Ian Forte

■ Consulting for industries including: medical, fitness, construction safety, etc.
■ Collaborated with not only small startup clients on tight budgets, but with large ones
requiring elaborate development schedules
■ Worked through all stages of development, from research and prototyping through
to production CAD and sourcing
■ Included on multiple patents
■ Traveled to Hong Kong to finalize production for a client

■ Integrated into the design team of the cosulting firm
■ Developing concepts from clients, specifically prospective inventors
■ Creating presentation material for the purpose of pitching client concepts to potential manufactures or licensees
■ Fast pace ideation and project turnaround environment

■ Part of the engineering department as the sole industrial designer for the company
■ Design work on all aspcts of the T10 Treadmill and Korebalance rehabilitation machine, along with many small retrofit or design improvement projects
■ Working directly with manufacturing, assembly, and vendors
■ Responsible for all graphics and decals related to the products
■ Create renderings and concepts for presentations, brochures, and web use
■ Experience with sheet metal and tube frame design

■ Incorporated as active member of the design team
■ Developing products such as chainsaws, construction equipment, and lawnmowers
■ Exercising skills by taking part in brainstorm sessions, proposing my own concepts through sketching and rendering, and developing the function and form of products
■ Working with engineering and marketing departments
■ Responsible for shop work including painting, prototype construction, rapid
prototype finishing, and show model preparation.