# John Ramones > VP of Product Design at NETGEAR Location: San Jose, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/johnramones Experienced Director Of Product Design with a demonstrated success in the consumer electronics and smart home industry. Skilled in Product Lifecycle Management, Go-to-market Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Management, and Product Marketing. Strong information technology professional with a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) focused in Marketing and Technology Management and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. ## Work Experience ### VP of Product Design @ NETGEAR Jan 2019 – Present | San Jose, CA Direct UX design (until 2020), industrial design, mechanical engineering and regulatory compliance for all of NETGEAR’s product lines for Retail, IoT, Commercial and Mobile Broadband business units. Lead teams of interdisciplinary designers (industrial, user experience, user research and mechanical) to create elegant, easy to use and engaging products and application experiences. ### Sr. Director of Product Design, UX and Regulatory @ NETGEAR Jan 2013 – Jan 2019 | San Jose, CA Directed UX design (since 2015), industrial design, mechanical engineering and regulatory compliance for all of NETGEAR’s product lines, including Orbi WiFi systems, smart home products and Arlo IP security cameras, for Retail, Commercial and Mobile Broadband business units. ### Director of Product Design & Regulations @ NETGEAR Jan 2007 – Jan 2013 | San Jose, CA Directed all of NETGEAR’s mechanical engineering, industrial design and regulatory compliance activities. ### Product Design Manager, SMB @ NETGEAR Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 | Santa Clara, CA Owned mechanical engineering and industrial design for the small to medium business switch, access point and security product lines. Defined the industrial design language and created a cohesive, unified business look and feel that extended across all SMB products. ### Project Engineer, Mechanical @ Dolby Laboratories Jan 2004 – Jan 2006 | San Francisco, CA Managed the Mechanical Engineering Group of the Pro-Audio Division. Set goals, objectives and perform yearly performance evaluations for direct reports. Manage multiple projects simultaneously. Project Leader for the DP600 Program Optimizer, Loudness Correction Server. Responsible for entire hardware (electrical and mechanical) development and drove industrial design direction to develop a sleek, integrated look. Defined product design and manufacturing development schedule. Incorporated the Software Group’s development schedule into overall project schedule. Received Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 2008-2009 Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding achievement in engineering development of the Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer. ### Sr. Mechanical Engineer @ VeriFone Jan 2002 – Jan 2004 | Rocklin, CA Lead Mechanical Engineer on Omni 5150/5100 secure payment terminal. Architect of entire mechanical product layout. Directed mechanical development of the Omni 5100 product from initial ID concepts to manufacture. Developed mechanical schedule and milestones. Created an innovative, low cost assembly architecture based around a frame design which reduced assembly time by 33% over previous products. Lowered BOM cost by reducing part count. Developed innovative potting injection method that reduced manufacturing time and material usage by 82%. ### Principal Mechanical Engineering Consultant @ Jupille Design Inc. Jan 1997 – Jan 2002 | Placerville, CA Developed budgetary quotes and cost estimates of design work and scheduling for prospective clients’ projects. Managed customer relations as primary customer contact. Often managed multiple projects at the same time and provided scheduling and status updates. In charge of architecture and overall system design of computer systems and storage products for our clients. Trusted as expert resource on technically challenging projects. Developed alternative technologies and evaluated their technical feasibility. Created industrial design concepts and developed design details. Worked closely with electrical engineers during the design process. Familiar with FCC and UL regulatory standards. Mentored and managed junior engineers on design engineering projects. ### Mechanical Engineer @ HP Jan 1994 – Jan 1997 | Roseville, CA Designed products for HP’s mass storage division. Architect of a Fiber-Channel High Density JBOD, an innovative pull-out drawer disk drive system. Created industrial and mechanical design of the Fiber-Channel SCSI Multiplexer. ## Education ### Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Marketing and Technology Management University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management ### Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering University of California, Davis ### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical Engineering University of California, Davis ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/johnramones --- Source: https://flows.cv/johnramones JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/johnramones/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13