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Sr. Industrial Designer

Neilson Navarrete

Cebu, Philippines
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    An accomplished design leader with over 15 years experience in corporate, consulting, and entrepreneurial environments, Neilson Navarrete is a positive team motivator and experienced in delivering industry leading product design with a high level of technical difficulty.

    Over his career, Neilson has worked every part of the design development process, playing a lead role in the early stages of ideation and pursuing those ideas through the long process of development and final production without losing sight of design intent. Today he remains a unique blend of design leader and hands on collaborator.

    Currently, Neilson Navarrete is the team lead of Lexmark Design Group in the Philippines focused on industrial design, visual design and technical illustration, where he oversees the overall portfolio and leads in-house design output and cross functional meetings. Over the past four years his activities have included: design lead role for Midrange mono printers that includes Single-Function and Multifunction printers, Design strategy for the hardware and visual designs and Design Language development. In addition to his many program efforts, Neilson was also a key in helping building a world class design team that currently handles all product design in-house.

  • Education
    • BS Industrial Designer
      De La Salle University - College of St. Benilde
      1998 - 2002
  • Experience
    • Sr. Industrial Designer
      Lexmark Research and Development Corp
      Jun 2007 - Present (19 years)
      • Responsible for providing industrial designs to product teams in Lexmark R&D and focal point for all ID questions and issues concerning products developed in Cebu R&D.
      • Designed and conceptualized Single Function and Multifunction Mono laser printers and ink jet printers.
      • Experience in defining solutions for both Enterprise and Consumer printer solutions.
      • Demonstrates design implementation of ID requirements and defines new approaches to complex design problems and convey solutions in the form of presentations, mock-ups/ prototypes, and design specifications.
      • Collaborates globally with teams of development engineers, UxD, industrial designers, graphic designers, UI/UX and multi-disciplinary project teams to execute on overall project objectives, deliverables, and timelines.
      • Developed Next Generation printer solutions, Design Languages, Color Finish Materials and under the hood strategies with a keen eye for details and a solid understanding of user-centered design principles.
      • Works with the ID teams, engineering and manufacturing to ensure a smooth integration of the industrial design into mass manufacturing
      • Represents to vendors on-site tooling and manufacturing meeting in China and Japan for industrial design requirements and review.
      • Visits customers to get feedback and comments for current and future designs
      • Takes the lead in Design Review and providing technical inputs to other team’s industrial/graphics designs
      • Takes the lead in refining or defining existing processes or new processes when voids/conflicts exist within the department or within other cross functional areas the team interfaced.
    • Design Lecturer
      University of the Philippines- Visayas
      Nov 2006 - Jun 2014 (7 years 7 months)
      • Teach Industrial Design communications ( sketching, renderings, visual presentation)
    • Industrial Designer II
      Lexmark Research and Development Corp
      Aug 2004 - Jun 2007 (2 years 10 months)
      • Designed and conceptualize Single Function and Multifunction ink jet printers.
      • Support Industrial Design for laser printers.
      • Support in developing the Next Generation printers and Design Languages, CFMs, etc.
      • Create printer concepts internal and external Lexmark customers
      • Represented as ID for vendors on site tooling and manufacturing issues/ meeting with ODM
      • Working closely with development engineers, marketing, usability and program management for new creative design solutions.
    • Industrial Designer (Freelance)
      Emerson Network Power Philippines
      Jun 2002 - Jun 2005 (3 years)
      • Provided sketches/ renderings/ 3D for power adapters/ chargers for OEM (Nokia, Samsung, SE, & Motorola)
      • Worked and collaborate with the product management and mechanical engineers/ electrical engineers for design solutions.
      • Designed chargers for the local Philippine R&D site and China site.
    • Industrial Designer
      Hugle Technologies Inc
      Jun 2002 - Jun 2004 (2 years)
      • Product designer for electronic gadgets/ semiconductor instruments
      • Responsible for the 2d and 3d concepts of new products.
      • Responsible for producing prototype and mock-up for new products
      • Graphic designer for condense catalogue, logo, brochures, calling card, posters, graphic user interface designs ,icon design, and cd cover.
      • Supervise in color separation and printing of catalogues and brochures.
      • Exhibit Designer, 3d modeler and animator
      • Responsible for the design and sourcing of materials for the exhibition booth.
      • Supervise the set-up of the booth
    • Industrial Designer (Freelance)
      Solar Time Ltd
      Jan 2003 - May 2003 (4 months)
      • Designed watches & luggages
  • Awards

    Cum Laude CGPA 3.583

    Lexmark MAKE IT HAPPEN Awardee for Aug. 2005 and Dec. 2005.

    Civil Service Eligibility, July 2002

    BEST DESIGNER 2002, Hugle Technologies R&D Dec.2002

    German Academic Exchange Services, November 2001

    Gerry Roxas Awardee (Leadership Award)



  • Affiliations

    SFC, Toastmasters International

  • Industries
    • Commercial Equipment
    • Consumer Electronics
  • Skills
    • 3D Modeling
    • CAD Design
    • Design Research
    • Engineering
    • Industrial Design
    • Product Design
    • Product Development
    • Rhinoceros
    • UX
    • Visual Design
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