Coroflot

Resume

Education

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design, June 2008
The Art Institute of California-Orange County, Santa Ana, California
Graduated with Honors, President and Treasurer of AIC-OC IDSA Club

Bachelor of Fine Arts, July 1989
Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Dean's List

Employment
VSI Products, Inc., June 2010-Present
Cerritos, California
Marketing Manager/Product Design

Nova Lighting, November 2008-December 2008
Huntington Park, California
Junior Designer
-Designed lamps, lighting and furniture. Heavy on ideation concepts, sketching. The economy hit the company hard and the entire design department was let go.

Miller Freeman/VNU, Inc., January 1994-November 2004
Santa Fe, New Mexico; Laguna Beach and Laguna Hills, California
Editor-in-Chief, Bicycle Retailer & Industry News
-Managed editorial staff, freelancers, contract writers and art department personnel while setting the tone and direction of the magazine and related publications.
-Worked with the publisher to conceive of, develop and launch new business opportunities.
-Worked with printer and production managers ensuring timely shipment and delivery of 22 magazines each year.
-Researched, reported, wrote and edited articles.

Honda R&D, November 1992-March 1993
East Liberty, Ohio
Translator (part-time/temporary)
-Translated from Japanese to English corporate research and development comparison test procedure manuals.

Interpress/Japan Cycle Press, December 1990-July 1992
Tokyo, Japan
Assistant Editor/Art Director
-Designed and implemented systems saving more than $10,000 per issue.
-Researched, wrote, edited and translated articles.
-Shot photographs and laid out magazine.

Computer Skills
-Adobe Illustrator CS3
-Adobe Photoshop CS3
-SolidWorks with PhotoWorks 2008
-Bunkspeed Hypershot
-AutoCAD
-Maya
-MS Office Suite
-Quark Express
-Goldmine
-Apple & PC Platforms

Other Skills
-2D Sketching
-Model Building
-Japanese

Freelance
-Designed a ceiling fan for Minka Group.
-Designed soft goods for bicycle-related bag supplier. Designs are in prototype stage and slated for production April 2008.
-Designed graphics for T-shirts, posters, sticker, logos, 1985-Present
-Web site design, 1998-Present
-Freelance writer, September 1993-July 2005, Cycle Sport America, Wintersport Business, Mountain Bike International, Bicycle Retailer & Industry News, Cycle Press, 1993
-Exhibited and sold paintings, photographs and silkscreen prints, 1988-Present
-Photographs published in a variety of magazines, 1988-2004

Organizations
Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA), East Bay Velo Club, USA Cycling, International Mountain Bicycling Association, Habitat for Humanity volunteer

Hobbies
Cycling, jazz, saxophone, restoring vintage cars and bicycles, collecting mid-century modern artifacts, DIY projects around the house