Reggie Wilson

Footwear Designer — Boston, MA

About

I am an Industrial Designer who loves the challenge of designing better products. I am currently working for Puma designing footwear in the running category.

Experience:
3 years
Education:
Art Institutes International

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Resumé

Employment:

Puma North America( Boston, MA) May 2011
Footwear Designer 1-Performance

BBC International LLC (Randolph, MA) February 2010

Freelance Worker
-Created footbed graphics for kids sandals
-Concept sketches for boys running shoe

Reebok International (Canton, MA) Nov. 2008-Oct. 2009

Footwear Apprentice
-Designed a basketball shoe that will be part of a major initiative in 2010
-Designed a water shoe in the Adventure Category for Spring/Summer 2011 season
-Presented sketches to the Design Directors, VP of Footwear, and Global Creative Director
-Created Colorways for Walking/Adventure Category
-Assisted designers in creating tech packs for basketball, training, walking, and Kids footwear
-Responsible for making prototype uppers on Adventure, Walking, and Kids, footwear using sublimation printing

Education:
The Art Institute of Philadelphia Bachelors of Science Degree in Industrial Design

Achievements:
-Intuitive Chess Set design featured in Singapore's "August Man" Magazine (Jan. 2010)
-Outstanding Achievement award winner for the 2008 Summer Graduating class
-Recipient of 6 Best of Quarter awards at the Art Institute of Philadelphia
-Graduated with Honors

Traditional Skills: Marker Rendering, Technical Drawing, Model Making, Metal Plastic and Wood Fabrication, Mold making

Computer Proficiency: Mac and PC, Illustrator, Photoshop, Microsoft Suite,

Computer Familiarity: Auto Desk 3D Studio Max, Computer Aided Design, Corel Painter, Sketchbook Pro, Rhinoceros



Projects by Reggie Wilson