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Industrial Design isn't about pretty sketches. It's collaborating and communicating to create the "best" deliverable possible with the tools you've got on hand. 'Best' ought to be investigated and defined for each and every project. Oh, and Design delivers on schedule, period.

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ATELIER SAVANT /// Los Angeles, CA
Creative Director /// March 2012 - Present

www.ateliersavant.com

LIFESTYLE DESIGN /// Santa Barbara, CA
Senior Designer /// July 2011 - March 2012

Contributed to projects for Bolle', Serengeti, Revision Military & The House of Marley and Lifestyle Design

MARCHON EYEWEAR, INC. /// New York City, NY
Digital Product Creation Lead (Nike License) /// October 2007 - June 2011

Responsible for strategic design brief development, 2d/3d concept generation and refinement, tool-ready 3d models and technical packages, color development documentation, project coordination with Asian vendors for sport performance and lifestyle eyeglasses and sunglasses.
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Self-taught in Rhino and production-level surface modeling for eyewear. Rhino's tech support is in my speed dial list and I routinely ask them questions that they fully understand but haven't ever heard before and typically can't immediately answer.
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Initiated the compilation of the Marchon Design Manual for new designers, refined Marchon's standardized prototype numbering system, partnered with the Operations department to streamline the Marchon's design process, served honorably as an invaluable informal member of the Marchon IT department


PRODUCT VENTURES, LTD /// Fairfield, CT
Industrial Designer /// June 2005 - August 2007

Collaborated with vice presidents, directors managers, designers, engineers, marketers and researchers to generate ideas, organize information and develop design strategy, structural packaging and product concepts
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Corresponded directly with clients to establish project deadlines and represented the company during international meetings
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Responsible for technology research, sketching, rendering, graphic layout, digital presentations, paperboard prototypes, urethane foam and foamcore models, photo-real renderings and CAD modeling
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Developed concepts for food & beverage packaging, electronics, medical devices + packaging, office products, and retail environment experiences
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Participated in focus group and in-home qualitative consumer research in the US and Europe.
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Managed interns' creative development and modelmaking efforts during rapid innovation sessions.


UNIV. OF CINCINNATI INDUSTRIAL DESIGN PROGRAM /// Cincinnati, OH
Graduate Scholarship + Assistantship /// Sept2003 - June2004

Developed, and implemented lesson plans for the entire Materials and Processes curriculum, which includes 3 courses for upperclassmen
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Integrated video materials and coordinated field investigations at two international companies to demonstrate practical applications of theoretical information


PROCTER & GAMBLE - CPPD /// West Chester, OH
Engineering Intern /// Summer 2002

Developed criteria to analyze optimal layout for electronic components
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Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team of to maintain brand equity
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Produced CAD models of aerosol containers from conceptual sketches for use in rapid prototyping processes and preliminary consumer evaluations


3M Company /// St. Paul, MN
Engineering Intern /// Summers of 2001, 2000, 1999

Optimized designs for recloseable, single- and dual-sided fasteners and developed second-generation extrusion die profiles for insulation displacement connectors
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Designed and modeled an automated electrical terminal assembly machine and created 3D models and engineering drawings of manual crimping tools in CAD
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Developed CO2 web cleaning process experimental procedure including the optimization of CO2 web cleaning process parameters and design of a substrate positioning system

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University of Cincinnati /// Cincinnati, OH
Master of Design
Grade Point Average: 3.57
Graduation Date: 18 March 2007

Florida A&M University /// Tallahassee, FL
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude
Grade Point Average: 3.8
Graduation Date: 27 April 2002

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3D | solidThinking, 3dCoat, Alias, Rhino, SolidWorks, Modo, Sketchup

2D | Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketchbook Pro, IiWork, MS Office

TRADITIONAL | Sketching, Illustration, Foam/Plastic/Paperboard modelmaking

PRACTICAL | Sustainable Design Methodology, Inclusive Design Principles, Materials and Processes

INTERPERSONAL | Effective problem-solver, presenter, and communicator + excellent time management skills; able to balance multiple projects simultaneously + equally comfortable as leader or teammate

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Guest Lecturer | Montclair State University | Montclair, NJ
Guest Lecturer | Parsons The New School for Design | NYC
Advanced Surfacing: Solidworks | CADD Edge | NYC
Advanced Surfacing: Rhino | M2 Systems | New Britain, CT
NY Designs CE Course | The Business of Green Products
NY Designs CE Course | Principles of Sustainable Design
3ds Max Fundamentals Training with Ted Boardman