Andrew Garrison

• Created products based on original concepts and shaped them from ideation through market introduction
• Developed products based on concepts by company founder Robert Sonneman or other team members, from simple fixtures to large complex lighting systems
• Hand and digital sketching; 3D modeling; prototyping via 3D printing and physical model-making, including electronic assembly; product and interior space layout and rendering
• Extensive work with overseas manufacturers and vendors
• Engineering and design-for-manufacturing on complex, innovative products
• Created collateral material including product images, renderings, installation instructions, and packaging graphics; wrote and edited copy for catalogs and online materials

• Responsible for technical drawings across entire eyewear product line
• Translated designer sketches (digital or hand) to design drawings for prototyping and production
• Worked directly with overseas manufacturers and material/component vendors in Europe and Asia, including international travel
• Extensive drawing and drafting in AutoCAD and Adobe Illustrator
• Instrumental in defining new design standards for better function and fit
• Consulted with in-house optical lab on quality, process, and fulfillment questions

• Generate digital models of physical parts and create CNC files for in-house manufacturing
• Create new product concepts and designs for prototyping and production
• Refine and update existing designs
• Act as point of contact with contract manufacturers
• Consult on aesthetic, functional, practical, and production issues for a variety of products
• Graphic design for in-house and promotional materials and signage

• GreenFab is an NSF-supported program that uses sustainable design and green technology to teach science, technology, engineering, and math skills to South Bronx high school students
• Provide formal instruction to a total of roughly 50 students in a classroom setting
• Run lab sessions for project fabrication; lead activities and trips; help develop and evaluate curriculum
• Spontaneously modify and adapt lessons and activities to engage and excite students

• Instrumental in launching a line of bathroom accessory products to complement the brand’s existing line of high-end stainless steel sinks and basin grids
• Helped generate new designs and consulted on designs in process within existing product lines
• Responsible for model-making, SolidWorks, Illustrator, prototype fabrication, graphic design in printed materials, and other general support

• Instrumental in designing and launching inaugural product line and packaging for Domestic Aesthetic, a small, well-regarded housewares company with an emphasis on sustainability
• The “Rosebud” Felt Bowl was twice featured in the New York Times and is carried by museum shops and independent retailers in the U.S. and abroad

• Assisted in the production of classic American wood furniture and pottery, working closely with Charlie Shackleton, Miranda Thomas, and their team
• Learned hands-on construction, joinery, and finishing techniques