Montie Design is a collaborative product design and development firm with core competencies in industrial design, mechanical engineering and product commercialization. Implementing a client-centric approach in taking products from concept to marketplace, Montie Design balances vision with usability in realizing products that are economical to manufacture, elegant and robust. The firm operates out of the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina with access to industry-leading technology, resources and innovative thought.
In our industry there are firms completely focused on industrial design (ID), while other firms are engineering-heavy. Montie Design is between ID and engineering, a collaborative product design and development firm with core competencies in industrial design, mechanical design and fuzzy front end services. We help companies of any size bring a product idea from concept to design to prototype to market quickly and efficiently with special attention to achieving excellence in functionality, operability, value, customer experience and aesthetics regardless of market or industry.
At Montie Design, our philosophy is simple: we enjoy designing products.
If you can't enjoy what you do, then why do it? Out team is fortunate enough to be in aposition in life were we can enjoy what we do and do what we enjoy.
We get most of our design requests from clients who have a group of engineering professionals sitting around a room and suddenly realizing they have a looming project deadline and need a proven, reliable design and development firm now. We've been there, and we understand your need for speed without sacrificing quality; our rapid response to development deadlines and the timely nature of client requirements is built into our approach with every single project.
Broad Experience
With diverse experience as a generalist firm, Montie Design brings a unique third-party perspective and knowledge of other industries into consideration for our clients' product concepts. Thanks to our talented in-house staff and reliable vendor relationships we present clients with a cross-functional team of trained professionals experienced with software, electronic/circuit design, firmware, mechanical engineering, industrial design and PCB layout.
Our location in the technology-rich Research Triangle Park (RTP) region of North Carolina - home of leading educational institutions such as North Carolina State University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - gives us access to an active engineering community, educated talent pool, and cutting-edge trends in mechanical and industrial design.
Montie Design is led by Montie Roland, president, a noted author and speaker in the area of product design and manufacturing with 15 years of experience developing products in diverse market spaces including industrial, commercial and military. Mr. Roland earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University and is President Emeritus of the Carolinas chapter of the Product Design Management Association; President of the RTP Product Development Guild; Founder and Host of the annual RTP Product Design Street Faire; and a Member in Good Standing of the Industrial Design Society of America, Carolinas Chapter.
Mr. Roland is easily reached by phone at 919-481-1845, email at , or by instant message at "montiedesign" (either Yahoo or AOL instant messager).
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