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Aaron Pizzuti
Www.Aaronpizzuti.Com
Pittsburgh, PA
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About
Award winning designer, creative leader, innovator and educator across multiple industries and product types.
I followed my passion for art, and design through engineering and design schools and into a career of designing for some of the worlds most well known brands. In the past twenty years I've been blessed to lead product development teams in the automotive, consumer goods industries and excelled in a variety of environments from consultant to senior creative director and everything in between. The work has resulted in generating exceptional business results and driven hundred of millions in revenue. From ideation sketching and modeling to setting creative direction and leading the creative process, I've run the gamut of design responsibilities. I've worked on large scale production projects like the Dodge Durango and innovative concepts like the twin engine, skid steering, Jeep Hurricane. Learned the value of connecting to real life users while working for Nike and the power of servant leadership while developing high performance basketball and training shoes for athletes like Steph Curry and The ROCK. Through it all, I always come back to a passion for people, art, design, and an undying belief that we can create better solutions.
In 2017 I made the move back to my home town of Pittsburgh PA to start Pizzuti Design LLC. A studio and shop that focuses on projects that prioritize quality over quantity and spreading the idea of practical permanence over planned obsolesce. Our clients range from small startups to large global corporations and everything in between. We help businesses in a variety of design related ways, including consulting, setting creative direction, and designing and developing new products and ideas. -
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BFA Industrial DesignCleveland Institute of Art1995 - 1999
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2MET Mechanical EngineeringPenn State University1992 - 1995
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Principal & Design DirectorPittsburgh, PASep 2013 - Present (7 years 7 months)Product Design, Innovation, and Creative Direction.
Drawing on a career of 20+ years of building product and leading creative teams for the most recognized and respected global brands.
Specialities:
Original Thought
Footwear Design
Automotive Design
Creative Direction
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Sr. Creative DirectorUnder ArmourPortland, ORJan 2014 - Sep 2017 (3 years 8 months)Sr. Creative Director for Under Armour Basketball and Men's Training and Cleated footwear teams.
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DesignerNikeOct 2008 - May 2013 (4 years 7 months)Designer for Nike Core Performance Group. Responsible for designing a line of performance training footwear that generates over $350 million dollars of revenue annually and accounts for 77 percent of Nike's global training footwear business.
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Senior DesignerConverseMar 2008 - Oct 2008 (7 months)Senior Designer for Converse Performance Basketball group. Responsible for creating innovative advanced concepts and performance product for Converse basketball athletes.
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Design ManagerChrysler2006 - 2008 (2 years)Managed a team of designers and clay modelers in developing exterior design proposals for the 2011 Dodge Charger.
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DesignerDaimler Chrysler1999 - 2006 (7 years)Generated concept and production exterior and interior designs for Jeep, Dodge and Chrysler brands.
• 2011 Dodge Durango, Lead Exterior Designer of 2011 Durango, led Design team through theme confirmation.
• 2009 Dodge Ram, Contributing Exterior Designer.
• 2006 HEMI Nitro Concept, Project Leader as shown at SEMA 2006.
• 2006 50K Wrangler Concept, Project Leader, as shown at SEMA 2006.
• 2004 Jeep Hurricane, Lead Designer, generated concept and led development of Jeep Hurricane concept as shown 2005 NAIAS.
• 2000 Dodge Durango, Contributing Exterior Designer, led development of scale and full size themes for 2004 Dodge Durango.
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Great job!
coool work, I had one of them!
Thanks Joe, Illustrator and I didn't always like each other... LOL.
I am loving this vector artwork. Makes me want to brush up on my AI skills. Great set. Truly inspiring.
Extremely nice!
Extremely nice!
I am loving this vector artwork. Makes me want to brush up on my AI skills. Great set. Truly inspiring.
Thanks Joe, Illustrator and I didn't always like each other... LOL.
coool work, I had one of them!
Great job!