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Lead Industrial Designer
Kohler, WI
Jul 2015 - Present (5 years 11 months)
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Freelance Industrial Designer and Graphic Designer
Work Horse Design
Grand Rapids, MI
Nov 2007 - Present (13 years 7 months)
PRODUCT DESIGN :: Problem Solving, Product Development, Consumer Research, Concept Development, Exceptional Photoshop Rendering Abilities, to Creating Visual Brand Language, Branding, Storyboarding
GRAPHIC DESIGN :: Logo Development, Commissioned Artwork, Illustrations, Apparel Design, Branding, to Creating Stand Out Presentations
Message me for availability.
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Contract Industrial Designer
Nottingham and Spirtk
Cleveland, OH
Jan 2015 - Apr 2015 (3 months)
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Category Design Lead
Bissell Homecare
Grand Rapids, MI
Apr 2012 - Sep 2014 (2 years 5 months)
As Lead Designer I helped revitalized BISSELL’s complete design strategy and how they go about creating products that will compete in one of the world's most competitive segments the floor care category. My small team and I brought life to a stagnant Visual Brand Language through an endless onset of ideas, sketching, and Photoshop renderings centering on the consumers needs and desires. It’s always about the end user. In addition to these efforts with the help of one of the best engineering and marketing teams I have had the pleasure to ever work with we were able to push product development beyond the limits that even upper management could ever envision.
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Industrial Designer
Hasbro / Nerf and Super Soaker
Pawtucket, RI
Nov 2007 - Apr 2012 (4 years 5 months)
Nerf and Super Soaker had tremendous growth during my tenure here. We went from being one of the smallest brands under the Hasbro umbrella to being the largest and a household name throughout the world. I learned from the best and continue to apply their teachings to building brands with innovative products that aesthetically will standout on shelf from the competition.
During my time at Hasbro I grew to be the lead designer for Super Soaker, Nerf Sports, Nerf Fire-Vision, as well as Nerf Dart Tag and some Nerf N-Strike products.
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Industrial Designer
Atlanta, GA
Jun 2007 - Dec 2007 (6 months)
As a part of a very small design team, I was able to get my hands on wide range of initiatives from creating a visual brand language for Meco’s line of Aussie Gas Grills, to creating advance concepts for Interface Flor and Scientific Games, and working on production work for Husqvarna and EGT. Because of our large clientele at Propane Creative I’d inherited an immense amount of real world experience right out of school.
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Industrial Design Intern
TARDEC
Warren, MI
Jan 2007 - Jun 2007 (5 months)
Created concepts and physical models that help provide solutions to the many problems our Military encountered with their HMMWV (aka Hummer) Vehicle on patrol in various parts of the world.
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Industrial Design Intern
Hasbro (Nef and Super Soaker)
Pawtucket, RI
May 2006 - Oct 2006 (5 months)
A great internship that allowed me to focus on concept development, product refinement, and model making for Nerf and Super Soaker.
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Industrial Design Intern (Contract)
Plastic Safety Systems, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
Jan 2006 - May 2006 (4 months)
Develop concepts and physical models that focus on quick safety sign and signal deployment in case of emergencies and hazardous conditions.
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Industrial Design Intern
Diebold
North Canton, OH
May 2005 - Aug 2005 (3 months)
My main duties was to focused on concept development, research, and product refinement for future Diebold products that centered around security and fraud protection.
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Industrial Design Intern
Converse
Dover, MA
May 2005 - Jun 2005 (1 month)
Selected as apart of a group of 8 Industrial Design Students from across the country for their 2nd annual Intern Design Event. Most of the work focused on design blitzes for concept development around future concepts for their existing models and ideation for footwear that centered on their spokespeople like Dwyane Wade and Mos Def.
My 10 year old neighbor loves his Nerf toys. I printed some of these and gave them to him. He hung them above his desk...maybe he'll be an industrial designer someday!!! Nice work!!!!
awesome...
Thanks Erik! I dig your work as well.
Awesome, exciting stuff...
Thank you M!
Amazing array of concepts
Impressive sketches and concepts.
Nice! very DanielSimon!
Thank you M!
Awesome, exciting stuff...
Thanks Erik! I dig your work as well.
awesome...
My 10 year old neighbor loves his Nerf toys. I printed some of these and gave them to him. He hung them above his desk...maybe he'll be an industrial designer someday!!! Nice work!!!!