Resumé

Optimal Design, Contract Industrial Designer (Chicago IL) May 2011 - Present JOSS DESIGN GROUP, Freelance Industrial Designer (Chicago IL) Mar. 2011 - Present •Generating a variety of concepts for consumer electronics as well as home and garden products. •User and competitor based research •Developing presentation materials and communicating directly with clients Invent2win Competitive Products LLC, Industrial Design Consultant (Houston TX) Feb. 2011-Present •Generating 3d cad models for production •Creating product renderings •Pulling together patent drawings •Coming up with graphic artwork Beyond Design Inc., Freelance Industrial Designer (Chicago IL) Oct. 2010-Present •Working in group ideation sessions to give input and help the team to understand the needs, wants, and the story of the client and the end user. •Collaborate with other designers to generate sales and packaging materials for a client who was looking to take their image into a radically new direction. •Identified key concerns of the client and developed a modular set of physical models to allow the client to visualize and better articulate their thoughts and needs. OSM Group., Contract Industrial Designer (Hong Kong China) Sept. 2010-Present •On-site competitor and user research •Drawing up multiple concepts for a wide variety of products including consumer electronics and housewares. •Modeling and rendering Beyond Design Inc., Design Intern, (Chicago IL) May - August 2009 • Worked directly with clients • Developed and gave presentations to clients • Developed design strategies, concept development, generating digital and physical models, and design research •Identified key concerns of the client and developed a modular set of physical models to allow the client to visualize and better articulate their thoughts and needs. Crisp Enterprises Inc., Designer/Engineer, Scottsdale AZ March - October 2008 • A co-founder of this grant funded student venture • Designed and engineered the mechanism and components for an adjustable woman’s heeled shoe • Generated patent drawings and assisted with generating patent claims • Networked to find resources for our venture Freelance Industrial Designer / Graphic Designer, Mesa AZ / Chicago IL 2006 - present • Consult domestic/international businesses to develop imagery that helps sell their products, services, or image. • Product Concept development and generation • Designed company logos and marketing materials

Projects by Patrick McVey

Rescue Saw
9 Files

Hand sanitizer for men
6 Files

Misc
7 Files

Pool Net Device
4 Files

Security Camera
6 Files

Bottle Opener
2 Files

Doodle Book
3 Files