Introducing CDA

Curt Deckert Associates, Inc. (CDA) includes qualified and innovative R&D management consultants. Specialized in optics, light and imaging technologies--- CDA acts as a problem solving R&D resource for market and patent research, product development, and selection of strategic partners. Our Competitive R&D management consulting services also include: product development strategies, feasibility studies, R&D risk reduction, and help with new product prototypes for commercialization.

 

 

Choosing CDA

CDA has unique management expertise and specialized technical resources based on a wide range of experience by serving more than 140 companies since 1976. We are known for our cost-effective Competitive R&D Consulting and our creative design concepts.

Now it is not enough to have a super idea.  When you spend your R&D dollars to develop new products and technologies that customers want, you also need to think about how you can reduce risk to compete internationally. Our purpose is to help you with innovation, strategy, and technology to develop competitive products. We are prepared to help you accomplish your difficult and demanding technology goals.

 

 

Working with CDA

New innovations, technologies and products must create value in the marketplace. CDA usually works on a value-based phased project basis to serve your needs as quickly and as effectively as possible. We work closely with your staff since they have important ideas and know your firm's technical and manufacturing capabilities. By working together we can help you to leapfrog competition, accelerate new project development, reduce R&D risk, and reduce product obsolescence by finding new applications.

Our programs are tailored to meet your specific needs. CDA will perform a preliminary analysis of your R&D problems to propose an approach to solving them. Here we may point out problems with respect to function, manufacturability, cost, or marketability to save clients and investers unnecessary expense.Patent rights and designs are typically transferred to the client.

 

 

Ethics & Confidentiality

Curt Deckert Associates will only take on projects which promise to benefit the client beyond the fees charged. We are also eager to serve you when you need an outside, objective R&D opinion, or when there are technical problems which cannot be solved internally in a timely manner. We adhere to a code of ethics which requires strict confidence between the client and us in accordance with standards of the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC). We keep each client's work confidential except when disclosure is specifically permitted.