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Industrial / Digital Designer
Cincinnati, OH
Apr 2013 - Present (11 years 6 months)
Partnered with numerous clients in diverse industries, including Aerospace and Medical. Assisted with design solutions in the following disciplines:
• Industrial Design
• Rendering
• 3D & 2D Animation
• Video Editing
• Graphic Design
• Logo Design
• Interactive Presentation
• Digital Model Building
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Contract Designer
Aug 2009 - Present (15 years 2 months)
President / Design Lead
8.10 - Present
• Collaborated with numerous local businesses and non-profits to aid in their design needs
• Facilitated affordable and competitive solutions and expertise to compete against national brands.
• Provided a wide range of capabilities, including:
• Industrial Design
• Web Design
• Graphic Design
• Packaging
• Product Artwork
• Product Renderings
• Brand Development
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Design Consultant
SonRise Cafe Tokyo
Dec 2008 - Nov 2009 (11 months)
• Assisted business managers with the startup and launch of SonRise Cafe, a coffeehouse in the Itabashi-Ku ward of Tokyo, providing the following expertise:
• Brand Development
• Web Design
• Graphic Design and Advertising
• Interior Design and Floor Planning
• Integration, specification, and procurement of the sound
system
• Staff Training
• Cafe construction
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Industrial Designer / Senior Industrial Designer
Peavey Electronics
Nov 2005 - Jul 2009 (3 years 8 months)
• Brainstormed, delineated, and championed the current and future establishment, refinement, and execution of brand strategy and styling cues, specifically:
• PXD Guitar brand
• Accessories product division
• RockMaster packaging identity
• Championed the ‘batwing swoop’ styling cue on
Peavey amplifiers
• Fought for standardized logo applications.
• Numerous designs released into production, including multiple industry award-winning designs
• Appeared on television’s “American Chopper” featuring Orange County Choppers and collaborated with their design department to design the OCC Guitar
• Worked with Jimmy Buffett’s organization to design the SharKart pre-show gaming kiosk, a shark-themed Rock Band Controller, and Margaritaville branded RockBand Controller
• Worked closely with company CEO on new product ideas
• Balanced the design demands of multiple product divisions with different authority structures, varying budgets and competing project priorities
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Industrial Design Intern
Procter & Gamble
Apr 2004 - Dec 2004 (8 months)
• Assisted Design Managers with design and product
development in the Fabric & Home Care GBU.
• Completion of projects subject to cost over runs
with outside design firms.
• Worked on projects pertaining to the following brands:
• Tide
• Febreze
• Mr. Clean
• Downy
• Completed interior design renderings for a new
Industrial Design space
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Industrial Design Intern
Fisher-Price
Sep 2003 - Dec 2003 (3 months)
• Developed new production toy designs, including
the Peek-A-Block Shape Sorter and Roll-A-Rounds
• Assisted the full-time designers with concept
development, brainstorming, and solid modeling.
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Industrial Design Intern
General Electric Appliances
Sep 2002 - Jun 2003 (9 months)
• Assisted Design Managers and Senior Designers
with projects
• Designed production microwave part.
• Completed a blue-sky over-the-range microwave
concept.
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Industrial Design Intern
Hammond Associates
Apr 2002 - Jun 2002 (2 months)
• Conducted ergonomic benchmarking survey
for Miracle-Gro
• Created design recommendations based upon
the results of that survey.