Coroflot

Resume

// SCHOOL
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
BFA in Industrial Design - May 2004

// WORK EXP
Packaging / Industrial Design
Nestle Global Industrial Design
St. Louis, Missouri
Fall 2004 - current
Part of a global industrial design team
working on building design into strategic
brands within the Nestle portfolio. I have managed
several key projects for Nestle Purina and have helped
lead the design charge within the global team, pushing
for exposure and delineated design direction in an effort
to expand Nestle's image as a global innovator.


Freelance Industrial / Packaging Design
Nathan Brown / Alex Beh Film - "Bodega"
Chicago, Illinois
2006
Designed mock packaging for a short film.


Graphic Design
Glen-Ed Food Pantry
Edwardsville, Illinois
2000-2001, 2006
Designed pamphlets for mass distribution to the
surrounding public. Also designed a logo for an
United Way sponsored campaign.

// SKILL (design)
Materials Research, Manufacturing Processes
(Injection / Blow Molding / Thermoform Knowledge),
Design Research, Ethnographic Studies,
Rendering, Technical Drawing, Mockup/Model
Creation, Graphic Layouts, Point of Purchase,
Exhibition Design, Product Management, Rapid
(Sketching) Visualization, Team Leadership,
Group Project Management, Product
Storyboarding, Prototyping (FDM, SLS, SLA,
CNC) Experience

// SKILL (digital)
Adobe Creative Suite, Flash, Solidworks, 3D Studio
Max, Bunkspeed, Alias SketchBook Pro (Tablet
Sketching Experience), Microsoft Office

Ample knowledge of both Mac and PC interface

// AFFILIATIONS & AWARDS
Beneful Prepared Meals Package featured on the front cover of
Packaging Digest. Also featured in Package Design 'Best Of' Gallery 2007

IDSA member / 2000-present

IDSA_St. Louis Chapter / Social Chair 2007-09, Chapter President 2009-
present

DMI

(UIUC) 5 time "Designatorium" participant. Helped
develop team leadership and group
interaction skills as well as work on complicated
social aspects and design issues with large
groups of individuals

iSPACE Chicago participant. Annual exhibit in
downtown Chicago where UIUC seniors
display thesis projects for both the
professional and public world to view.


// I LIKE...
Golfing / Wakeboarding / Laughing / Eating /
Boating / Thinking / Dreaming / Softball
Socializing / Sketching / Cars / Groundhogs /
Traveling / Float Trips / Steve Green (yeah...I have my own
color.) Cooking / Parasailing / and playing
washers (will explain if needed) ... oh yeah, and
that design thing too...