ABOUT HUGH BRYDGES
Career Highlights and Related Experience
- Twenty-five years’ experience as hands-on inventor, consultant, marketer.
- Specialist in new product development from conception to retail.
- Extensive public speaking, public relations, marketing and merchandising experience.
- Founded and grew two successful manufacturing companies, including StarChase® (a non-lethal weapon system designed for use by police departments worldwide and the US military) and Sea Safe, a marine products corporation that successfully launched an innovative, popular boat mooring system.
- Proven experience locating potential markets for new products while cultivating value and awareness for the brand.
- Successful at fundraising for capital start-up and product launch.
- Consultant with MasterCard Global in creating market brand advertising featuring products by Boston Whaler, Sea Ray Boats and Mercury Marine.
Technical Capabilities
- Highly skilled in computer-generated graphics, CAD and design.
- Computer experience includes both Macintosh and PC’s.
- Programming experience includes: Pascal, Basic, COBOL, CGI/Perl, Java, Java Script, Apple Script
Patents Held
- Sea Safe Mooring System: United States Patent #5,265,553.
- StarChase® (device for tagging and tracking vehicles fleeing from police or military). United States Patent #6,650,283.
- Ocean Electric (device which makes power from moving seawater). Currently awaiting funding from the US Department of Energy. United States Patent Pending.
- Sun Tek (makes boating easier and more accessible for physically challenged and disabled persons). United States Patent Pending.
Consulting Philosophy
As a consultant for startup companies, I employ proven targeted strategies
to move jobs, products or projects quickly and successfully to market. These
strategies are designed to be elastic and fluid, allowing necessary adjustments
for optimal placement, high customer response and successful market fulfillment.
Business Experience
President of Idea Now, LLC., a consulting firm.
Idea Now’s focus is to help our clients take their initial ideas all
the way from viable development to successful market introduction and profitable
sales.