Industrial Designer II at Tennant Co.

Peter Tabeling

Minneapolis, MN

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I graduated from Industrial Design, Transportation Track, from DAAP at the University of Cincinnati in 2011. I Currently work for Tennant Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota where I have a hand in designing all of their equipment. My job ranges from overall aesthetics, to the graphics and labels for the machines. Prior to Tennant I had a year and a half of professional experience through 6 co-ops for 4 companies ranging from toys to sinks to sporting equipment. Aside from industrial design, my other passion is graphic design.
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Design Industrial Design: Transportation
  
  University of Cincinnati
  
  2006 - 2011
  
  Graduated in Industrial Design in the Transportation track. Participated in a Chrysler sponsored studio wherein each student designed an auto interior.
- BS Industrial Design- Transportation
  
  University of Cincinnati awards and College
  
  2006 - 2011
- High School
  
  2002 - 2006
- Lakewood High School
  
  2002 - 2006
Experience
- Industrial Designer
  
  Tennant Co.
  
  Oct 2011 - Present (14 years 8 months)
  
  As an industrial designer at Tennant I work on both the aesthetics as well as the user friendliness of the machines. In an industry where function comes first I work to make our machines more innovative and intuitive to use.
- Design Co-op
  
  Dick's Sporting Goods
  
  Jan 2011 - Mar 2011 (2 months)
  
  Part of the ID team working on hardlines and soft goods. I worked on developing products for DBX (winter and water sports), Maxfli, and Field and Stream.
- Industrial Design Intern
  
  Kohler Co.
  
  Jun 2010 - Sep 2010 (3 months)
  
  Worked in the Kitchens division designing sinks. Did full sized mock-ups of sink designs in foam-core and yellow foam. Developed kitchen products specific to Kohler sinks and systems.
- Design Intern
  
  Priority Designs
  
  Mar 2009 - Jun 2010 (1 year 3 months)
  
  Helped design for various clients in two internships with them (spring '09 and summer '10) including American Standard, Generac and Kobalt. I also did ideation on faucets, golf clubs and storage systems.
- Design Intern
  
  Hasbro
  
  Mar 2008 - Dec 2008 (9 months)
  
  Designed toys for the preschool division of Playskool. Created full scale mock-ups of toys in foam and foam-core. I also did some design for Tonka.
Skills
- Graphic Design
- Industrial Design
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Peter Tabeling

Industrial Design Project Manager (Fractional / Part-Time)

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