Resumé

Established reputation as a highly motivated and engaged design professional primarily in the retail industry. Team-oriented as well as a self directed and strategic-thinking employee. Able to quickly and thoroughly gain expertise in a product design field and integrate new information with existing knowledge.


EXPERIENCE

Senior Designer
roost
December 2008 – Present
Product Design, trade show architecture, Graphic design, Packaging, Engineering, Catalog layout, Photography, Appearance models, Visual display, Visual merchandising and business.

Graphic Designer
LIBRA Ltd.
October 2008 – June 2009
Designed marketing and soft goods graphics for an international manufacturer of China-Made goods, which are supplied to US clients such as Target, Kohl’s and many other recognized retail distributors in the US.

Freelance Designer
LOOM inc.
August 2007 – September 2008
Developed and designed a new line of starting children’s furniture that embraces function and versatility using the highest quality fabrics and original prints.

Designer, Pottery Barn- Hard Goods
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
June 2006 – September 2008
Successfully managed and developed new ideas and profitable core products for the brand in the following categories; Home Renovation, Window Hardware, Bed&Bath, Fireplace, Games&Gift, Trim, Wall décor, and the Outdoor accessories department.

Designer, Pottery Barn, Furniture & Lighting Dept.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
June 2006 – March 2007
Was recruited for the high profile Furniture and Lighting department at Pottery barn. Learned the ins and out of an extremely fast paced design environment. Projects ranged from generating production quality Vellum specs for lighting, concept sketching for occasional furniture and helped create the look and feel for the Fall & Holiday 07 presentations. Worked under very tight deadlines with high expectations. Learned the importance of presenting a clear “point-of-view”. Produced very creative and relevant projects with little direction.


EDUCATION

California College of the Arts
B.F.A, Industrial Design
2001 – 2006

Central St. Martins College of Art & Design
United Kingdom, Industrial Design
2004 – 2005


References and portfolio available on request

Projects by Nick Shorten

GLASS
8 Files

LIGHTING
12 Files

FURNITURE
7 Files

CERAMIC
3 Files

WOOD
12 Files

JEWELRY
5 Files

ALLOY
1 File

PACKAGING
2 Files