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Chief Creative Officer
FUTURE ELEMENTS
Jan 2008 - Present (13 years 1 month)
Future Elements is my freelance company and we specialize in industrial and graphic design in the toy, motorsports, and entertainment industries. We offer a diverse range of design services including conceptual design, 3D visualizing, Industrial design, and custom graphic artwork. We have done work for such clients as Disney, Activision, Mattel, Spinmaster, Wow Wee toys, Hasbro, Toys R Us, EA, Arctic Cat stunt team,DC Comics, Flying Lizard motorsports, ICON4X4, Fly Racing, Troy Lee Designs, Arctic Cat and several start up companies.
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Senior Design Manager
FLY Racing
Boise, United States
In charge of helmet development and provide design for Fly Racing protective gear. Oversee all the production of helmets and protective gear to meet production and catalog deadlines. Package development for several products including, Helmets, Goggles, Gloves and Protective gear. Help research and develop new technologies for Helmets and Protective gear. Help lead and give support to design team several areas of the Fly Racing Brand. Most recent released project: Designed and developed the Elite Helmet Most recent project: Designed and developed with the Fly Team a new high the Formula helmet that recently launched. Three year project that took a lot of testing and experimental development which produced very impressive test results.
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Senior Design Manager
Fly Racing
Boise, ID
Sep 2015 - Sep 2018 (3 years)
In charge of helmet development and provide design for Fly Racing protective gear. Oversee all
the production of helmets and protective gear to meet production and catalog deadlines.
Package development for several products including, Helmets, Goggles, Gloves and Protective
gear.
Help research and develop new technologies for Helmets and Protective gear.
Help lead and give support to design team several areas of the Fly Racing Brand.
Most recent released project: Designed and developed the Elite Helmet
Most recent project: Designed and developed with the Fly Team a new high the Formula helmet that recently launched. Three year project that took a lot of testing and experimental development which produced very impressive test results.
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Design Director
HJC Helmets
Alhambra, CA
2012 - 2015 (3 years)
Oversaw all graphics and helmet design in North America. Implement new processes for better design. Create design consistency across the line of HJC products. Work with manufacturing to improve quality and design. Work with Distributors to improve product to increase sales Re invent the HJC brand and make it more relevant in the motorsports industry In North America. Designed and Developed the CLX7 Motocross helmet Designed majority of Helmet graphics for Along with
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Director of Protective Equipment
Troy Lee Designs
Corona, United States
2005 - 2008 (3 years)
Was in charge of creating new designs in the protective gear category. Designed SE1 and SE2 Helmet, Chest protector, mountain bike knee and elbow pads, along with creating graphics for several projects from race teams to helmet graphics. Designed several SEMA show cars.
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Senior Designer
Mattel/ Hot Wheels
El Segundo, CA
2003 - 2005 (2 years)
Helped lead the design team on Acceleracers cartoon and story line for the TV show. The designs and story were later used for Battle Force 5 Helped lead team on Dropstars and HIN (Formula Drift) lines and helped create a more efficient process for development of the 1/32 die cast car line. Other lines I worked at Mattel were Monster Jam, Batman, 1/18th Scale Collector line and Barbie. Designed the graphics for Team Hot Wheels helmets. Worked on several Basic cars in the Hot Wheels line. 1968 Mustang (Tooned), HKS Altezza, 49 Merc (Hardnozed), Brick Cutter, Mercy Breaker, Sir Ominous, Bully Goat, Phastasm, RD09, Scorcher.
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Designer
Troy Lee Designs
Corona, CA
2000 - 2003 (3 years)
Designed several pieces of protective equipment. Projects included chest protector, Knee Pads and several SEMA car designs.