TJ Vaninetti

Senior industrial designer with the Consumer Experience & Design (CXD) team for Collins Aerospace, Interiors, I help our business envision and execute the future of commercial aircraft cabin user experiences including seating, monuments, lavatories, galleys, etc.

Freelance creative consultancy specializing in human centered industrial design.

Clients include:
• OKOH20
• ATC-NY
• Scott River Company
• FUSE Coworking
• The Riverside, Boulder
• Brothers Donuts
• The Agora Event Center
• Cinfinity International
• Numerous Projects on Elance

Executed all phases of design throughout a program: research, synthesis, user studies, concept generation, refinement, development, CAD modeling, physical model making, design integration and Class A release.

• Lead Mercury's first user-centric design effort through HPPD process.
• Champion of craftsmanship initiatives
• Advanced visualization and systemic innovation training
• Fifteen patents issued

This sponsorship helped to envision a future trucker lifestyle in my research-focused thesis. Experience interviewing truckers, working with designers, guiding modelers and model-makers, and reporting to corporate design directors.

• Tutored students of various levels in industrial/transportation design, both onsite and online.
• Helped five failing students achieve passing grades.
• Conducted design workshops to enhance the design sensitivity and abilities for my students.

Lit Motors is a Bay Area startup creating a future vision of commuter mobility by complimenting disruptive technologies with human centered design.

Responsibilities include:
• Industrial design of the C-1: a fully enclosed, self balancing motorcycle.
• Redesign of Kubo cargo scooter.
• Design and copywriting of company launch website.
• Creation of animations and visualizations for digital and print media.
• Participation in media events.

Gained invaluable experience working in an innovative and fast paced "startup" culture.