, one of Desk system Awards for Industries 2012
- Technical recommendations and research products to our customers global sourcing team
- Managed workflow and provided manufacturing/ repair details to inspection, machining, and assembly management
- Researching latest market trends to create new products from concept generation, idea, presentation and model to mass production
- Formulated the company's annual plan to facilitate line operation and discussed the feasibility of some potential products include catalogue / Photography / Showroom display / Staff Management and Training
- Responsible for overall coordination and management of assigned projects, including progress, quality, cost and client relation
- Create all design related works include product catalog, showroom display!
- Perform ad hoc projects assigned by the company
- Desk system Awards for Industries 2012
Part Time, Freelances (Part-Time)
05.2007 - 12.2007
- Interior / Shop / Exhibition Design
- Furniture Design ( Home & Office )
- Spanish tourist guide
- NLP- trainer helper
Product Design and Graphic Officer
Success Word Office Furniture
12.2000 - 04.2007
- R&D follow OEM & OBM product
- Follow catalog design
- Rendering and present the new product
Model Maker
Larco Products
07.1999 - 11.2000
- Hand Make Model
- Character Design
Education
Corticate - Product Design and Technology
Corticate - Manufacturing Engineering
Skills
Design and Technology
Problem-solving
Creativity
Adaptability
Interpersonal skills
Leadership
Teamwork
technical support
staff training
Product Development
Product Design
Interior Design
Furniture Design
photography
market trend
Manufacturing Engineering
Design and Technology
Certification
Microsoft Office Specialist in Excel 2013
Accomplishments
In 2012, one of my designs won the Hong Kong Industrial Award: Consumer Product Design Award.
AI Skills
- AI Skills: AI text-to-image, text-to-image editing
- AI Copywriting: Creating unique copy for products
Timeline
Project Design Manager - BRANDING WORKS DESIGN LTD
09.2020 - Current
Product design Manager - JEB group
05.2019 - 06.2020
Microsoft Office Specialist in Excel 2013
07-2018
Senior Design Engineer - Salotto/okamula
08.2017 - 04.2019
Senior Designer - Pricerite (TMF)
04.2016 - 07.2017
R&D Manager - Offmax Limired
03.2008 - 03.2016
Part Time, Freelances (Part-Time) -
05.2007 - 12.2007
Product Design and Graphic Officer - Success Word Office Furniture
12.2000 - 04.2007
Model Maker - Larco Products
07.1999 - 11.2000
Institute of Vocational Education - Corticate, Manufacturing Engineering
H.K. Institute of Vocational Education - Corticate, Product Design and Technology