# David Hishinuma

> Industrial Design Consultant

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/davidhishinuma

More than 25 years of product development experience in the areas of consumer electronics, data communication, medical devices, industrial, IoT, gaming and biotech. Highly versed in managing projects from ID concept to production. Ability to handle a diverse range of product lines.


Highly skilled in Solidworks CAD modeling both in surface and solid.
Expert in digital rendering and animation in Keyshot.
Extensive knowledge of plastic molding methods (low and high volume).
Experience working with overseas mold makers (China, Taiwan and Korea).
Skilled visualizer in hand sketching and digital platform (illustrator and photoshop).
Trained in CFM (color, finish and material) and DFM (design for manufacturing).

## Work Experience
### Design Director @ marcusdesign
Jan 2002 – Present
Provide Industrial Design and Product Development services.

### Industrial Design Lead (Contractor) @ Sun Microsystems, Menlo Park, CA
Jan 2005 – Jan 2009
Support rack optimized programs as a Lead Industrial Designer. Work directly with Cross-functional team to guide appearance and user interface details. Coordinate with In-house Industrial Design team to propagate newly developed Design language to all products.  Responsible for detail implementation on product graphics and service labels.

### Industrial Designer @ Hewlett-Packard Company, Cupertino, CA
Jan 2000 – Jan 2002
Responsible for all phases of Industrial Design on rack optimized and pedestal products for Network Server Division.  Provided design direction to the Product
Design Team to ensure design consistency of hardware user interface and maintain appropriate design language throughout all server product lines. Work with Usability Engineers and Product Marketing to assess user requirements for each product. Coordinate with Industrial Designers from other divisions to meet ID standards across all server products. Work with multidisciplinary team to coordinate design contents and artwork for product labels.

### Senior Industrial Design Engineer @ Dolch Computer Systems, Inc.
Jan 1998 – Jan 1999 | Fremont, CA

### Manager, Product Design @ Advanced Mobile Solutions, Inc.,
Jan 1995 – Jan 1998 | Moraga, CA


## Education
### B.S. in Industrial Design
San José State University

### Yokota High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/david-hishinuma-927924
- Portfolio: http://www.marcusdesign.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-13