Coroflot

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Joseph Kyde
499 Sandheger Pl #3
Cincinnati, OH 45220
(513) 544-8862
joekyde@gmail.com


Education
University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, & Planning [1998-2003, 2006] B.S. Industrial Design; GPA 3.6


Professional Experience

Current Freelance
Hasbro Inc., Providence, Rhode Island [2005-present]

Target Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio. [2004-2005]
Logistics team member
Unloaded freight from trucks
Sorted freight for distribution to sales floor and backroom
Stocked merchandise to store shelves
Maintained backroom inventory of merchandise
Monitored distribution of merchandise to ensure proper storage and display

University of Cincinnati Cooperative Education Experience

Hasbro Inc., Providence, Rhode Island [2002]
Toy Designer on Transformers, Star Wars, Medabots, Tonka, and Micro Machines toy lines
Developed concept sketches for new products
Prepared color decoration sheets for products
Built study models to explore new directions for existing toy lines
Created presentation boards for corporate meetings

Fisher-Price, Inc., East Aurora, New York [2001]
Toy designer for Boys’ Toys and Toddlers’ toy lines
Brainstormed new product development through concept sketching
Sculpted models for presentation and final product sculpture input
Collaborated with engineering on new toys in preschool categories
Created presentation boards for corporate meetings

S.O.E.D.A., Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio. [2000]
S.O.E.D.A. was a design consultancy that focused primarily on toy design
Produced rapid ideation and sketches for presentation to clients
Rendered presentation boards for clients
Built concept and prototype models, primarily by kit-bashing

Ral Partha, Enterprises, Cincinnati, Ohio. [1995-2001]
Prior to and during college, I freelanced for Ral Partha, a company that designed and manufactured pewter miniatures for tabletop games
Freelance orthographic artist and design consultant
Drafted orthographics for the Battletech line of robot pewter gaming miniatures
Provided input to the sculpting department on design and molding considerations


Skills & Knowledge

Artisitc: Sketching, sculpting, orthographic drawing
Computer programs: Alias, Maya, Photoshop, Illustrator, Director