# Roy Riccomini

> Product Development Leader and Company Advisor

Location: Saratoga, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/royriccomini

•Product Development Leader with over 30 years Product Design experience in all phases of ODM/OEM and vertically integrated design and development.  
•Extensive experience in building and managing large US, European, and Asian multi-disciplinary product development teams. 
•Proven track record in developing successful consumer and medical products from conception to mass production under aggressive resource, budget, and scheduling constraints.
•Developed mobile and home based Solar Lighting Systems for the developing world and bottom of the pyramid customers.
•Developed a large range of products such as Laptops, Cell Phones, Mobile Hard Drives, Telecom Equipment, Web Cameras, Glucose Meters, Insulin Pumps, Medical Diagnostic Devices, Endovascular Therapeutic Hypothermia Systems, Solar Lighting, and AR Devices.
•Passion for Human Centered Design.
•Extensive experience in sheet metal, elastomers, magnesium, titanium, and plastic part design and manufacturing.  
•Understanding of PCB layout and manufacturability requirements. 
•Experience with solar photovoltaic cells, battery charging, mobile phone charging, and LED driving.
•Understanding of agency compliance standards and requirements (FDA, Health Canada, CE, UL, FCC, CSA).

## Work Experience
### Advisor, Product Development @ Medivis
Jan 2023 – Present | New York, United States
Assisting MEDIVIS in the development of surgical navigation medical devices, utilizing augmented reality and artificial intelligence to revolutionize surgical procedures, enhance patient outcomes, and transform the healthcare industry. Our efforts are setting new standards for precision and accuracy in both surgery and clinical training.

### Senior Director Product Development Quantum Computing @ Microsoft
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | United States

### Partner, Product Design HoloLens @ Microsoft
Jan 2013 – Jan 2023 | Mt. View, Ca
Hired to build and lead a global team for the HoloLens product development organization which shipped the world’s first head mounted self-contained holographic computer.  Team created is responsible for design and development of HoloLens, HoloLen2, and IVAS Department of Defense (DOD) programs.

### VP Product Design and Development @ D.light Design
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012
Built and led the product development organization which delivered affordable solar-powered solutions to two billion people in the developing world without access to reliable energy. The team’s efforts resulted in selling over 20 million solar light and power products in 70 countries which improved the lives of over 100 million people.

### Director II Product Design @ Sandisk
Jan 2008 – Jan 2011
Led the Sansa Product Design Organization for Sandisk.

### Director Engineering / Product Design @ Frog Design
Jan 2005 – Jan 2008
Led Engineering/Product Design Organization to ensure Frog delivers innovative and manufacturable design solutions for Fortune 500 clients.
•Staffed and technically lead a team of Product Design Engineers to develop a large range of telecom, consumer electronic, and medical device products.

### Director, Product Design / Mechanical Engineering @ Sonos, Inc.
Jan 2005 – Jan 2005 | Santa Barbara, California, United States
Managed Mechanical Engineering/Product Design Organization here and in China which consisted of several Design teams working on multiple ODM/OEM and vertically integrated products from concept to mass-production.

### Sr. Department Manager, Product Design / Engineering @ Tapwave Inc.
Jan 2002 – Jan 2005
One of the first ten employees hired at this start-up.  Responsible for creating the Mechanical Engineering and Project Management Organization here and in China to develop the world’s first Palm OS mobile entertainment product.
•In addition to hands on sheet metal, plastic part design, and project management, I work closely with Tapwave’s cross functional staff and US/China based ID/Mechanical Engineering design groups to define the company's first product

### Sr. Product design @ Handspring Inc.
Jan 2001 – Jan 2002

### Product Design Manager @ Apple Computer
Jan 1998 – Jan 2001
Managed Apple’s first iBook Product Design Team, which developed Apple’s first iBook.  Under aggressive cost and schedule constraints the iBook team developed the most reliable product Apple ever manufactured.
•Staffed a cross-functional development team to ship Apple’s first consumer notebook in less than nine months.

### Product Design Engineer @ Apple Computer
Jan 1991 – Jan 1998
Responsible for product design investigation, development, and analysis of multiple vertically integrated and OEM notebook, desktop, and input device products.


## Education
### BS in Mechanical Engineering
San José State University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/royriccomini

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Last updated: 2026-04-05