Mike Phillips

Industrial Designer — Milwaukee, WI

About

Currently seeking freelance opportunities...

Experience:
8 years
Education:
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Awards:
2001 ID Magazine Design Destinction Award for Breeze Vacuum

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Resumé

Mike Phillips
c (414) 704 -3587
407 E Van Norman Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53207
mik_phil@yahoo.com


Professional Experience

Milwaukee Electric Tool - Industrial Designer 2004 - Present
*Create ideation sketches, final renderings, prototypes, and CAD
models
*Meet with marketing and engineering in regular project meetings
*Attend focus groups and jobsite visits to gather and distill user
needs, applying this knowledge to new and existing product
segments.
*Present final concepts to management for approval
*Support engineering through final development stages to finalize CAD for
production while keeping design intent intact
*Manage last minute issues to avoid overstepping project
deadlines and cost targets.

Renquist Associates - Industrial Designer 2001 - 2004
*Contributed concept sketches & presentation renderings
*Participated in project brainstorming sessions
*Created rough prototypes and final appearance models
*Assisted senior staff in presenting designs to clients

Education

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design, 2001

Munson Williams Proctor Institute of Art
Associates of Fine Arts, 1998


Software

Alias Sketch, Solidworks 2009, Illustrator, Photoshop



Projects by Mike Phillips