Resumé

Summary

Industrial Designer with a demonstrated track record of revenue-generating consumer product design through consumer-oriented innovation and cost-effective production methods.

ATTRIBUTES

Creative Problem Solving - Leadership Skills - Team Player with Individual Ideas - Excellent Presentation & Communication Skills - Desire To Create - Always Eager to Learn

SKILLS

- Sound Design Methodology and Process, from research to presentation
- Bringing designs to fruition - Several designs currently being sold
to the public through leading lighting and home improvement stores.
- Three dimensional thinking through sketching, control drawings, and
computer rendering.
- Proficient in Pro/Engineer Wildfire 3.0, Rhinoceros, 3D Studio Max,
Photoshop, Illustrator, Freehand, as well as MS Power Point, Word, and Excel.
- Sensitivity to other cultures: I have worked in China with the R&D department to help solve problems and oversee production of prototypes and final products. I have also helped with presentation of fans to buyers.

EMPLOYMENT

TAL International Corporation
Ontario, CA Feb.2005-present
Product Designer

Company:
TAL, located in Ontario, California and Taiwan, is the leading manufacture of ceiling fans in the world. TAL in Ontario, CA is the main design office.

Experience:
The joy of working for this company is that I have the freedom to create and implement innovative ideas through the entire design development process. My process for this includes generating designs from thorough research, hand sketching, producing line drawings with manufacturing details, and lastly, hand or computer renderings for final presentation.
I have worked very diligently and am grateful for experiences that include: Knowledge of various fabrication processes and materials. Experience in casting, stamping, injection molding, and resin molding using materials such as ABS, acrylic, glass, aluminum, zinc, steel, and wood to create innovative ceiling fans and lighting. I have been fortunate to spend time in China and Taiwan at factories to help supervise engineers and multiple vendors to ensure the specifications of each product are accurate to their respective design.

Hallmark Collective
Chatsworth, CA Sept. - Dec. 2010
Freelance Designer: Created line/control drawings with dimensions and color renderings

Epic Land Solutions
Torrance, CA July-Aug.2004
Independent Consultant: Informed the public and private land owners about city and state run projects. Required public speaking and travel.

Blockbuster Inc.
Buena Park, CA July/April 1998- 2004
Customer Service Representative, Shift Leader

EDUCATION

PTC University Training Class
Newport Beach, CA Sept 2006
Introduction to Pro/Engineer Wildfire 3.0

California State University Long Beach
Long Beach, CA 2000-2004
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design
- Honorable Mention Award and International Touring Exhibit Architecture for Humanity 2002
Mobile HIV/AIDS Health Clinic

Cypress College
Cypress, CA 1998-1999
Undergraduate Study - Art Concepts

Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA 1997-1998
Undergraduate Study – Transportation/Product Design

Projects by Mark Shurtleff