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Founder & Industrial Toy Designer at Maxime Garros

Maxime Garros

Nantes, France
maximegarros.com
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    Industrial designer for durable goods, I am specialized in toy design and emergent products.

    Do not hesitate to contact me for a project, a consultation or simply to get in touch!

    My experiences give me the opportunity to work for several brands such as: Mattel, Coca-cola, Philips, Mega Brands, Oxybul, Bawi, Baobab Toys.

    My numbers:

    - 8+ years of experience inside design teams of 1-50 staff members.

    - Been first designer in charge for projects ranging from $20 000 to $400 000 budget.

    - Managed 20+ projects per year, some of them as a team supervisor.

    - +1 to 300 000 units of my products hit national and international markets.

    - 500+ hours of training and researching on a wide variety of subjects including innovation, design thinking, ideation and faisability.

  • Education
    • MA Product design (distinction)
      Birmingham City University
      2004 - 2006
    • BTS Industrial design
      ENSAAMA Olivier de Serres
      2002 - 2004
    • BAC STI Arts Appliqués
      Lycée Sainte Geneviève
      2000 - 2002
  • Experience
    • Industrial Toy Designer
      Maxime Garros
      Oct 2013 - Present (12 years 8 months)
      Industrial designer for durable goods, I am specialized in toy design and emergent products.
    • Industrial Designer
      Mega Brands
      Apr 2011 - Jul 2013 (2 years 3 months)
      Toy designer for preschoolers (1 to 5 yo children), from design to production.
      - Performed the activities pertaining to product ideation; sketches, research on competitors’ products, formal and functional research;
      - Developed a high level of understanding and analysis of construction toys and the competitors’ products;
      - Created the product presentation images;
      - Participated in the creation and optimization of a part bank (database);
      - Created innovative models that optimize costs and production;
      - Created 3D study models (mock-ups and prototypes);
      - Created 3D modelisation and feasibility analysis for the products;
      - Prepared the final modelling for the tool manufacturing (using Solidworks);
      - Assisted the project manager in preparing the BOM;
      - Worked in collaboration with Project Managers, Product engineers, Graphic Designers and others;
      - Demonstrated high interest for the world of toys and children.
    • Product Designer
      MKD marketing & design
      2007 - 2010 (3 years)
      - Been first collaborator of the company manager.
      - Created furniture concepts and development for retail companies.
      - Made search documents about client, brand positions, competitors, stories, marketing and brands.
      - Made creative documents using 2Ds and 3Ds technics to show, speak and debate.
      - Made works reports for building requirements onto French laws.
      - Search, compared and estimated suppliers and associates.
      - Made executive documents to provide plans and details to produce the project.
      - Driven building sites by operating suppliers and teams of workers.
      - Adapted brand identity inside a 3d environment by creating signs, symbols and logos related to product and scenery design.
      - Met and worked with clients.
      - Organised different database, archives and computing base.
  • Awards

    Master of Arts with Distinction

  • Skills
    • Industrial Design
    • Product Design
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