Kyle Anderson

Dedicated, self-motivated, Senior Industrial Designer with 6+ years experience working in the product design industry for global customer base. I currently oversee accounts for Target, Sears, Kmart, Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe's, Sam’s Club, Costco. Totaling over one hundred million dollars in sales every year.

I am proficient in ideation, concept generation, Solidworks, CAD, and prototyping. Proven ability to communicate product need based on market research, consumer insights, and current market trends. Capable of analyzing market data to generate new business opportunities. Substantial knowledge of manufacturing and molding processes specifically the furniture design industry.

SOFTWARE:

Solidworks, Photoview 360, KeyShot, Rhino, Alias, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Autodesk Sketchbook Pro, AutoCAD, Microsoft Word, Power Point, Outlook, proficient with both Mac and PC platforms.

SKILLS:

Researching:

Relevant market data, consumer trends, market trends, innovative products, new processes in manufacturing, cutting edge materials, and compiling competitive in market surveys.

Concept generation:

Sketching in digital & physical media, presentation design drawing, 3D modeling, photo realistic rendering, technical CAD drawing, mock-up packaging, prototyping, and 3D Printing.

Communication:

Planning team time management, delegating designer responsibilities, client & vendor correspondence, sourcing vendors, oversee design sampling, communicating client design direction & design standards, and problem solving samples reviews.

Presenting:

Insightful market data, current market trends in; textiles, color, materials, manufacturing processes, future design direction, and concept renderings.

Technical design:

Standardizing product dimensions, achieving customer FOB by classifying product into good / better / best categories, selecting materials to fit costing guidelines, reading & critiquing CAD drawings, structural construction expertise, overseeing sample making process, color matching Pantone TPX swatches, fabric replication, packaging design, managing quality control, and creating manufacturing standards for production line optimization.

FIELDS OF INTEREST:

Furniture design, home decor, graphic design, interior design, fashion, textiles, architecture, housewares, transportation design, hand held consumer products, point of purchase, packaging design, human factors, manufacturing processes, marketing, advertising, digital media.

CURRENT WORK IN THE 2015 MARKET

Target:

Threshold™ Bryant Furniture Collection

Threshold™ Blake Furniture Collection

Threshold™ Camden Furniture Collection

Threshold™ Carag Furniture Collection

Room Essentials™ Upton Furniture Collection

Hamlake Furniture Collection

Kmart:

Grand Harbor Hopkins 5pc Furniture Collection

Jaclyn Smith Winslet Furniture Collection

Essential Garden Brighton 10 pc Furniture Collection

Essential Garden 6 pc. Folding Furniture Collection

Sears:

Ty Pennington Style Quincy Furniture Collection

Walmart:

Mainstays Searcy Lane Folding Furniture Collection