Coroflot

Resume

Education

Pratt Institute. Bachelors of Industrial Design. Brooklyn, NYC. Spring 2010. Pratt IDSA Merit Award Winner.
Högskolan i Kalmar. Glass Design. Pukeberg, Sweden. Autumn 2008 Exchange Program


Professional Experience

TYR Sport Inc. Farmingdale, NY. July 2011 - Present
Hardgoods and Accessories Designer. Fulltime Employee
Designer of Hardgoods (goggles, caps, training equipment) and Accessories
(bags, footwear, packaging)

Tanaka Kapec Design Group. Norwalk, Ct. September 2010 - July 2011
Product Designer. Fulltime Employee
Award winning product design consultancy, working with Fortune 500 and small venture funded companies.
o Active part of design process from initial client meetings and research to product development CAD modeling.
o Two and three dimensional sketching for presentation.
o Model making, prototyping and distribution of concepts for testing by consumers and doctors.
o Designed set of three lower spine repair instruments to be used by surgeons. Set addressed latent ergonomic issues, provided clarity within brand image and catered to existing constraints with materials and manufacturing.
o Clients included:
Johnson & Johnson, Depuy Spine, Howard Medical, Northrop Grumman for USPS,
Datacolor, Mergenet, GSK, Genzyme and Melascience.
o Materials and Production methods:
TPE/TPR, Stainless steel, Silicon, EVA foam, aluminum. acrylic, polycarbonate.
Forging, injection molding, CNC machining and spinning, extruding, overmolding.


Freelance Experience

Fluescent Freerunning and Parkour. Albany, NY. August 2009 - May 2011
Sports soft goods/ accessory designer. Concept/ Aesthetic development and full Tech Pack for Freerunning and Parkour gloves. Manufactured Autumn 2009 (V1) and 2011 (V2). Featured in GQ Style UK, Fall 2010.

Sphere Grip. Ny, NY. July, 2010 - May, 2011.
Designer, sourcing and manufacturing liaison for start-up company; a golf teaching tool that aids in the development of muscle memory in beginner and experienced golf players. Product and packaging completely made in the USA.

Tokyo Lazybones. Tokyo, Japan. March, 2011.
Concept development and illustration for Jananese Baseball Club logo and identity.

Rollerblade Corporation. August 2010 - November 2010.
Creative director of skate release exhibition for professional street skater, Robert Guerrero. Exhibit showcased local artist talent with the clear plastic skate boot as a working canvas, speaking to both innovation and lifestyle in one object. Worked as a skate instructor at the Rollerblade Summer Streets booth, teaching young and old how to skate.

Isaora. West Village, NYC. September 2010 - November 2010
Furniture design and fabrication for NYC based technical snowboard outerwear brand.

Nachtmann Crystal. Germany. Winter 2011.
Attended design and manufacturing research trip to glass factories in Germany and Austria to explore new production methods and design ideas for a classic German based crystal manufacturer.

Pratt Legends Award Scholarship Charity Event. May 2009 - October 2009
Designed, manufactured (with Edison Osorio Zapata @ Urban Glass) and presented award to Marc Jacobs,
Patti Smith and David Rockwell in recognition of their work and commitment to progression in their creative fields.

Catapult Concepts. Brooklyn, NY. Summer 2008, Summer 2009.
Toy design, invention and model making. Clients included Hasbro, Playmates, SpinMaster, Fisher Price and Mattel.

Longoland. Brooklyn, NY. Summer 2008 - Fall 2009.
Sewing, fabrication and installation assistant. Work exhibited internationally both in group and solo shows.

Solemates. Ny, NY. Winter - Summer 2007.
Designed and engineered womens footwear accessory made from injection molded silicon.


Skills

two and three dimensional visualization and presentation. model making and prototyping.
Solidworks. Adobe Creative Suite 5. Microsoft Office. Bunkspeed Shot Pro. CAD illustration.
Well developed sensitivities to three dimensional form and proportions. Diligent, self motivated, organized and timely.