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About
About Me
Over my career I have had the opportunity to work with world class brands to help design experiences that enhance creativity and innovation. Involved in leading all aspects of the product design cycle from acting as Design Lead on developing concepts, through acting as Project Management Lead to ship the final refined product. While utilizing observational research, ideation, refined concept sketching, 3D form development, functional mock-up creation, packaging development, and graphic development.
Workhorse Design
Founder and industrial designer at Workhorse Design, a product design and development studio driven to create beautifully innovative products that enhance the user experience and promote business growth.
www.designworkhorse.com
jdutton@designworkhorse.com
Skill Set
Expertise: Industrial Design, Product Design, Design Strategy, Design Management, Project Management, Design Research, Ideation, Concept Generation, 3D Form Development, Advanced Surface CAD Modeling, 3D Rendering, Mock-Up Creation, Packaging Design, Graphic Development, Furniture Design
Software: SolidWorks, Keyshot, SketchBook Pro, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, PhotoWorks, Rhino, Alias Image Studio, Microsoft Office, Google G Suite
Honors & Awards
IDEA Silver Award 2008 - Blood Donation Station - Published on BusinessWeek website and in Innovation Magazine
IDEA Link - http://www.idsa.org/blood-donation-station
Design Within Reach M+D+F Competition 2009 - Canvas Lounge Chair - Finalist
Portfolio of International Universities’ Design Exhibition 2009 - Whirlpool Cook Spot - Published
Nike Purdue University Football Shirt Design Competition 2006 - Winner
ET Foundation's International Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition 2005 - Retractacycle - First Place in the Professional Class: Transportation Category -
Education
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B.A. Industrial DesignPurdue University, West Lafayette IN2003 - 2007Accumulative GPA 3.75 / 4.0 Dean’s List Every Semester
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Experience
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Senior Industrial DesignerChicago, ILOct 2017 - Present (7 years 8 months)Collaboratively working alongside the incredible team at Liberty Design Studio in Chicago and the broader team in Winston-Salem. Responsible for overall concept development and driving the user experience as well as the refinement of every aspect of the products’ function and form through to production for a wide range of home good products including high-quality decorative, functional, and innovative hardware solutions and accessories.
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Founder / Industrial DesignerChicago, ILSep 2016 - Present (8 years 9 months)Founder and industrial designer at Workhorse Design, a product design and development studio driven to create beautifully innovative products that enhance the user experience and promote business growth.
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Senior Industrial DesignerChicago, ILDec 2013 - Sep 2016 (2 years 9 months)Part of the Product Experience team at Webb deVlam; Involved in conceptualizing and designing solutions targeted to support business needs through design strategy, problem solving, research, ideation, concept sketching, 3D form development, and technical evaluation for manufacturing processes; Responsible for compelling product forms and configurations expressing the equities of the client brand, workable technical solutions integrating user, business, and manufacturing requirements.
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Industrial Designer - ContractHoffman Estates, ILOct 2013 - Jan 2014 (3 months)Worked with the Sears design team on CAD modeling development and refinement for outdoor furniture set concepts; Provided SolidWorks 3D CAD database parts/assemblies and 2D SolidWorks Drawings for preliminary costing and specs.
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Industrial Designer IIChicago, ILJan 2008 - Sep 2013 (5 years 8 months)Worked as part of the Product Development team at Radio Flyer; Involved in leading all aspects of the product design cycle from acting as Design Lead on developing concepts, through acting as Project Management Lead to ship the final refined product; Utilizing observational research, ideation, refined concept sketching, 3D form development, functional mock-up creation, packaging development, and graphic development.
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Industrial Designer - InternHudson, OHMay 2007 - Aug 2007 (3 months)Assigned to design a teeter totter for the Timber Tikes line of wooden backyard playground equipment; Worked on concept sketching, color studies, 3D CAD development, and full scale playground equipment models; Worked with the Marketing and Engineering teams to further develop concepts.
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Industrial Designer - InternChicago, ILSep 2006 - Dec 2006 (3 months)Participated in brainstorming sessions with the design team; Worked on multiple project concept sketches, concept refinement sketches, Photoshop renderings, design process books, and foam core models for client presentations and deliverables.
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Industrial Designer - InternHudson, OHJun 2006 - Aug 2006 (2 months)Assigned to help re-design the Classic Sport Cycle trike back into production; Created models for playhouse buyer presentations; Worked on ideation sketches, concept sketches, and color studies for a series of different projects; Worked with the Marketing and Engineering teams to further develop concepts.
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Awards
IDEA Silver Award 2008 - Blood Donation Station - Published on BusinessWeek website and in Innovation Magazine
Design Within Reach M+D+F Competition 2009 - Canvas Lounge Chair - Finalist
Portfolio of International Universities’ Design Exhibition 2009 - Whirlpool Cook Spot - Published
Nike Purdue University Football Shirt Design Competition 2006 - Winner
ET Foundation's International Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition 2005 - Retractacycle - First Place in the Professional Class: Transportation Category -
Affiliations
IDSA
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Elsewhere on the Web
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