News Release

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April 6, 2005

TechHelp Adds New Product Development Specialist At NPD Lab

The Idaho Manufacturing Extension Center recently added New Product Development (NPD) specialist Kevin Haight to the TechHelp team. Kevin will work with NPD manager Steve Hatten at the NPD Lab at Boise State University to help meet the growing product development needs of Idaho manufacturers, product developers and entrepreneurs, according to TechHelp director Gary Thompson.
 

A recent BSU mechanical engineering graduate, Haight began working in the NPD lab in 2003 as a student engineer. He rapidly honed his design, analysis, test and prototype engineering skills and became a valued member of the NPD team.
 

“Kevin’s natural mechanical aptitude and his prior experience as a machinist and an automobile mechanic enabled him to contribute immediately on TechHelp client projects,” said Hatten who has managed the NPD lab since its inception in 2000. “Kevin has proven that he has an innovative design solution to any type of customer or product need, from toys to sporting goods, from medical to industrial products,” continued Hatten.

“Working with such a wide variety of clients and projects at the NPD lab heightened my understanding of the innovation process and fueled my passion for designing and developing new products,” Haight said.

TechHelp offers a full range of NPD services from product conceptualization through rapid prototyping, testing and production. TechHelp is a partnership of Boise State University, the University of Idaho and Idaho State University and is an affiliate of the National Institute of Standards and Technology through the Manufacturing Extension Partnership. TechHelp is also Idaho’s Economic Development Administration University Center, targeting economically distressed areas of Idaho.

Bill Mullane, Marketing/Public Relations Manager
208-426-2266 or williammullane@boisestate.edu

Gary Thompson, TechHelp Director
208-426-3689 or gthomps@boisestate.edu

Steve Hatten, NPD Manager
208-426-2182 or shatten@boisestate.edu

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Last reviewed on Thursday, December 22, 2005