Industrial Designer

Taehoon Park

New York, NY

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A skilled multidisciplinary industrial designer/design engineer specializing in product development. Various industrial design project experience in both multidisciplinary team environment and small team environment. Proficient at problem-solving across diverse subject matters through a human-centered design or user-centered design approach. This ensures I deliver innovative, yet feasible design solutions, leveraging extensive experience in diverse industries. As a skilled collaborator, I approach projects effectively, seamlessly transitioning between individual contributor and team player to work successfully with diverse disciplines.
Education
- MA Design + Engineering
  
  Rhode Island School of Design
  
  2023 - 2024
  
  Brown + RISD Joint Degree Program
- MA Design + Engineering
  
  Brown University
  
  2023 - 2024
  
  Brown + RISD Joint Degree Program
- BS Industrial Design
  
  University of Bridgeport
  
  2016 - 2018
  
  Received Magna Cum Laude and Academic Achievement Award in Industrial Design 2018 IDSA Student Merit Awards Winner / Northeast SMA Finalist
- Bachelor Degree (Transfer Student) Industrial Design
  
  KonKuk University
  
  2012 - 2015
  
  Served in the Republic of Korea Army (R.O.K.A) from August 2012 to May 2014
Experience
- Industrial Design Engineer
  
  Brown University
  
  Providence, RI
  
  Aug 2023 - Aug 2024 (1 year)
  
  The Tripathi Laboratory Scalable Bioengineering Solutions For Diagnostics and Life Sciences
- Industrial Designer
  
  Veloce Engineering, LLC.
  
  Oxford, CT
  
  Sep 2018 - Apr 2023 (4 years 7 months)
  
  • Collaborating with internal divisions; Mechanical Engineering and Rapid Prototyping
  • Executed various projects with a lead industrial designer in Consumer (Electronics), Door hardware, and Medical product with a broad range of clients; in-house product development teams, entrepreneurs, and inventors
  • Assisted the internal Prototyping team to build low fidelity prototypes to somewhat high fidelity prototypes through CAD development; design for assembly, engineering, etc.
  • Created internal marketing materials; formal presentation, poster, brochure, technical spec sheets, etc.
- Industrial Design Intern
  
  Stanley Black & Decker
  
  Southington, CT
  
  Sep 2017 - May 2018 (8 months)
  
  Division: Global Customer Experience (GCX), Industrial Design
  
  • Assisted Construction Hand Tools (CHT)-ID Team
  • Executed DeWalt and Stanley projects with a lead Industrial Designer role with Product Manager, Engineering leads, and CAD designer
  • Contributed to broad brand and product development projects on SBD brands; DeWALT, Craftsman, Stanley, Black & Decker, IRWIN, and Lenox
  • Contributed to Craftsman Brand Relaunch project in hand tools category
- Industrial Design Intern
  
  Stanley Black & Decker
  
  Southington, CT
  
  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017 (2 months)
  
  Division: Hand Tools, Accessories, and Storage (HTAS), Innovation
  
  • Had a double duty to support HTAS Innovation and CHT ID team
  • Participated in various new product development projects for HTAS Innovation team
  • Contributed to brand development on Stanley, DeWALT, Craftsman, Lenox, and IRWIN
- Teaching Assistant
  
  University of Bridgeport's Shintaro Akatsu School of Design
  
  Bridgeport, CT
  
  Aug 2016 - May 2017 (9 months)
  
  • Assisted professor in helping students in Drawing 3,4 class
- Industrial Design Assistant
  
  LG Eletronics
  
  Fort Lee, NJ
  
  Jan 2017 - May 2017 (4 months)
  
  • Assisted lead designer on the TV pedestal related design project
- Design Assistant
  
  University of Bridgeport's Shintaro Akatsu School of Design
  
  Bridgeport, CT
  
  Mar 2016 - May 2016 (2 months)
  
  • Executed design tasks from Dean of Design School and Chair of Industrial Design
Awards

2024 IHA Global Innovation Awards (gia), Finalist

2023 Hazeltine Grant, Brown University, Kati

2023 IHA Global Innovation Awards (gia), Finalist

2022 GOOD DESIGN Awards, Winner

2021 GOOD DESIGN Awards, Winner

2020 International Design Awards (IDA) Winner, Gold

2020 International Design Awards (IDA) Winner, Gold

2020 International Design Awards (IDA) Winner, Silver

2020 A' Design Award Winner, Iron

2020 Indigo Awards Silver

2020 Indigo Awards Bronze

2018 Academic Achievement Award in Industrial Design - University of Bridgeport | SASD

2018 IDSA Merit Awards Winner & Northeast SMA Finalist

2017 Spark Design Award Finalist

2016 Spark Design Award Finalist

2016 NewYork International Auto Show

- Auto Safety Competition, 3rd Place
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Taehoon Park

Industrial Design Project Manager (Fractional / Part-Time)

Sr. Industrial Designer