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Lavin Cuddihee
Design Director, Product Planning, Team Management, and Automotive Historian

............................. Domestic and International Projects..............................

Office: 828-817-5302

design-seven@hotmail.com

EXPERIENCE: DESIGN MANAGEMENT 15+ YEARS
PRIMARY AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN CONSULTANT TO MAJOR OEMs, COTTAGE INDUSTRY, and SPECIALTY MANUFACTURERS, AUTOMOTIVE HISTORIAN

NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, WHOLESALE / RETAIL, MARKETING,
CONCEPT VEHICLES, PROTOTYPE BUILD EXPERIENCE
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN STRATEGY and PROJECT COORDINATION - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

BUSINESS SKILLS:
STRATEGY, TREND PROJECTION AND ANALYSIS, COMMUNICATIONS
TEAM MANAGEMENT � IN STUDIO AND WEB BASED ENVIRONMENTS

SKILLED IN:
2D communication - RENDERING, SKETCHING, MODELING, FAMILIARITY WITH 3D DESIGN TOOLS, EXCEL, WORD, PHOTOSHOP,
KNOWLEDGE OF APPLIED MATERIALS: INJECTION MOLDED PLASTICS, METALS, COMPOSITES, AND FABRICS - TEXTILES - ARTICULATING ROOF SYSTEMS - FORM AND SURFACE EVALUATION, ERGONOMICS, AND HUMAN FACTORS DEVELOPMENT, VEHICLE ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT
EXCELLENT VERBAL and WRITTEN skills,

PATENTS:
USA FUNCTIONAL DESIGN PATENT - 'RAMJET' FORCED COLD AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM for Ford Mustang

EDUCATION:
ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN - Pasadena, CA
Industrial Design / Transportation - Bachelor of Science w/ HONORS, 1992

WEBSTER UNIVERSITY - St. Louis, MO Theatrical and Directorial Arts, Set and Lighting Design - 1980
Stage Production: Direction and Design in NYC. 1979 -1984. Set Design - Film Industry California, 1984 - 1989.

SPECIAL INTEREST:
EXPERIMENTAL MATERIAL USAGE IN NEW PRODUCT APPLICATIONS, AUTOMOTIVE RESTORATION, MOTORCYCLING, and an occasional 18 holes

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