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Lead Industrial Designer
Floyds Knobs, IN
Jun 2013 - Present (7 years 10 months)
Straddling the role of both Designer and Engineer. As the sole Industrial Designer I serve as facilitator and liaison between concept creations, product management, material selection, sourcing, and our vendor base with the mission to ensure that all our products go from concept to reality on time while maintaining design intent without compromising on manufacturing, quality control, or cost.
Responsible for developing numerous case solutions and unique finishes, styles, and design requirements, simultaneously for a multitude of different Clients, Products, Brands, and each with their own challenges.
Developed and launched a vast breadth of unique case solutions for high end optical, medical, and electrical equipment while also designing and launching many distinct styles of cut and sewn soft cases and Thermal formed EVA portable carrying cases.
Maintain and improved critical relationships with our Asia Based Suppliers, through daily phone calls and video conferences.
Utilize the close contact with Asia based factories to understand and help develop our manufacturing processes and spend time with our Asian personnel to ensure out products are delivered on time and to spec.
Manage multiple project timelines across product and packaging in the face of extremely short market opportunity windows.
Driving innovation and exploration into new manufacturing techniques, new materials, and new finishes to enhance our design intent, improve user experience, and reduce waste whenever possible.
Specialties: Product Design, Product Development, Concept Development, Creative Direction, Manufacturing, Thermoforming, Problem Solving, Sourcing, Process, Quality Control Procedures and Testing, Project Management, Brand Development, Model Making and Custom Fabrication, Photography, Acute Organizational Skills, Client / Manufacturing Communication.
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Sales Associate / Distibution Team Member
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
May 2007 - Jun 2013 (6 years 1 month)
Student run store averaging $12 million/year in sales of computers and accessories
• Managed the distribution of approximately 4,000 Lenovo and Mac laptops to incoming general college, law, and medical students faculty and staff through the Carolina Computing Initiative program
• Extensive daily customer service interactions involving premium computer products.
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Graduate Research Assistant
North Carolina State University - College of Design
Raleigh, NC
Aug 2011 - May 2012 (9 months)
Industrial Design Research Assistantship
• Working with The Ergonomics Lab and NCSU Industrial Design Professor
• The project, research, and design was contracted by the Department of Defense
• Conducted site visit at the Marine Corps Air Station - Cherry Point
• Specializing in the Ergonomics and Personal Safety of the Protective Vests worn by Service Personnel
• Worked with a design team building mock ups, designing, prototyping, testing, and analyzing protective vests worn by mechanics while building or repairing confined internal compartments of military aircraft.
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Resident Advisor - Honors Village
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
Aug 2008 - Jun 2011 (2 years 10 months)
• Augment the university learning environment in the Honors Village, by building community among 42 residents through programs, resident networking, and being a role model
• Developed open, personal relationships with each resident
• Emergency response and policy enforcement for over 400 residents
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NCSU Design Camp Counselor
CAM (Contemporary Art Museum)
Raleigh, NC
Jul 2008 - Jul 2010 (2 years)
NCSU Design Camp Counselor/Team Leader
• Mentored, and taught high school students in the areas of Industrial Design
• Supervised students and assisted in preparation of camp activities
Helped administer Design Camp held at NC State, which enables high school students to experience and learn about the world of design through a 1 week intensive overnight camp. One day per major, High school students are introduced to, educated about, and immersed in the world of Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Art and Design, Architecture, and Landscape Architecture.
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Server / Food Expediter / Busser
A Southern Season
Chapel Hill, NC
May 2004 - May 2007 (3 years)
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Textbook Stock Clerk
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
May 2006 - Aug 2006 (3 months)
Received and processed books for general college, law, and medical students of UNC