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Senior Designer
Golden Lighting
Tallahassee, FL
Mar 2012 - Present (12 years 1 month)
• Generate new concepts
• Create, review, edit and approve CAD drawings
• Collaborate with Golden Lighting’s design team
• Research design trends, new materials, and technologies to develop
• Oversee market analysis of product pricing to ensure that Golden’s cost is competitive
• Communicate design requirements to factories
• Review prototypes to make sure the samples meet design goals
• Work with suppliers to ensure designs incorporates low-cost, high-quality manufacturing techniques
• Provide consistent compliance with UL, CUL, and CSA standards
• Promote brand awareness through interactions with customers and sales reps
• Collaborate with sales, supply chain, warehouse, and customer service to address any design concerns
• Travel to factories and industry tradeshows, domestic and international travel
• Manage and foster the company’s relationship with overseas vendors
• Provide support for quality and engineering issues related to the company’s existing product line
• Approve new products for ordering and photography
• Setup new/existing fixtures in our Dallas showroom
• Train team regarding product
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Design Director
Cue & Case Sales Inc.
St. Augustine, FL
Mar 2008 - Mar 2012 (4 years)
Manage all creative projects from conception to finalization in graphic and product development.
Graphic Design –
• Designed monthly national print ads, specials, and brochures
• Created supporting web banners and e-mail ad campaigns (monthly) using Adobe Creative Suite and Subscriber Mail
Communicated with outside print shops, ad agencies, and multi-media firms
Product Development –
• Designed and developed cue sticks, lighting fixtures, furniture, and accessories for the billiard industry
• Communicated designs through sketches/image renderings, 2D drafting, and 3D models daily with our manufacturing company in China
• Notable Accomplishment: Designed a new line of metal inlay and exotic wood cue sticks utilizing new patent pending technologies. This increased brand awareness and opened a new line of Lucasi Hybrid Fusion sticks (retail $349.99-$1349.99) that premiered at the BCA Billiard show in June 2008.
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Industrial Designer
Hunter Lighting Group
Jacksonville, FL
Jun 2006 - Nov 2007 (1 year 5 months)
• Designed indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures for the Hunter catalog line and retail companies (Sams Club, Lowes, Home Decorators Collection, Menards, etc.)
• Product design and development of chandeliers, pendants, lanterns, lamps, and bathroom vanities (300+ SKU annually)
• Designed indoor and outdoor decorative water fountains
• Communicated product design specifications through sketches/image renderings and 3D modeling
• Daily communication with multiple manufacturers in China
• Assisted in the installation and presentation of new product introductions at tradeshows
• Designed licensed products within corporate guidelines (Mattel and Ernest Hemingway)
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Industrial Designer
Anchor Hocking Glass
Lancaster, OH
Jul 2005 - May 2006 (10 months)
• Designed new glass products for major retail companies (Wal-Mart, Target, Pampered Chef, etc.)
• Designed and developed beverageware, dinnerware, bakeware, containers, and home décor
• Interacted and collaborated closely with marketing, sales, engineering, and outside rapid prototyping resources
• Created production-level 2D CAD drawings and 3D models using Pro-E for rapid prototype 3D models used for client feedback
• Created realistic photo images for client presentations using Form• Z
• Traveled to Home showcase tradeshows for the presentation of new products
• Designed a U.S. Patent concept for a Novel/ Ornamental Removable Lid Jar (United States Patent #D575155 filed 5/17/2007)
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Adjunct Faculty
Columbus College of Art and Design
Columbus, OH
Aug 2001 - Dec 2003 (2 years 4 months)
• Taught Introduction and Advanced Computer Modeling (Form•Z)
• Introduced students to 3D modeling for industrial and interior design
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Graphic Design / 3D Modeler
Auto•des•sys, Inc.
Columbus, OH
Sep 1999 - Aug 2002 (2 years 11 months)
• Designed and produced the company’s publications, including annual newsletters (in• Form•Z), calendars, brochures, joint study program reports, packaging, websites, and monthly ads for various magazines
• Interacted closely with marketing, programmers, printing resources, and publishing companies
• Created 3D computer models using beta versions of Form•Z to promote the software application
• Developed tutorials for Form•Z manuals and student edition books on using the new program tools to create 3D models