Colour & Materials Designer at Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd.

Shawn Campbell

Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

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Multi-faceted Designer of Transportation and Consumer Products.

An American expat working in England. With 20+ years of experience, I've combined my passion & unique perspective to craft breakthrough Design for iconic global brands including: Aston Martin Lagonda, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Foot Locker, GMC Truck, Harman Kardon, Hewlett Packard, JennAir, KitchenAid, Mattel, Maytag and Whirlpool.

Specialties include:

- Bespoke Colour & Materials Design

- Product Design / Development

- Graphic Design

- Sarcasm (!)

Original Member of the VVMC (Venice Vintage Motorcycle Club)

Venice Beach, California
Education
- BA Studio Art, Graphic Communication of the Arts
  
  University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
  
  1992 - 1996
Experience
- Colour & Materials Designer: DB11
  
  Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd.
  
  United Kingdom
  
  Feb 2015 - Present (8 years)
  
  Colour & Materials lead for Aston Martin DB11 Interior (including successive model variants). DB11 represents a monumental step for the iconic DB product line. A completely new car, DB11 is the first product launched under the "Aston Martin 2nd Century Plan" and reinstates itself as the benchmark for all Luxury / Sports GT Cars to follow.
- Senior Color & Trim Designer: Global Exterior Paint
  
  General Motors: GM Design Center
  
  Oct 2013 - Jan 2015 (1 year 3 months)
  
  Exterior Color & Trim Lead for all Buick, GMC and Cadillac branded vehicles. Tracking, Forecasting and Setting color trends while designing production finishes for the global General Motors vehicle paint color palette. Working side by side with global studios and regional designers to create trend based color solutions.
- Senior Color & Trim Designer: Chevrolet Studio
  
  General Motors: GM Design Center
  
  Feb 2011 - Oct 2013 (2 years 8 months)
  
  Color & Trim Lead for 2nd generation Chevrolet VOLT EREV (Extended Range Electric Vehicle)
  Specializing in the latest low mass, eco conscious materials. My role included creating fresh and appealing Interior / Exterior surface theme directions for this leading edge production car as well as future Chevrolet concept and show vehicles.
- Senior Color, Finish & Materials Specialist
  
  Whirlpool Corporation / KitchenAid Global Consumer Design
  
  Jul 2008 - Feb 2011 (2 years 7 months)
- Design Manager, Product Design Team (PDT)
  
  EVS Speed Protection / LIFT Safety
  
  May 2004 - Jan 2008 (3 years 8 months)
  
  Hired as a Product Designer in 2004, promoted to Senior Designer in 2006, promoted to Design Manager in 2007 to lead the Product Design Team.
- (Freelance) Independent Design Contractor
  
  Multiple Clients / Companies / Design Studios
  
  Los Angeles, CA
  
  Aug 2002 - Aug 2004 (2 years)
- Color & Materials / Graphic Designer
  
  Stuart Karten Design, Industrial Design Consultants
  
  Apr 2001 - May 2002 (1 year 1 month)
- Color & Materials / Visual Information Designer
  
  Hauser Inc., Industrial Design & Development
  
  Mar 1999 - Mar 2001 (2 years)
- Apparel Imprint Artist
  
  Foot Locker Inc. / Eastbay Inc.
  
  Feb 1997 - Jun 1998 (1 year 4 months)
Affiliations

VVMC

(Venice Vintage Motorcycle Club)

Venice Beach, California (USA)
Skills
- Product Design
- Transportation
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