# Christopher Delgado > Principal Industrial Designer @ Cepheid | 3D Design, UX Research Location: Vallejo, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/christopherdelgado Industrial Designer & Mechanical Designer - of products that millions of users experience everyday. I have used my experience and knowledge to lead and execute projects from concept sketches to tooling while fostering cross functional relationships with UI experts, researchers, marketing, EE, regulatory, and overseas manufacturing interests. Key roles as a member of various sized teams or as the sole proprietor of the industrial design function within an organization, always evangelizing and sometimes establishing industrial design as an integral part of an organization. ## Work Experience ### Principal Industrial Designer @ Cepheid Jan 2023 – Present | Sunnyvale, California, United States ### Staff Design Engineer @ Johnson & Johnson Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 | Redwood City Mechanical & Industrial Design for Flexible Robotics Instruments Group. Solidworks Modeling and Surfacing focused on injection molding processes. Manufacturing & Testing Fixture Design Agile EC PLM ### Consultant Designer @ C. Delgado Industrial Design Jan 2001 – Jan 2019 Industrial and Mechanical Design ### Senior Industrial Designer @ Elo Touch Solutions Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Milpitas, CA Industrial design and design engineering leadership for new product development group. Solidworks Modeling and Surfacing for injection molding processes. ### Mechanical Engineer 3 @ Philips Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Rancho Cordova, CA Mechanical Engineer 3, intravenous diagnostic devices ### Senior Industrial Designer @ Verifone Jan 2013 – Jan 2017 | Rocklin,California Conceptual Design, Project Lead Designer, Mechanical Design integration, Internal and External design resource leadership. ### Senior Mechanical Design Engineer / Industrial Designer @ Verifone Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 | Rocklin, Califorina Mechanical Design Architect. Concept Mechanical and Industrial Designer, Project Industrial Design resource, Mechanical & Industrial Design integration. ### Mechanical Design Engineer @ Blackboard Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 Lead Mech Design for ongoing "Transact Group" Project initiative ### Product Design Manager @ Great American merchandise and events Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 Project management of multiple projects with Asian factories. Provided Engineering and Design leadership for product development group. Creation of product development procedures, Product & Quality specification standards. ### Senior Industrial Designer @ iGo, inc Jan 2005 – Jan 2007 Developed new product concepts and product line design continuity with product marketing. Provided ID leadership within cross functional teams for both Mobility Electronics (Now iGO) divisions. ### Designer @ Invacare Jan 2002 – Jan 2005 Provided Industrial Design leadership within cross functional teams. Completed projects involving high volume part / products reducing costs and updating aesthetics that resulted in increased sales and margins. Provided Engineering design leadership in implementation of large injection molded parts. Awarded 5 design patents; more currently applied for and pending, including 4 utility patents. Developed new products from conceptual sketches to manufacturing in role as Industrial Designer and Mechanical Engineer. Supported Designs from concept sketches to FEA analysis to Tooling. ### Senior Designer @ DEM Solutions (Ohio) Jan 1999 – Jan 2001 Developed products from conceptual sketches to manufacturing process including, vendor relations, and client relations. Completed projects such as electro-mechanical consumer products, extreme environment communications gear, and high volume part/product design for juvenile sectors. ### Designer @ Universal Design Services Jan 1995 – Jan 1999 Industrial and Mechanical Design ## Education ### BS in Industrial Design Kent State University ### Master of Business Administration in Business University of Phoenix ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/chdelgado - Portfolio: https://cdeldesigner.myportfolio.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/christopherdelgado JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/christopherdelgado/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13