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Donald Works
Principal at Five Forks Design
Charlotte, NC
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About
Product designer with 15+ years of experience developing home furnishings for specialty and mass retail.
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Education
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Bachelor of Industrial Design Industrial DesignAuburn University2001 - 2006Summer Classics corporate sponsored design project - Designed new products for high-end outdoor furniture line Playcore corporate sponsored design project - Designed new products for mass-produced playground equipment Interface, Inc. corporate sponsored design project - Designed tool for use during installation of carpet tile flooring AU Program for Students with Disabilities sponsored project - Developed corporate identity and new signage for university campus
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Experience
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PrincipalFive Forks DesignCharlotte, NCJun 2019 - Present (2 years 4 months)
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Product Design and Development ManagerMooresville, NCOct 2017 - Jun 2019 (1 year 8 months)Lead design team in support of Lowe's private brands across decor product categories
Collaborated with merchandising, sourcing, customer experience and marketing teams, as well as external vendor partners, to build and maintain coordinated collections of products -
Product Design and Development LeadMooresville, NCNov 2014 - Oct 2017 (2 years 11 months)
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Sr. Product Design SpecialistMooresville, NCMar 2012 - Nov 2014 (2 years 8 months)
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Lead DesignerMontevallo, ALJun 2008 - Feb 2012 (3 years 8 months)Designed and developed complete furniture collections for Summer Classics and Parker James
brands, as wells as private label product for clients including Restoration Hardware, Frontgate,
Smith & Hawken, Thos. Baker and Home Decorators Collection. -
Product Development ManagerMontevallo, ALMar 2007 - Jun 2008 (1 year 3 months)
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Industrial DesignerMontevallo, ALMay 2006 - Mar 2007 (10 months)
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Affiliations
Theta Chi Fraternity
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@worksdc, member since 2009
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