Mitch Maiman I Digital Industry Podcast | IPC

Mitch Maiman, a recognized visionary and expert in smart, connected devices known as the Internet of Things

In this week’s podcast, Ken Forster interviews Mitch Maiman, President and Co-founder of IPS - (IntelligentProductSolutions) a New York-based product design firm focused on designing and developing intelligent product solutions for commercial, industrial, and consumer solutions. Prior to founding IPS, Mitch has a long, successful career at Symbol Technologies (now Zebra Technologies) where he served as Vice President of Engineering. Mitch is a member of the Board of Directors for the Tesla Science Center in Wydencliff and is a long-term member of the Dean’s Engineering Advisory Board at New York Institute of Technology.

Some of the discussion points during this interview:

• What would you consider to be your digital thread?
• What did you learn at Symbol Technologies, where you led engineering from 1991 to 2004? What were some of your key projects and wins?
• After serving as Chief Engineer at Kaleidoscope, now an Infosys company, you founded IPS in 2008. What does the company do and what inspired you to start it?
• How have intelligent product solutions changed during your career?
• Where is the sweet spot of bringing in a design firm like IPS?
• What trends are you watching today relative to intelligent + product + solutions?

What inspires Mitch:

A lot of my inspiration comes from my interaction with both my staff and with my clients and even client prospects. IPS is an interesting vantage point from which to see the world. We're seeing ideas that are coming to the table for things that are going to really be the future. It's people who are really coming up with innovative new businesses and new product ideas.

I love the chance to be able to have that little vision into the future; it charges me up to want to learn more, find out more, discover more. And that's what keeps my energy flow.

Connect with Mitch via LinkedIn!

About IPS:

IPS is a leading product design and development company that is headquartered in New York, with an office in Minneapolis.  IPS offers expert product design and engineering services, including Internet of Things and wearable technology solutions. IPS' fully integrated capabilities include industrial design, electrical, mechanical, and systems engineering, optical engineering, application-level software, and low-level firmware engineering, user experience/interface design (UX/UI), program management, and marketing. Its clients are among the leading brands in consumer electronics, medical devices, enterprise, and security solution providers, and Internet of Things connected solutions, including Google, Physio-Control, Motorola, and Charity Water.  To learn more about IPS, visit www.intelligentproduct.solutions or contact info@ips-yes.com or @IPSdesigners.