Resumé

-Industrial Design-
EMTEK ASSA ABLOY
July 2009 – Present

Lead Industrial Designer for Emtek door hardware, a company within the ASSA ABLOY North America Residential Door Hardware Group. Focusing on improving the aesthetics of Decorative Door and Cabinet Hardware, I also work on design projects within the Assa-Abloy Americas Division.

-Responsible for creating a product development strategy focusing on implementing Industrial Design into the product development cycle.
-Industrial Design along with an aggressive development strategy has been responsible for increased sales growth in the last 1.5 years.

Designs brought to market:
-Entrysets
-Cabinet hardware collections
-Various Knob, Lever and Rosette Designs

-Furniture Designer-
SMK design resource

April 2008 – July 2009 (1 year 4 months)

SMK was a US Sales and Design Representative for a large Overseas Trading Company with Clients including; JCPenney, Crate and Barrel, and Pottery Barn.

During my time at the company I brought multiple products to market that are still selling to this day.

My job functions were as follows:

-Research and Identify Design Trends in Furniture, Lighting and Interior Design
-Design and Develop Cost Sensitive, Manufacturable and Marketable Furniture Concepts for our clients
-Gather and Compose a Database of Competitor's Products.
-Identified Voids in the Market and new channels for Product Development
-Corresponded with overseas Engineers during the Prototyping and Manufacturing Process.

-Education-
The Art Institute of Orange County
BS, Industrial design
2006 – 2008

California State University-Dominguez Hills
General Education with an emphasis on the Social Sciences
2003 – 2006

Projects by William Zhang