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Elliot Cohen
Director of Industrial Design
Irvine, CA
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About
Industrial Designer with experience in bringing products from idea to market within a broad range of industries such as: consumer/professional electronics, technology, transportation, fitness, toys, wellness, baby and housewares.
My experience has been focused on developing innovative solutions to improve the experience of products through user centered design.
Projects within my portfolio can be seen at:
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Education
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BFA Industrial DesignSavannah College of Art and Design2009 - 2011
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Experience
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Director of Industrial DesignVinci BrandsIrvine, CANov 2020 - Present (1 year 1 month)
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Industrial Design ManagerTeradek & Small HDIrvine, CAJul 2017 - Nov 2020 (3 years 4 months)
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Manager, Global Industrial Design + InnovationHelen of TroyDec 2015 - Jul 2017 (1 year 7 months)
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Industrial Designer / Product Development EngineerJarden Corporation (NUK USA)Jan 2015 - Dec 2015 (11 months)• Designed and Engineered baby products for NUK and Gerber brands.
• Produced feasibility models and prototypes to validate product concepts in the R&D facility.
• Created and managed specifications, drawings, qualification plans, and test methods for projects.
• Challenged traditional methods of design and engineering to push the boundaries of innovation.
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Industrial DesignerBrookstoneApr 2013 - Jan 2015 (1 year 9 months)• Designed and developed product lines within a broad range of categories that include technology,wellness, housewares and fitness
• Proactively partnered with internal and external engineering teams to maintain design intent throughout engineering stages
• Collaborated with Quality Assurance and vendors throughout off tool sample rounds to ensure quality standards are met
• Utilized skills in rapid freehand ideation, Solidworks modeling, and prototyping to bring products from napkin sketch to market -
Industrial DesignerCasabellaApr 2012 - Apr 2013 (1 year)• Conceptualize, design and engineer products from concept to market within housewares
• Assist fellow designers in completing tasks to ensure deadlines are met for the company
• Manage my own projects and communicate with factories in China/Mexico to improve productivity
• Received a utility patent on plunger and base
• CEO assigned me project director of a 25th anniversary concept to be unveiled at Internatiional Housewares Show -
Freelance DesignElliot Cohen DesignNov 2011 - Apr 2012 (5 months)• Developed in store P.O.P displays for Taylor Swift's fragrance, Wonderstruck
• Helped design aftermarket motorcycle parts and prepared them for prototype
• Helped re-design an electric car concept with engineers in Germany
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Industrial Design Student Sponsored ClassPentairMar 2011 - Jun 2011 (3 months)Worked to create innovative solutions for aquatic equipment at Pentair Water, within the Pool and Spa division. Research, 2D and 3D ideation led to a final concept that was presented to the company. Deliverables included highly organized research, rapid ideation, computer geometry, high quality computer renderings, and a finished rapid prototype appearance model.
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Fisher- Price InternshipMattelSep 2010 - Dec 2010 (3 months)• Designed three toys for the Imaginext brand, that are currently in the market in Target, Walmart, and Toys R Us
• Worked with marketing, packaging, and engineering to develop new products
• Utilized licensing and royalty agreements with other companies while designing
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Awards
Work Featured On:
The Wall Street Journal
Core77
Good Housekeeping
Gizmodo - Australia
Yanko Design
eWallstreeter
Tuvie
Trend Hunter
Star Magazine
Eco Chunk
IHA - Monthly Newsletter
Spicytec
Celebrity Balla - Trending News
Digital Versus
Green Style - Italy
All Techie News
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@ElliotCohen, member since 2010
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