Expert Details
Industrial Design
ID: 735223
Colorado, USA
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2005 | Degree: BS | Subject: Transportation Design | Institution: Art Center College of Design |
| Year: 2000 | Degree: BFA | Subject: Industrial Design | Institution: Rochester Institute of Technology |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2019 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Adjunct Professor | Department: Industrial Design |
Responsibilities:Teaching students on using Fusion 360 and surface modelingEducating two sections of a course titled Digital Composition that focuses on portfolio preparedness using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2019 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Chair - Denver Chapter | Department: |
Responsibilities:Lead regional engagement with IDSA National Leadership by advocating for design literacy and promoting collaboration between design-oriented companies/ educational organizations. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Principal Designer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Freelance Design Consultant for clients to further their product development through concept sketching, brand strategy, packaging, manufacturability and cost analysis.• Key Accomplishments • Reconfigured existing CAD models by improving aesthetic design and prep for manufacturability/DFM. • Conceptualized a series of Off-road vehicles for Yamaha. • Used Solidworks to create an iPhone case with a Epi-pen holder. • Designed and developed using Solidworks to create audio electronic equipment that was on display at CES 2016. Clients: Jarden Home Solution, Volvo Trucks North America, Hasbro Inc., Anvil Auto Inc., HLB/Yamaha, Gfk America/Hyundai and Suzuki USA |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2014 to 2018 | Employer: TOMY International | Title: Product Designer | Department: Boys Toys |
Responsibilities:Lead a team of 2 Industrial Design Interns responsible from brainstorm to creation. Work with marketing and cost engineering to ensure proposed items meet all tooling and R&D budgets.• Key Accomplishments • Responsible for SEGA’s Sonic, Nature Cat, Disney’s Miles from Tomorrowland and John Deere/Gear Force licensed toy lines. • Strategize designs based on cost targets, material quality, legal requirements and branding guidelines. • Direct engineering teams in Asia with marketing team and licensors to meet deadlines. • Manage projects from ideation, sample development, licensor review and production. • Expanded rapid prototyping capabilities that lowered cost by 73% and saved time. • Create clever solutions for unexpected problems. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2013 to 2014 | Employer: Dimensional Innovation | Title: Lead Industrial Designer | Department: innovation Lab |
Responsibilities:Led an Industrial Design Intern and a Lead fabricator that developed new products for clients. The only designer that developed and articulated project vision through consumer research, concept sketches, 3D modeling, brand development, product and user testing, packaging, sourcing and cost for manufacturing efforts.• Key Accomplishments • Ran presentations for clients that focused on adaptive strategies to promote growth for them. •Designed and developed the Shottracker device using Solidworks that was used to create a small run of thermoplastic parts to show at the NCAA Finals. • Invented a method to enhance brand awareness using client’s existing manufacturing process. • Added design cues to existing products to stand out in a crowded market. • Designed a product with challenging parameters in a tight schedule. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2010 to 2011 | Employer: The Coleman Company | Title: Industrial Designer I | Department: Design |
Responsibilities:Industrial Designer in a team of 8 that was responsible for designing and development of new outdoor products through concept development, brand identity and product aesthetics. Participated in new product development by using outdoor research, conceptualization, stylizing, color, graphic design, material application and manufacturing to various soft and hard goods product categories.• Key Accomplishments • Strengthened brand identity by assisting development of style guide for the Battery Lighting products. • Field-tested products in various environments and presented results to Company Executives. • Designed a product with challenging parameters in a tight schedule. • Products made: Portable Stove/oven combo, CPX 6 CLT10 LED Lantern, DARE 2 person towable, and playing cards. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2008 to 2009 | Employer: Hawker Beechcraft Corporation | Title: Interior Designer | Department: Design |
Responsibilities:As solo Industrial Designer, created concept designs for private prop and jet aircraft, cockpits, and cabin interiors. Generated designs of interior components for both production and full size mock-up.• Key Accomplishments • Envisioned and developed the entire interior of the next generation Hawker 400 XPR through sketching and Alias Modeling that was presented at NBAA in Orlando, FL. • Created exterior graphic identity for King Air GTX. |
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