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Nicholas Pennington

Providence, RI
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    An industrial designer with experience in both the corporate and consultancy design. Well-versed in developing product concepts in cooperation with marketing and engineering teams. Specializes in 3d modeling, mechanical problem solving, and dynamic products such as electronics, knives, military and defense products, and tools.

    Portfolio website: nicholaspennington.com

  • Education
    • BID Industrial Design
      North Carolina State University
      2009 - 2013
      Graduated summa cum laude
  • Experience
    • Industrial Designer
      InMusic
      Cumberland, RI
      Oct 2016 - Present (6 years 4 months)
      Industrial Designer developing the visual look and feel on music production, audio, and DJ products for Alto professional, Akai professional, Numark, Headrush brands.
    • Industrial Designer
      Enhance Product Development
      Minneapolis, MN
      Oct 2015 - Mar 2016 (5 months)
      A full time industrial designer at product development firm with a core focus in designing and positioning products for licensing. Worked directly with clients in a team environment to flesh-out new product concepts, brainstorm and develop solutions with unique features/benefits. Provided clients with sketches, CAD, and photorealistic renders.
    • Industrial Designer
      Lenovo
      Nov 2014 - Feb 2015 (3 months)
      A contract industrial designer at Lenovo working on Think brand products and accessories. Supported team leads with sketching, Illustrator renderings, SolidWorks modeling, extensive foam core mockups, and tooling sample reviews. Participated in brainstorming for visual direction and mechanical solutions for active and upcoming projects. Position terminated due to internal cutbacks.
    • Industrial Designer
      VERMOP USA
      Jun 2013 - Feb 2014 (8 months)
      Advanced development of future and near future, powered and unpowered commercial cleaning systems. Tasked with understanding the future of the industry through research, user feedback, and market trends. Designed products, product systems, and product experiences. Communicated concepts with sketches. Designed and built working prototypes to test/demonstrate product functionality. Produced 3D CAD data for engineering.
    • Junior Industrial Designer
      Montie Design
      Aug 2012 - Jun 2013 (10 months)
      Brought the Montie Gear™ fixed blade sheath knife to market. Supporting Montie Design client projects by providing research, sketches, conceptual design, CAD models.
    • Industrial Design Intern
      Montie Design
      May 2012 - Aug 2012 (3 months)
      Developed the GloveShot Slingshot for the Montie Gear™ line of outdoor and shooting equipment from the initial concept to finished product on the market. Brought this product through the RFQ and prototyping process with outside vendors. Produced sketches, sketches models, and SolidWorks models for Montie Design and CAD drawings for manufacturing.
    • Industrial Design Intern
      Montie Design
      May 2011 - Aug 2011 (3 months)
      Developed the Y-Shot Slingshot for the Montie Gear™ line of outdoor and shooting equipment from the initial concept to finished product on the market. Gained a greater ability in SolidWorks and experience in designing mechanical assemblies.
  • Awards

    Student Notable Consumer Products Core77 Design Awards - Loop Socket Wrench

    Graduated with BID from NCSU summa cum laude.

    Maxim March 2013 - Montie Gear GloveShot slingshot featured in Maxim March 2013

    Popular Mechanics August 2012 - Montie Gear Y-Shot slingshot

    2011 Montie Design Contest finalist

  • Affiliations

    IDSA, IDSA NCSU student chapter,

  • Industries
    • Consumer Electronics
    • Outdoor Equipment
  • Skills
    • 3D Modeling
    • Industrial Design
    • Model Making
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    @nicholaspennington, member since 2011
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