Sean Horita

Designer

"the details are not the details - the details make the design" C.E.

Resume

Tether
Seattle, WA
01/12 - Present
Director, 3D

Precor
Woodinville, WA
03/11 - 01/12
Principal Designer
04/05 - 03/11
Senior Industrial Designer
Commercial Cardio Fitness Products

IDE Inc.
Scotts Valley, CA
11/00-04/05
Industrial designer for seasoned product development firm. Clients include: DVDO, Canesta, Kestrel Bicycles, Teledex, MTI Micro Fuel Cells, Creative Labs, British Telecom, Gyration. 2004 IDEA Gold Award - Kestrel Airfoil Pro Triathlon Bicycle. 2002 Good Design Award for Kestrel Edge Mountain Bike Frame. Featured on i:Design Television, Fall 2003.

Artisent
Boston, MA 1/00-10/00
Design sketches, concepts, and ProE/CDRS for action sports products with a high priority on human factors and innovative styling. Clients include: Brine Lacrosse, Crosskate/MIT, Lego Futura Boston, Jager DiPaola Kemp, US Army.

Leedom International
Norwood, MA 8/98-10/99
Initiated design directions for Alpine Sports Helmet Manufacturer’s 1999-2000 product line. Cut product development time and tooling costs for the release of two new helmet models, with use of Pro/DESIGNER and Pro/ENGINEER software.

Catalano Design
Boston, MA 9/96-7/98
Created a range of high-fidelity audio equipment and related consumer electronics for industrial design firm. Won 1997 Winter Consumer Electronics Show Design Honors for Day Sequerra Stealth Antenna. Clients include: Boston Acoustics, Tandy Corp., Snell Acoustics.

Proficient In: SolidWorks, Pro/E Wildfire, Rhinoceros, Keyshot; Adobe CS5

Education: Syracuse University, School of Art and Design
Bachelor of Industrial Design May 1996 (3.7/4.0)
Arthur Pulos Award for Professional Theory and Communication

Skilled in: Sketching and Rendering Techniques; Anatomy and Human Factors; Investment Casting in Bronze and Aluminum; Design for Injection Molding and Machining; Design for Composite materials

Interests: Bicycle Design, Fabrication, and Racing; Ducati; Design History; Travel; Snowboarding

Location

Seattle, WA

Specialties

  • Industrial Design
  • 3-D Modeling
  • Design Management

Experience

10+ years

Awards

2011 IDEA Silver - Kestrel 4000 2008 Red Dot - Precor AMT 100i 2004 IDEA Gold - Consumer Products 2002 Good Design

Affiliations

IDSA