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Product Development: Executing and/or guiding the entire process of creating a product from generating a concept all the way to manufacturing of the actual new product.
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Invention: For the person who has identified a problem that needs a solution, figuring out what it could and should be
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Intellectual Property (IP): Advising on how best to use patents and trademarks to create value, and how to spend money on IP that will produce the best return
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Product Design: Generating the form and function of a new product to make it irresistible to consumers, testing several possible themes so they can be evaluated
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3D Modeling: Creating a product in a 3D CAD format for market evaluation and to export models that factories can use to engineer the product for production
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Prototyping: Directing the creation of aesthetic or functional prototypes
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Engineering Design: Getting a new product engineered for production with quality, reliability and cost considerations balanced for optimal results
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Electrical Engineering: Managing circuit development, if applicable, for new electrical or electronic products
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Manufacturing: Getting the actual new product made and to market
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Sourcing: Identifying the most cost-effective manufacturing facilities
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Quality Control: Supervising all aspects of sourcing and assembly to insure a quality finished product
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Import/Export: Getting product from the factory on one continent to the marketplace that may be on another continent or continents
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Branding: Giving the new product a personality that can be trademarked and marketed
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Naming: Finding an identification for the new product that is unique and memorable, but does not violate someone’s trademark
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Graphic Design: Giving the new product an elegant, attractive look
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Package Design: Creating packaging for the product that is attractive, functional and marketable
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Consulting: Guidingthe complicated process of setting up and launching a new business to produce, market and selling the new product
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Licensing: Identifying potential licensees, crafting and negotiating licenses, and managing the licensees