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Principal
Volume Utility
Huntington Beach, CA
Jun 2022 - Present (1 year 3 months)
• Designing successful builds for SEMA tradeshow using 3DS Max, Adobe
Suite. Supported partners with graphic design, build advice and assembly
drawings.
• Currently growing bricks/mortar retail, exhibit and tech center design work through space plans, rendered visualizations, meticulous attention to detail and client support.
• Refined bike frame branding and vendor technical pack for high-end bicycle line, using graphic design skills and rendered visualizations.
• Featured designer: Coroflot.com, 2022
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Senior Designer
Huntington Beach, CA
Apr 2016 - Jun 2022 (6 years 2 months)
• Created cool spaces for beauty, cannabis, gaming and Comic-Con clients using hand sketch, 3DS Max/vRay, Adobe Suite.
• Supported execution of developer festivals, both creatively and on-site.
• Drafted, visualized and pitched concepts by partnering with sales staff, providing costing and build advice.
• Mocked up and installed rare, one-off objects on large museum project, liaising with museum staff.
• Penned successful Comic-Con build for Netflix, netting $175K.
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Design Director
Commerce, CA
May 2011 - Apr 2016 (4 years 11 months)
• Designed spaces for pop-up retail, event, vehicle, and play areas using 3DS Max and Adobe Suite.
• Stepped in to copy write/curate company website, printed collateral, proposals and swag, speeding up roll out and saving money.
• Designed successful 10-unit pop-up retail rollout for Samsung, supporting CEO and netting $3M.
• Juror: Spring Student Portfolio Review, CSU Long Beach 2012, 2013
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Principal
Volume Utility
Huntington Beach, CA
Feb 2009 - May 2014 (5 years 3 months)
• Designed successful builds for private events, ride & drives, E3 and SEMA tradeshows.
• Liaised with one end-user client when agency partner was occupied with other projects.
• Penned successful SEMA build for TireCo by providing rendered visualizations, cost and construction advice, netting $85K.
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Senior Designer-Creative Director
Irvine, CA
Oct 2000 - Feb 2009 (8 years 4 months)
• Designed and presented point-of-sale displays, retail spaces, museums and exhibits.
• Spearheaded facelift of studio and oversaw building rebranding.
• Vetted incoming projects and ran a running work load of 75 projects totaling $4.5M.
• Managed staff, parsed out work, resolved conflicts.
• Successful Beauty Show build for Paul Mitchell Systems: $500K.
• Award: “Best Small Tradeshow Environment” Event Design Magazine, 2008
• Article: Gallery Feature, Hanwha KBIS Exhibit, Event Design Magazine, 2007
• Webinar Panelist: Trends in Exhibit Design, Red Seven Media, 2008