Coroflot

Resume

Jerry D. Elmore
Callaway, FL 32404
850.797.3900

E-mail: jerry_elmore123@yahoo.com
Online Portfolio: www.coroflot.com/BlueRSX

ATTRIBUTES:

Skilled in creative problem solving, sketching, conceptualization, visualization, and effectively creating CAD files in either a 2D or 3D format. I have a proven and organized ability to manage developmental phases of project design from concept to prototype, vendor selection, and first article production.

CAREER / TECHNICAL SUMMARY:

Industrial Designer with over 8 years of industrial design /engineering experience:


• Consumer products
• Medical products
• Military products
• Mechanical design
• Sustainable practices
• Human factors
• Instructional design
• Ethnographic user research
• Model making
• Rapid prototyping
• Design for manufacturing and assembly
• Marketing and sales


WORK EXPERIENCE:

JENSEN USA, Inc. Panama City, FL
CE / Marketing Coordinator, Mar 2008 – Jan 2009, Aug 2009 – Present

• Used knowledge of industrial and graphic design to create informational packets of products and services to familiarize new customers with company’s capabilities

• Company photographer and videographer as a historical archivist for marketing events, engineering discussions, and overall product knowledge

• Produced and edited videos for sales staff to promote product knowledge with potential and current customers

• Managed advertising schedule and budget with trade publications eventually saving $10k over previous year

• Headquarter liaison to support remote and international sales staff with company intelligence and sales tools

• Wrote editorial columns for international corporate newsletter and local trade publications


Design Communications, Ltd. Orlando, FL
Design Engineer, Aug 2006 - Mar 2007

• Developed AutoCAD drawings for sign design and system layout; detailed architectural signage assembly, signage installed correctly

• Nested parts in AutoCAD for computer numerically controlled operations; maximized parts production, resulting in material saving and reduced procedural and installation costs

• Served as liaison between the sales, design, and production departments; maintained design integrity, minimized revisions and prepared presentations


BlackHägen Design Dunedin, FL
Industrial Designer, May 2001 - Jul 2004, Jan 2005 – Aug 2006

• Received design patents in regards to unique pedestal karaoke machine concepts for The Singing Machine

• Generated creative sketching for innovative concepts; used 2D AutoCAD, and 3D SolidWorks to ideate model designs, finalized designs submitted for client’s first article

• Established ergonomic studies and managed design research for all products to ensure greater usability

• Fabricated foam models used to communicate form and functionality of concepts

• Converted Pro-E files for use in SolidWorks; created usable 3D database for fit and finishing in SolidWorks; designed for manufacture / assembly of short-run and large volume parts


Griffin Technology Design Corporation Orlando, FL
Mechanical Designer / Industrial Designer / Graphic Designer, Aug 2004 – Dec 2004

• Recruited to be lead designer for start-up company

• Developed logo / branding featuring biometric technology and iconography of products

• Represented forward thinking

• Operated Stratasys Maxum Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) rapid prototyping machine; manifested virtual concepts to reality with minimized turnaround time


United States Navy U.S.S. Nicholas FFG-47
Engineman, Jul 1992 - Aug 1996

• Engineman - duties included the repair and maintenance of Compressed Air, Hydraulic, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, and Shipboard Diesel Generating Systems – maintained systems in a wartime state of readiness

• Certified Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician

• Certified Surface Rescue Swimmer – special water rescue duty

• Secret Security Clearance


EDUCATION:

B.S. Industrial Design
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA

A.A. General Studies
Prince George’s Community College, Largo, MD


COMPUTER SKILLS:

• SolidWorks, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Rhino, CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash and Dreamweaver, Pinnacle Studio

• Microsoft Office Suite and web design


DESIGN AWARDS & OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:

• Honorable Mention, International Housewares Association (IHA) Student Design Competition (2000)

• Selected for Regional Inform Magazine Student Design Competition (2001)

• Honorable Mention, Design Resource Institute's International Design with Memory Competition (2002)

• King of the boards, Core77.com 1-Hour Design Challenge (2009)


REFERENCES:

Available upon request