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Director of Design
Apr 2017 - Present (6 years 11 months)
Focus - high-end luxury lighting, accessories, furniture and packaging.
Direct report to the CEO, executive management team.
Director of design/engineering - managing 7+ industrial designers, mechanical engineers, electronics engineers, certification engineers, packaging designers, graphic designers and various contractors.
Design responsibilities: NPD/NPI creative direction, design, development, certification, project management, sourcing, existing manufacturer liaison, production support and implementation.
Director responsibilities: departmental and projects budgets as well as weekly reporting of department status.
Utilizing PLM and ERP systems to control, track and report on all aspects of the design/engineering department
Design and implementation of new packaging system to improve customer/installer experience as well as reducing breakage during transit. $500k/yr savings through breakage alone.
Launched 4-5+ new collections per year
Continuous redesign(PPAP) of existing lines for cost and ease of manufacturing based upon financial impact.
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Owner
Cleppertme LLC
Brooklyn, NY
Dec 2009 - Aug 2017 (7 years 8 months)
Owner, Cleppertme LLC, Brooklyn NY – 2010-2017
Focus - consulting for electronics, housewares, packaging, market research, brand strategy, lighting, cleaning, novelty, brand swag, and startups.
Founder of a small boutique design firm with an emphasis on designs that can actually be produced.
New business development and client management of expectations, including proposals/contracts.
Development and engineering of product designs for sourcing with manufacturer.
Market research that helps define product strategy and new areas of opportunity.
Coordination of color, graphics, brand language and product design within among numerous divisional offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia for successful global product launches.
Responsibilities include conceptualization, design/engineering solutions, design magic, production packages, managing/mentoring young designers, managing vendors, directing brainstorming session research, consumer insight, product planning, project management, trend forecasting, guiding of true product innovation, color and product graphics, creating pans and leading internal innovation projects.
Successful collaboration with marketing, sales, market research, engineering, manufacturing, executive management and outside vendors to validate and execute design driven solutions from concept to production.
Brands include: Manfrotto, Polaroid, Unger, Litepanels, Vitec, Electrolux, Star Wars, Heineken, Voss, Dos Equis,
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Senior Industrial Designer
Bloomington, IL
Sep 2007 - Dec 2009 (2 years 3 months)
Focus - lead designer of global central vacuum, aftermarket and air cleaner business.
Built the first internal relationships for consumer experience driven designs within the central vacuum market.
Developed an intuitive system for prioritizing design focus that addresses ‘first touch’ and consumer desire/wants.
Coordination of color, graphics, brand language and product design within among numerous divisional offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia for successful global product launches.
Responsibilities include market research, consumer insight, product planning, project management, trend forecasting, guiding of true product innovation, color and product graphics, creating patentable design/engineering solutions, de-sign magic, final product surfacing, managing/mentoring young designers, managing vendors, directing brainstorming sessions and leading internal innovation projects.
Successful collaboration with marketing, sales, market research, engineering, manufacturing, executive management and outside vendors to validate and execute design driven solutions from concept to production.
Brands include: ELECTROLUX, EUREKA, BEAM, KENMORE, SANITAIRE, VOLTA, HONEYWELL, and ZANUSSI.
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Owner
Mckibbin Studios
Brooklyn, NY
Dec 2005 - Sep 2007 (1 year 9 months)
Boutique consultancy working with my own clients as well as contracting for various local agencies.
Management of all business and design aspects of the company.
Responsibilities included new business development, project scope, project proposals, market research, trend forecasting, design magic, vendor management, client relationships, manufacture sourcing and all that jazz.
Coordination and management of clients, freelancers, model makers and manufacturing liaisons.
Clients include: DUNHILL, COCA_COLA, CAMBRIDGE SILVERSMITHS, STAPLES, Amron International, KAZ INC, FUTUREBRAND, One80 Design, VERIZON, SMIRNOFF, G2 Worldwide, Sol-Light LLC, ERGOTECH, Atlason Design.
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Senior Designer
ECCO Design
New York, NY
Jul 2004 - Dec 2005 (1 year 5 months)
Focus: consumer electronics, housewares, new technology and packaging.
Responsibilities include project definition, proposal development, strategy, trend forecasting, design, market research, management and execution with existing and speculative clients.
Coordination and management of clients, vendors, research, freelancers, interns, internal resources and manufacturing liaison.
Collaborating with a unique team of designers, researchers, engineers, marketing, business development, strategy and manufacturing professionals.
Clients include: ITOKI, PANASONIC, GEEK SQUAD, HAIER, FUNAI, SANYO, Culinary Institute of America, Scunci, Best Buy, Staples, LG and HERMAN MILLER.
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Staff Designer
New York, NY
Aug 2002 - Jun 2004 (1 year 10 months)
Focus : structural packaging, medical products, consumer products and sport related commercial products.
Project management/team leadership from initial exploration to final production.
Management and coordination of freelancers, outside vendors and interns.
On-site research of manufacturing lines for implementation and optimization of new designs.
Brainstorming and ideation of next generation products for multiple Fortune 500 companies.
Clients include: PEPSICO, JOHNSON AND JOHNSON, HONEYWELL, GATORADE, LIPTON, TROPICANA, PERRIER Wrigley’s, UNILEVER, McNeil and SAMSUNG. Focus : structural packaging, medical products, consumer products and sport related commercial products.
Project management/team leadership from initial exploration to final production.
Management and coordination of freelancers, outside vendors and interns.
On-site research of manufacturing lines for implementation and optimization of new designs.
Brainstorming and ideation of next generation products for multiple Fortune 500 companies.
Clients include: PEPSICO, JOHNSON AND JOHNSON, HONEYWELL, GATORADE, LIPTON, TROPICANA, PERRIER Wrigley’s, UNILEVER, McNeil and SAMSUNG.
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Freelance
Freelance
Brooklyn, NY
Aug 2001 - Aug 2002 (1 year)
Boutique consultancy working with my own clients as well as contracting for various local agencies.
Management of all business and design aspects of the company.
Responsibilities included new business development, project scope, project proposals, market research, trend forecasting, design magic, vendor management, client relationships, manufacture sourcing and all that jazz.
Coordination and management of clients, freelancers, model makers and manufacturing liaisons.
Clients include: DUNHILL, COCA_COLA, CAMBRIDGE SILVERSMITHS, STAPLES, Amron International, KAZ INC, FUTUREBRAND, One80 Design, VERIZON, SMIRNOFF, G2 Worldwide, Sol-Light LLC, ERGOTECH, Atlason Design.
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Junior Designer
Ancona 2
New York, NY
Oct 2000 - Aug 2001 (10 months)
Focus : structural packaging, medical products, consumer products and sport related commercial products.
Project management/team leadership from initial exploration to final production.
Management and coordination of freelancers, outside vendors and interns.
On-site research of manufacturing lines for implementation and optimization of new designs.
Brainstorming and ideation of next generation products for multiple Fortune 500 companies.
Clients include: PEPSICO, JOHNSON AND JOHNSON, HONEYWELL, GATORADE, LIPTON, TROPICANA, PERRIER Wrigley’s, UNILEVER, McNeil and SAMSUNG.