Areas Keith Thomas is Knowledgeable in:
Sports Equipment
Furniture
Assistive Devices
Physical Games
Outdoor Equipment
Tools
Anything really
Techniques Keith Thomas Uses:
Mind Mapping
Design Thinking
SWOT Analysis
Concept Sketching (rough)
Focus Groups
Group Brainstorming
User Research
Scientific Literature Research
Mock Up
Root Cause Analysis
5 Whys
Iterative Design; fail fast appraoch
Rapid Prototyping
SCAMPER Method
Keith Thomas's Problem Solving Skills:
- Ability to generate simple form based solutions
- Concept Development; can generate a wide breathe of ideas very quickly
- Design Thinking, i am a professional industrial designer
- 3D modelling; engineering based modelling and surface modelling
- Prototyping and model making (physical models)
- 3D rendering
- User Reasearch and Usability testng
- Knowledge of human factors and egronomics; specifically in schools and workplace
- Basic Grapic design
Keith Thomas's Problem Solving Experience:
- Designed and produced outdoor party furniture
- I have designed and developed an elementary school chair that aids in the development of strong posture and core in children to help prevent back injury/pain in adolescence and adulthood.
- Developed a golf putter design (still in early stages and needs testing)
- I designed an fitness accessory for gymnastics ring users. The design allows the user to use a wider grip while on the rings to increase grip/wrist strength and to make movements more challenging for advanced practioner.
- I was a part of a think tank that proposed solutions regarding food scarcity and local food production and consumption. My main contribution was designing a interactive display where users would play thru a dystopian grocery store. Th goal behind this was to educate the public on current food shortages and a potential food crisis.
- Developed a rescue device for Search and Rescue teams to aid in the recovery of hypothermia victims.
- Designed and developed over 50 props in the film industry. Most of my work revolved around functionality and producibility of high end movie props/costumes