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EXPERIENCE: Proprietor of Jeremy Singley Industrial Design, 1985 to present.

SKILLS:

•Software: Proficient in SolidWorks, Inventor, PhotoWorks, Photoshop, MS Word, Power Point, Excel, web design, etc.

• Model Making: machining, sculpting, casting, finishing and rapid prototyping with a Dimension FDM. Experienced with clay, foam, wood, bent plywood, veneer, sheet metal, fiberglass, cast resin and latex, plaster, etc.

•Copy writing, editing, illustration and direction of photography: Projects include direction of product photography for Jeremy Singley Industrial Design and provision of rough sketches, copy-ready life drawings, and photographic direction for a number of national periodicals.

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

•Herman Miller Corporation: Recruited to join the company’s Medical Products Division Design Team as an independent designer. Responsibilities included conceiving, sketching, scale modeling and prototyping designs for a set of three health care chairs, working in close collaboration with engineers. I was tapped specifically for my ability to generate a classic, universally appealing look.

The challenge: Explore new techniques and materials to create an affordable lift-assist chair that is intuitive to use.

I saw the need for and invented compact, unobtrusive auto-actuating springs and caster locks integrated into a timeless design appropriate to any décor.

•Cross Pen: Recruited by Greystone of Lincoln, a Cross Pen subcontractor, to design and prototype an ergonomic pen.

The challenge: Cross was loosing market share because they weren’t keeping current. Other companies' attempts at ergonomic designs were clumsy and ineffective, leaving a wide-open opportunity. Greystone was seeking a design with the technical cachet to intrigue contemporary business people.

I initiated research to determine that pen users use a variety of grips, but that one in particular was used commonly. I designed and prototyped a unique shape for the common grip, and utilizing 21st century materials, conceived a morphing surface to accommodate all grips.

•Herman Miller Corporation: Designed and built a pair of office rocking chair prototypes.

The challenge: Design an all-wood ergonomic rocking chair to fit both contemporary and period office decors.

The rocker’s double-bent crest rail, slip-fit spindles and patented coopered seat work in a surprising yet unassuming way. Ambassador Madeline Kunin dubbed it, “the mellow chair, because it feels so good to sit in it.”

•Proprietary Contract: conceive, sketch, model and render products for a well-known niche fixtures company.

The challenge: The Company suspected they were missing a portion of the female half of their market.

I researched the extent of the gap and found it to be massive. To counter the shortcoming I generated photo-quality rendered models with weightless, sweeping curves and interpretive themes that are proving to be a hit with men and women alike.

EDUCATION:

• Rutgers University, BA, Studio Art with concentration in Object Design, plus additional courses in Calculus, Physics and Computer Programming.

•Over 150 hours of SolidWorks training at Computer Aided Products, Inc.

•Design Communication I and II at Vermont Technical College:

1.Using sketches to communicate ideas,
2.Solid modeling parts and assemblies,
3.Using proper fits and geometric tolerancing,
4.Using engineering design standards,
5.Creating dimensioned drawings,
6.Creating and following design guides,
7.Working with design-teams and corporate structures,
8.Using online record keeping and communication systems.

•Entrepreneurship for Patent Holders at Bryant College of Rhode Island, a U.S. Patent Office seminar to strengthen marketing, financing, licensing and team-building skills.

DISTINCTIONS:

- EPSCOR Grant on "Aerodynamic Innovations to Improve Tractor Trailer Fuel Efficiency"; July, 2009

•EPSCOR Grant on "External Radiation Guide to Enhance Lighting Efficiency"; October, 2008

•Patent number 5,288,131

EXHIBITIONS: (asterisk indicates invitational show)

•Pritam & Eames Gallery, East Hampton, LI, regular exhibitor, 1990 to1995. April, 1990*.
•Highlight Gallery, Mendocino, California, 1990.
•Del Mano Gallery, Pasadena, California, 1990.
•The Elements Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1990.
•Luckenbach Mill Gallery, Bethleham, Pennsylvania, August, 1990*.
•Meredith Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland, October, 1990*.
•Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Soho, Manhattan, September, 1992*.
•Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, Florida, February, 1995*.

PUBLICATIONS IN WHICH MY DESIGNS HAVE APPEARED:

•Fine Woodworking magazine, nos. 46, 50 (cover article), and 56.

•Forbes magazine, Oct., 1989.

•Baltimore magazine, Feb., 1991.

•The Rocker: An American Tradition (Rizzoli, 1992), by Bernice Steinbaum.

•American Woodworker magazine, Dec., 1993.

•Home Life, March, 1994.

•Vermont Life, autumn, 1997.

COLLECTIONS:

Norman Lear
Julia Roberts
Kiefer Sutherland