Nicholas Kleemola

Responsibilities
• Provided design direction from initial concepts to production models via sketches, renders, digital and simple mock-ups, final CAD and engineering drawings
• Created and presented concepts to clients, consulted with engineers to ensure designs could be manufactured easily and cost effectively
• Collaborated with marketing teams to create graphics and renders for product websites, pamphlets, and manuals. Personally designed warning labels, colour proofs, context shots, and trade show pamphlets for some clients
• Administrative roles included organizing meetings, logbooks, invoices, tax/expense records, and outsourcing services like 3D printing.

Accomplishments
• Took over and completed remaining design work on IDWS projects that were unfinished at time of closing.
• Lead designer on Earthbin, creating the look and main models of the product and taking it from concept to company.
• Breaking the small supplier limit and becoming a registered business with the CRA.

Skills Used
• Heavy use of Solidworks.
• Concept Sketching.
• Rendering (especially in creation of context shots).
• Reading and creation of engineer and architectural drawings.
• Interpersonal and organizational abilities (collaboration with various departments and management of client organizations).
• Accounting (invoicing, billing, taxes and ITC deductions, etc)

Responsibilities
• Created initial concepts via sketches and simple mock-ups; collaborated with small design team in brainstorming sessions, creation of advanced and final concepts
• Emphasis on producing detailed CAD models for renders and production geometry due to highest workplace proficiency with Solidworks
• Creation of 2D graphics and renders for manuals and promotional materials

Skills Used
• Heavy use of Solidworks.
• Concept sketching.
• Interpersonal skills (collaboration with small design team)