Ian Grout
Product Designer — East Aurora, NY
About
J Mays once told our CCS class that a customer once told him "I like design that makes me smile" I agree...
- Experience:
- 8 years
- Education:
- College for Creative Studies Detroit
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Ian Grout
1847 S. Allport St. Unit #2
Chicago, IL 60608
ianaldengrout@gmail.com
330.607.2693
Education
2000-2004 College for Creative Studies – Detroit, MI
Graduated Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design
Work Experience
Senior Designer Little Tikes Co.- Chicago, IL
***6/2011 - Current
***6/2004-5/2011
Senior Designer Little Tikes Co.- Hudson, OH
-Design items for Little Tikes Preschool, Ride-On, Outdoor, Role Play, Trucks and Inflatable Categories
-Ideation, Sketching, Rendering, Design Development
-Experienced in ProE CAD Modeling for SLA prototyping and Engineering hand-off
-Traditional Model Building
-Breadboard prototype Construction & Daycare Testing
-In charge of recruiting and managing a team of 6 Design Co-Ops
-Experience with Injection, Blow, and Roto Molding with US and Asia Vendors
-Experience with Constant Air Inflatables & Vinyl Inflatables
-Comfortable managing projects with both Asia and US vendors and with both Asia and US engineering support
-Experienced with product managment through design to production of Asia-produced consumer goods; meeting costing, schedule and product goals
***May-August/2003
Nottingham Spirk Design Associates., Cleveland, OH
-Ideation, sketching, rendering, mock ups, painting for clients GE, Zippo, Polaroid, and Char-Broil.
-Worked with engineers and modelers to solve problems and meet cost
-Contributed styling and initial layout drawings for production Buff’n Shine shoe polisher.
***May-August/2002
Little Tikes Co.- Hudson, OH
-Sketching, ideation and renderings for projects
-Pink foam mock ups
-Marketing research
-Contributed initial concepts and styling to production Rugged Riggz Construction Line
Design & Computer Skills
Sketching, rendering, model making, sculpting and casting, breadboard construction, MIG welding, model painting
Pro-Engineer, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Rhino, Sound Forge, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, comfortable with both Windows, Mac
Awards / Recognitions
Deans List all semesters at CCS
Portfolio Scholarship to attend CCS
Graduated with Honors
Personal Interests
Sailing, Biking, Camping, Automotive Restoration
