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Industrial Designer

Dennis Terenzio

Boise, ID
ziodesignstudio.com
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    A successful industrial designer with expertise in all aspects of product development, including design strategy, innovation, leadership, intellectual property, idea generation, customer research, advanced manufacturing techniques, UI (user interface) - UX (user experience). Trusted as a design resource with a proven record of success across a wide range of industries covering business, medical, high tech, semiconductor, sports equipment, and home goods. Passionate about improving people's lives through design. Skilled at complex problem solving with a keen instinct for customer desires. Obsessive about every detail and generating new ideas while continually simplifying the design and always keeping an eye on the big picture.

  • Education
    • Bachelor of Science (BS) Industrial Design
      Western Washington University
      1988 - 1993
  • Experience
    • Principal
      Zio Design Studio
      Boise, ID
      2002 - Present (24 years)
      • Provide excellent personalized design consulting services for all stages of product development, including research, intellectual property, design strategy, CAD, user interface, computer rendering, and final product presentation.
      • Successfully managed projects with Ancona 2, Crucial, Harkess-Ord, Kenworth, Latitude Sports, Micron, Prime Studio, Sawtooth Sporting Goods, Performance Design International, and Pro Team, among others.
    • Lead Industrial Designer
      Hewlett-Packard
      Boise, ID
      Feb 2004 - Oct 2013 (9 years 8 months)
      • Successfully collaborated with the world's leading design agencies, manufacturing companies and internal HP teams to develop world class designs and experiences for HP customers through innovative technologies.
      • Led the organization-wide design and implementation of the first design language for the LaserJet and ScanJet lines, successfully unifying our portfolio of products with the overall global HP brand.
      • Executed world class industrial designs and innovations such as the LED cave light and illuminated-icon tray indicator while providing significantly improved User Experience (UX) and User Interaction (UI) platforms.
      • Skilled at problem solving and looking beyond industrial design as a veneer for complex devices.
      • Excels at solving mechanical requirements and complex systems by stretching engineering teams' abilities to realize design improvements, providing a deeper user experience and simplicity for the overall product.
      • Understanding and balancing our customer desires with HP business objectives.
    • Design Manager
      Harkess-Ord
      New York, NY
      2002 - 2004 (2 years)
      • Led and inspired a team of designers and engineers to convey our clients' brand specifications into the physical aspects of consumer interaction and experience.
      • Achieved production of aesthetically outstanding 3D concepts through a process involving idea generation, concept design development, engineering and manufacturing details.
      • Directed successful rebranding efforts for Wachovia bank, Smith & Nephew, Wyeth Pharmaceutical and EDS, in collaboration with the world's leading design agencies to provide refreshed products to our clients.
    • Design Manager - VP of Client Advocacy
      Strategix ID
      Seattle, WA
      2001 - 2002 (1 year)
      • Successfully connected customer wants and needs to build quality user experiences focusing on fitness, medical, and consumer products.
      • Liaison between the client and our consultancy including business development, proposals, presentations.
    • Sr. Industrial Designer
      Designhaus
      Seattle, WA
      1999 - 2001 (2 years)
      • Led design and development of medical devices, high tech, consumer, industrial and fashion products.
      • Created new, products, user experiences and user interfaces with medical startups.
    • Sr. Industrial Designer
      Progressive International
      Seattle, WA
      1994 - 1999 (5 years)
      • Developed multiple designs from concept through engineering, served as lead liaison with overseas manufacturing of kitchenware and home products.
      • Creation and innovation of highly successful housewares products that currently continue to be sold domestically and internationally.
  • Affiliations

    DMI (Design Management Institute)

    IDSA (Industrial Designers Society of America)

  • Industries
    • Consumer Electronics
    • Kitchen, Bath & Home decor
    • Medical & Scientific Equipment
    • Sporting Goods
    • Transportation
  • Skills
    • 3D Animation
    • 3D Modeling
    • CAD Design
    • Creative Direction
    • Design Management
    • Experience Design
    • Hardware Interface Design or Hardware UI
    • Industrial Design
    • SolidWorks
    • UX
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    @terenzio, member since 2002
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