*aki hirota

Industrial Designer

Award winning industrial designer with passion for exceptional design, who can deliver the best solutions to design, budget and timeline. Capable to turn ideas into compelling and appropriate design with experience in leading CAD and graphics programs along with strong problem solving skills.

Resume

www.PLUSONEID.com

[EXPERIENCE]

HP,Inc.
SR.Industrial Designer 2011-NOW
Working on multiple Laser Jet printer projects.

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
LED LIGHTING INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER 2010-2011

Created multiple design and prototype of LED lighting products, one of which was chosen for IDSA Finalist 2011. Design and created Pico projector working prototype for sales demos.


plusONEiD INDEPENDENT INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER
Freelance Industrial Designer 2009-NOW

Providing design solutions for manufactures, start-ups, inventors and consultancies to help bringing product ideas into manufacturable products, while maximizing usability, aesthetics and customer value


LOUD TECHNOLOGIES, Inc. Woodinville WA
Industrial Designer 2005-2008

Developed pro-level audio products for different brand groups as a lead designer and achieved the creative design, while meeting the company standards for quality without delaying the projects or exceeding the budgets. Successfully re-designed one of the company�s most popular studio monitors, Mackie HR series. Successfully re-designed the up-coming premium mixer series by creating a new design language appropriate for the premium status and functionality of the products.

STRATEGIX Vision, Inc. Bozeman MT
Senior Industrial Designer 1998-2005

Worked on a variety of projects as a lead or a supporting designer for different markets, including medical, fitness, consumer and industrial products and contributed in many different ways, including ideation, brain storming, research, CAD, model making, interface design, presentation graphic and graphic design. A lead designer of many of the projects, one of which received the Good Design Award.

DATAHAND SYSTEMS, Inc. Phoenix AZ
Industrial Designer 1996-1998

Improved ergonomics of the company's proprietary data input device by redesigning its major components, resulted in greater acceptance by customers. Responsible for prototype making, ergonomics study, creating package graphics and assembling manual.


[SKILLS]

-Ability to develop a wide variety of concepts quickly through sketching and to create professional presentation.
-Create design concepts based on project specifications while incorporating research findings.
-Take product concepts through development with using CAD software and various prototyping methods.
-In-depth understanding of materials, manufacturing processes, and their appropriate use for the best results.
-Highly skilled in 3D CAD and rendering, 2D illustration, product graphics, photo manipulation, and business software.
-Practical knowledge of form, color, finish, and graphic application to products.
-Ability to create design language appropriate for bland and market.
-Good understanding of ergonomics to improve the usability of products.
-Experience dealing with overseas vendors.
-Language _Fluent in English and Japanese

[Computer Software]

CAD_ SolidWorks 2010. ProE_wildfire 3.0. Bunkspeed Hypershot. SketchbookPro
Adobe CS4 _ Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Microsoft Office

Language _Fluent in English and Japanese.
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Industrial Design - consumer
Industrial Design - Industrial
Industrial Design - Medical
Industrial Design - Audio
Industrial Design - Concept
Freelance Industrial designer / product development Seattle
Seattle Industrial design
Freelance Industrial design
Product development for start up
Design Assistance for inventors
Innovation
Concept development
Industrial design for Real People
Freelance Industrial designer Seattle
Industrial design - transportation
Freelance Industrial designer Redmond wa
product development Washington
Washington Industrial design
Freelance Industrial designer product development
Industrial Designer - CAD
Industrial Designer - 3D
Industrial Designer - Model Making
Industrial Designer - Solidworks

Location

boise, ID

Specialties

  • Industrial Design
  • 3-D Modeling

Experience

10+ years

Education

Arizona State

Awards

IDEA Award Finalist 2011 CEA Mark of Excellence 2005 Good Design 2000 and 2001