Alex Reynolds
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About
Over time, my experience has been mostly focused on the jewelry industry, and so now, that is where I focus my time and energy, and I'm proud to share those skills. As of this writing, I am focusing on CAD modeling to help jewelry stores open bottle necks or offer new services, and I'm developing jewelry lines to offer stores a new option to fill their shelves and excite their customers. Of course, there are many other products and services on the roadmap, and I can't wait to share them with you.
As for my background, I got my master's in Industrial Design. The core of what I do revolves around using design methodology for creating beautiful, functional products, whether jewelry related or not, that customers, and businesses, get passionate about. I've found that it's the little details that make the difference. I'm always designing and redesigning products, user interfaces & systems to make them more attractive, ergonomic, intuitive, and more competitive while working to reduce the cost of manufacturing and shipping. -
Education
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Industrial Design Industrial DesignArizona State University2009 - 2009Took a sketching class, with a focus in markers and colored pencils, to continue my education and sharpen my design skills.
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Interior DesignScottsdale Community College2009 - 2009Took a sketching class to continue my education and sharpen my design skills.
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Masters Industrial DesignAuburn University2005 - 2008
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BS MarketingColorado State University2000 - 2005I spent my first year and a half in the mechanical engineering program and feel comfortable speaking with engineers.
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Experience
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OwnerCharming Quail - Jewelry Design ServicesFort Collins, CONov 2023 - Present (1 year 5 months)I am the owner/operator, designer, CAD modeler, logistics manager, marketing manager, client relationship builder & custodial engineer.
We offer business to business jewelry services. Right now, our focus is on CAD modeling to help jewelry stores open bottle necks or offer new services, but we're also working on developing jewelry lines to help create new alternatives for stores to offer on their shelves.
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Domestic Experience DesignerReynolds Home Sole ProprietorshipAug 2020 - Present (4 years 8 months)Designing life experiences through dramatic enactments of battle deaths, initiating monster chases and mastering macaroni and cheese cuisine.
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Freelance Industrial DesignerJun 2008 - Feb 2024 (15 years 8 months)I specialize in product design, but also practice graphic design, user interface design and more.
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Industrial DesignerDarvierJan 2014 - Jul 2020 (6 years 6 months)Designing custom jewelry for clients includes getting to know the clients, their needs and their personal style. From there I sketch up ideas with clients on the spot using pencil and paper. Once I've developed an idea that the clients absolutely love, I either build a CAD model of the design for milling or 3D printing and lost wax casting, or I work with a wax carver to clearly communicate the design for accurate reproduction in hand carved wax. It just depends on which method the design lends itself to.
The custom designs include everything from slight evolutions to completely new designs from the ground up, from the classically beautiful, to the fun, wild and out there, depending on the clients' desires. -
Graphic Design / Business InstructorCollegeAmericaMar 2012 - Jan 2014 (1 year 10 months)Warping...I mean shaping young minds as I teach them the ways of both Graphic Design and business through lectures, projects and tutoring.
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Chair of Social Media CommitteeNoCoNetNov 2011 - Apr 2012 (5 months)I took a committee that had dissolved and rebuilt it from the ground up. I have used leadership skills to guide this committee in developing it's mission, setting goals and following through on those goals. We now serve NoCoNet by educating our members on how to utilize social media effectively for job hunting.
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Electronics Specialist / Bike BuilderTargetApr 2009 - Mar 2012 (2 years 11 months)Guest service, help guests to find the items that they need, listen to guests needs, render solutions for guests (especially in the electronics department), help guests to leave with a smile even if they entered the store very upset, work with a team to keep shelves stocked, clean and organized. Build and repair all bicycles that come through our store.
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VolunteerIgnite Fort Collins2012 - 2012
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Graduate StudentAuburn UniversityJun 2005 - May 2008 (2 years 11 months)Studied and practiced industrial design through corporate sponsorships, which allowed me to get experience working with corporate clients before graduation. Also developed a dental handpiece (dental drill) for my thesis. The new design reduces apprehension of pediatric patients, while improving ergonomics for dentists. Also worked as the GTA for the photography class in Auburn's Industrial Design program.
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Industrial Designer InternGame TimeJun 2007 - Aug 2007 (2 months)I designed and developed new playground equipment.
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Awards
2nd Place in the Graduate Forum of Auburn University (engineering division) 2008
Design & Emotion Conference
2010 Spertus Institute & the Design and Emotion Society
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On Coroflot@alexreynolds, member since 2006
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