June 24, 2023

Manufacturing in the US vs China – Inventor Lady & Industry Expert Michael Miller

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Manufacturing in the US vs China – Inventor Lady & Industry Expert Michael Miller

Invent America - With The Inventor Lady - Rita Crompton
Invent America - With The Inventor Lady - Rita Crompton
Manufacturing in the US vs China - Inventor Lady & Industry Expert Michael Miller
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For this week’s broadcast of HomeTalkUSA’s “InventAmerica!” segment, guest host Rita Crompton welcomes industry expert and our guest co-host for this week, Michael Miller to delve into the hot topic of where should inventors manufacture their products – US or China? Michael Miller is a recognized leader in license agreements and bringing new innovative products to market. Miller was the Director of Product Partnerships for NCH Corporation for 15 years and led the innovation programs for Danco, LSP, and Hero Pet Brands. He served in the U.S. Submarine Service for 20 years as a Chief Petty Officer.

BIO: As an innovation consultant, Michael Miller provides services to Inventors and Companies who want to have leading edge innovative products. Michael is a past a Board member and Vice President (11 years) of the United Inventors Association (UIA) The largest Nonprofit Inventers group in the World. He is also a past board member (two terms) for Plumbing Manufactures International (PMI) The trade association for the largest plumbing companies in the world. Michael has been a featured speaker at the National Hardware show the International Housewares show and most recently was the featured speaker at the 2022 Licensing Expo as well as other innovation and inventor events. He is a recognized leader in license agreements and bringing new innovative products to market. Michael was the Director of Product Partnerships for NCH Corporation for 15 years and led the innovation programs for Danco, LSP and Hero Pet Brands prior to NCH he was the head of Research and Development at Andover Healthcare where he led the development of the world’s first cohesive elastic bandage with silver antimicrobial foam and other innovative bandages and was the Field Service and Training Manager for FEI Company, the leader in Focused Ion beam technology. He served in the U.S. Submarine Service for 20 years as a Chief Petty Officer, where he served on nuclear powered submarines. He completed his service as the Research and Development Chief at Submarine Development Squadron 12 where he led R/D projects and training on 15 different US Submarines and one submarine from the Royal Netherlands Navy. Michael holds a BA in Business Administration from Hesser College.

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