K. Todd Shelley
Industrial Designer / Product Designer — Dubuque, IA
About
Currently I am working as a Freelance Industrial Designer. Upon request I can provide my most recent resume in Word / PDF format, provide professional letters of recommendation and provide diverse / extensive product design portfolio samples - that have successfully been taken into production.
- Experience:
- 15+ years
- Education:
- Kendall College of Art & Design of Ferris State University
- Awards:
- During my career, I have successfully taken over 30 designs into production and I am listed as inventor on 4 design patents.
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K. Todd Shelley
Freelance Industrial Designer
2691 Raven Oaks Drive #106
Dubuque, Iowa 52001
shellkt@mchsi.com
ktsdesignstudio@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/shellkt
563-690-0179 (H)
563-663-5188 (C)
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RESUME
Professional Summary
• Industrial Designer with a successful record creating innovative / manufacturable product design. I have taken over 30 designs into production. I am listed as inventor on 4 design patents, have submitted 7 invention disclosure statements and have designed appealing / profitable products for the household appliance, camping, recreational vehicle and furniture industries.
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Professional Experience
KTS Design Studio - Freelance Industrial Designer
Dubuque, Iowa
2/2009 - Present
• Client: Flexsteel Industries recreational vehicle and commercial seating business units. Designed seating for: Fleetwood RV, Monaco RV, Jayco RV, Newmar Motor Homes, Gemcar, Palm Beach Marine, Premier Marine, Enterprise Rent-A Car and RoadTrek Motor Homes. To date, I have had 10 designs go into production.
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Industrial Designer - Vehicle Seating Products
Flexsteel Industries
Dubuque, Iowa
7/2006 - 11/2008
• Was responsible for Industrial Design in the recreational vehicle seating business unit and also supported design in the commercial / hospitality seating business unit.
• Designed seating for: Fleetwood RV, Monaco RV, Tiffin Motor Homes, Winnebago Industries, Carver Yachts, SeaRay, Polaris Industries and Disney Hotels.
• During my tenure, I had 16 designs go into production.
Key achievements
• Fleetwood RV American Allegiance Integrated Bucket Seat.
• Disney Hotels Grand Floridian, Tokyo and Anaheim Daybeds.
• Fleetwood RV Pulse / Icon Contemporary Recliner.
• Flexsteel Motor Home Euro-Chair Redesign.
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Industrial Designer / Concept Engineer - Styling & Concept Development Group
Winnebago Industries
Forest City, Iowa
7/2002 - 1/2006
• Was responsible for Industrial Design of Winnebago and Itasca brands. Primary focus on interior cabinet design / configuration, space planning, furniture, decorative trim design and also assisted with exterior vehicle design.
• During my tenure, I had 6 designs go into production.
Key achievements
• Winnebago / Itasca 500 Series Motor Home Interior.
• Winnebago Exterior Entertainment Center Redesign.
• Winnebago G-Series Storage Console Redesign.
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Staff Industrial Designer - Global Consumer Design
Whirlpool Corporation
Benton Harbor, Michigan
4/1993 - 1/2002
• Was responsible for Industrial Design of Whirlpool and KitchenAid brands. Created: concept sketches / illustrations, control panel graphics, user interface design, preliminary mock-ups, 2-D / 3-D CAD and production ready artwork.
• Designed for: refrigeration, dishwasher, cooking, laundry and small appliance product categories.
• During my tenure, I had 13 designs go into production.
Key achievements
• Whirlpool Dishwasher Utensil Basket Redesign.
• Whirlpool In-Door-Ice Ice Dispensing System.
• KitchenAid VBL / OTR Microwave Redesign.
• KitchenAid Briva In-Sink Dishwasher.
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Industrial Design Engineer - R&D Group
Thetford Corporation
Ann Arbor, Michigan
9/1991 - 3/1993
• Was responsible for Industrial Design of Thetford RV and camping sanitation products.
• During my tenure, I had 2 designs go into production.
Key achievements
• Thetford Universal Porta-Potti Hold Down.
• Thetford Sure-Lock Hose Accessory.
Junior Industrial Designer - R&D Group
Maytag Company
Newton, Iowa
12/1989 - 11/1990
• Created design for Maytag major household appliances. Product categories: dishwasher and laundry.
• During my tenure, I had 2 designs go into production.
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Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts Industrial Design
Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Honors: GPA (3.75)
Software Experience
Ashlar Graphite, Macromedia Freehand MX, Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator, Corel Draw / Photopaint, MS Office / Project, Pro-E, Unigraphics and some SolidWorks.
