Michael kurtis

Product Development Engineer

Mechalink • Freelance

May 2024 - Sep 2024 • 4 mos

As a Product Development Engineer, I have led the transformation of product concepts into market-ready solutions by combining engineering principles, user-centered design, and manufacturing feasibility. My work has involved guiding products through every stage of development—from initial research and concept validation to detailed design, prototyping, refinement, and production preparation. Working across consumer, industrial, and medical product sectors, I collaborated with stakeholders to identify real-world challenges, evaluate technical requirements, and develop innovative solutions that balanced performance, usability, cost, and manufacturability. This required a deep understanding of product architecture, material selection, design optimization, risk assessment, and production constraints. A significant part of my role focused on reducing development risks and accelerating product readiness through strategic design decisions, technical documentation, CAD modeling, and iterative product improvements. By aligning engineering objectives with business goals, I helped organizations bring reliable, user-focused products to market while maintaining quality standards, regulatory considerations, and long-term scalability. My approach has consistently centered on innovation, practicality, and delivering products that create measurable value for both businesses and end users

Sustainable Packaging Design Specialist

PACKS International • Freelance

Sep 2022 - Dec 2022 • 3 mos

As a Sustainable Packaging Design Specialist, I partnered with emerging brands and established businesses to develop packaging solutions that balanced visual appeal, functionality, sustainability, and production efficiency. My role extended beyond design, focusing on how packaging influences customer perception, product protection, logistics, and environmental responsibility. I worked closely with product teams, manufacturers, and brand stakeholders to evaluate packaging requirements, material selection, structural concepts, and market positioning. By combining design principles with practical production considerations, I helped transform product concepts into retail-ready packaging systems that aligned with both brand objectives and sustainability goals. My experience includes the development of eco-conscious packaging strategies, packaging optimization initiatives, product presentation systems, and consumer-focused unboxing experiences. Throughout these projects, I emphasized material efficiency, cost awareness, regulatory considerations, and long-term brand consistency while ensuring every packaging solution remained commercially viable and visually compelling in competitive markets

Technical SEO & Search Console Consultant

Digital Impact Solutions • Freelance

Apr 2022 - Sep 2022 • 5 mos

Working as a Technical SEO and Search Visibility Consultant, I have helped businesses identify and resolve website performance issues that impact search rankings, traffic, and online visibility. My work centers on technical website audits, Google Search Console management, indexing diagnostics, crawl optimization, sitemap configuration, and search performance monitoring. Over the years, I have assisted website owners in uncovering hidden technical issues that prevent pages from being properly discovered and indexed by search engines. By analyzing search data, crawl reports, and site architecture, I developed practical strategies that improved website accessibility, user experience, and overall search presence. My responsibilities have included monitoring search performance metrics, investigating indexing errors, optimizing site structures, improving Core Web Vitals readiness, and providing actionable recommendations to support sustainable organic growth. Through a data-driven approach and attention to detail, I have consistently helped businesses strengthen their digital presence while maintaining long-term search engine compliance and performance