Mikale Kwon

Project Manager/Senior Industrial Designer
> Managed the product design and developments and maintained multiple company products.
> Develop and create innovative concepts and designs in keeping with project scope: strategic positioning, business requirements, timelines and budgets.
> Developing marketing strategies for product and food trends relevant to our product market.
> Design and create product development from the research, concept sketches to final product.
> Oversee the Development of 3D model and consult with engineers and manufactures to develop the product from start to finish.

Graphic Designer
> Managed and designed concept to completion - logo design, package design, photo corrections, trade show display and booth design, concept design for print ads, QR codes, branding concepts.
> Managed product naming and tagline development, brand positioning and strategy, and relevant market research.
> Develop and create innovative concepts and designs in keeping with project scope: strategic positioning, business requirements, timelines and budgets.
> Oversee the Development of all the printed materials consult with manufactures to develop the product from start to finish.

Set Designer
> Design and managed the Kitchen Set building for infomercial media production.
> Presents drawings for approval and makes changes and corrections as directed.
> Selects furniture, draperies, pictures, lamps, and rugs for decorative quality and appearance.
> Develop and design the set in keeping with project scope: strategic positioning, business
requirements, timelines and budgets.

Prop Master/Production Artist Assistant
> From pre-production to production - helping perform a script breakdown and as assembling a list of props to be purchased or fabricated.
> Ensured all props were pre-set and at the shooting location in a camera-ready fashion.

Product/ Food Photographer
> Art directed photo shoots, product display, prop set-up, food styling, and photo editing.

> Managed the product concept design and develop multiple product design projects.
> Develop and create innovative concepts and designs in keeping with project scope: marketing research, product requirement, material research and managed timelines.
> Research marketing strategies for product and trends relevant.
> Design and create product development from the research, concept sketches to final product.
> Work with oversees engineers to develop the product from start to finish.
> Teamwork environment and met aggressive deadlines
> Projects: Aero Bed Air Pump, Aero Bed Raised beds and pump fasica design, Coleman premium grill design.

> Develop and create innovative graphics and designs in urban wear: new fashion trend research, producing new trend ideas and color, research new fabric materials and new pattern ideation.
> From concept to completion – catalog layout, logos, and advertisement concept, photo correcting, sketches and urban clothing and accessories.

> Develop and create innovative concepts and designs in keeping with project scope: marketing research, product requirement, material research, sketches, rendering for multiple client projects.
> Projects: Webber grill concept, Ducane grill and accessories design concepts and making foam models.

> Develop and create innovative concepts and designs in keeping with project scope: marketing research, product requirement, material research, sketches, rendering for multiple client projects.
> Projects: 3M overhead projector, Thermos travel mug, Wide-light outdoor light, Clarke rider, Johnson Diversey sink station, Charbroil commercial series grill, Charbroil BTO, Charbroi Terrace series and Tanita weight scale, etc.

> Create from concept to completion – “Low-Mass Vehicle” Project from U of M/ Ford Motor Company, current technology research, concept sketches and rendering, 3D Alias model and 1/5th scale clay model to make presentation.

> Transportation design internship in Austria for 4months, design and develop multiple transportation design projects.
> Create from concept to completion - 2002 Mitsubishi Carisma design project concept sketches, renderings, full scale taping and 1/4th scale clay model.
> Create concepts sketches and rendering - based on VW Lupo to create Audi A1 concept vehicle.
> Create from concept to completion - base on the VW Tonga vehicle to develop new fascia using chrome design and making full-scale clay model and showing at the 1999 Frankfurt Auto Show at the VW showroom.

> Transportation interior design internship – concept design multiple interiors and patent on the Steering Wheel Command Module.
> Interior design projects – BMW luxury vehicle interior concept, BMW Z4 new interior concepts.
> Create from concept to completion - Steering Wheel Command Module concept and full-scale model.