I am an award winning Industrial Designer with 9+ years of experience designing products for the Consumer, Home, Tool, Fashion, & Automotive industry. I specialize in Brand Strategy, Marketing Position, Conceptualization, Visual Communication, Ergonomics, and Model Making. I am open to relocation.
EXPERIENCE:
Heys USA, Weston, FL
Assistant Vice President – Product Development, 3/12-present
Bryan Design Studio, Inc., Miami, FL
President and Founder, 5/98-present
• Provide full design & product development, and onsite consulting services. Expand, Position & Grow Company. Mentor, Lecture and Educate about Industrial Design.
• Helped fundraised $20,000 on Kickstarter.com for the Klinggon Cord Management
• Secured $50,000 funding with estimates sales projection well over $15,000,000 first year launch for Lowe’s
Clients List:
Office Depot, Ativa, Fossil, Lowe's, Priority Designs, MoodForm, Denon, Staples, PWP Industries, Karla Events, Pavlik Design Team, Office Depot, Swiss Army, Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Husky Tools, Iron Bridge Tools, Kobalt Tools, Swarovski Crystal, CNBC, Motorola, Forward Industries, Hatch Lighting, Klinggon & Miami AD School
Contract Positions:
Priority Designs/ Lowe's Home Improvement, Charlotte, NC
Industrial Design Contractor, 12/11-12/12
Iron Bridge Tools, Miami, FL
Industrial Design Contractor, 12/11-3/12
Dell Computers/ Alienware division, Miami, FL
Senior Industrial Designer, 04/08-02/10
• Developed product line consisting of 25 items for gamers that instill the Alienware Brand Design Language 2.0, including Laptops, Bags, Mouse, Keyboard, Monitors, & Packaging
• Collaborated with Global team members in the United States, Europe and Asia
• Products won Best of CES 2010 & 2011, & Best of Innovations 2010
SKILLS:
2D Software: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Flash Catalyst, Flash Professional, Flash Builder, Dreamweaver, Fireworks , Contribute, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Adobe Audition, Adobe OnLocation, Encore, Bridge, Device Central, & Media Encoder), Microsoft Office ( Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook), Familiar with Mac & PC
3D Software: Solidworks, Alias Studio Tools, Rhinoceros, Pro-E, Hypershot, & 3D Studio Max
Design Skills: CAD, Drafting, Brief, Research, Sketching, Hand Rendering, Marker Rendering, 3D rendering, Prototyping, Product Innovation, Budgeting, Manufacturing, Design for Manufacturing, Process Manufacturing, Cost Reduction, Cost Savings, Cost Estimating, Model Making, Market Research, Video Production, Public Speaking, Contract Negotiation, Product Management, Product Marketing, Product Launch, Product Planning, Business Planning,
& Product Strategy
Manufacturing: Metal, Plastic, Die Cutting, Soft goods
Personal Skill: Time Management, Entrepreneurship Sprit
Industry: Consumer Product Design, Retail & Environmental Design, Automotive Design, Tool Design, Graphic Design, Furniture Design
Languages: Competent Spanish & Fluent Patois (Patwa)
EDUCATION:
College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
BFA in Industrial Design, 05/06
• Internship with American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) (3 Months)
• Gained 3 years Co-op experience with Chrysler, Angell Manufacturing, PPG, & Surface Finishing Industry Council
Miami, FL
College for Creative Studies Detroit
College for Creative Studies