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Senior Industrial Designer
Specialized Bicycle Components
Apr 2013 - Present (11 years 6 months)
- Lead designer for Specialized hard-goods. Includes everything from pumps, saddles, waterbottle cages, to cycling computers.
- Involved in user studies, sketching, concept design, prototyping, material finishes, color studies,
to production parts.
- Mastering the skill of making prototypes for quick same day brainstorming sessions or for
final finished models.
- Knowledgeable using general wood working and metal machinery, along with paint booths.
- Communicate consistently and timely with product managers and engineers.
- Mentor and fostered the creativity of intern and junior Industrial Designers.
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Industrial Designer
Cycling Sports Group
Oct 2009 - Mar 2013 (3 years 5 months)
While at CSG I designed parts and accessories, bike frames, packaging, and graphics for the brands; Cannondale, GT, Schwinn, and Mongoose.
- Understood and executed brand identity and design language between multiple inhouse brands.
- Involved from sketching, concept design, prototyping, material finishes, color studies,
to production parts.
- Collaborated with internal think tanks on numerous advanced concept developments for future
components and bicycles.
- Coordinated material finish and part design with the Taiwan engineering office.
- Developed and created 3D tool ready surfaces for bicycle frames and components.
- Traveled to Germany, Holland, and Japan to define new product archetypes
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Industrial Designer Intern
Black & Decker
Jan 2009 - Apr 2009 (3 months)
-Supported Industrial Design team for Dewalt, Delta, Black & Decker.
-Performed concept ideation, component level design, model making and painting, product photography, competitor research, and Graphic Design.
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Industrial Designer Intern
|DS Manufacturing
2008 - Dec 2008 (2 months)
Engineered reusable dunnage and packaging with a focus on material and cost reduction.