Employment

August, 1999 -  Present
Senior Designer

Developed new product concepts and opportunities in excess of $2M in revenue for the past 4 years.
Manage daily operations in design group.
Develop unique and inventive product design concepts incorporating human factors, marketing, brand strategy and cost effective manufacturing.
Participate in market research and focus groups relating to new ideas and incorporate findings into product design.
Research related industries to develop new and innovative products.
Product line up-grades, quality improvements and design modifications.
Create designs, engineering drawings, renderings, material determinations and manufacturing techniques.
Sell new and innovative ideas to marketing and management customers.

Work along side of customers to assist them in designing manufacturable parts that meet or exceed their original design intent.
Wrote and implemented company graphics policy manual.
Negotiate contracts and coordinate contract manufactures as needed.

June, 1995 -  June, 1999
Senior Hot Products Designer

Extensive concept development and presentation of new product offerings relating to product line.
Worked closely with marketing, engineering, manufacturing and project teams to define new products.
Prototype builds, selection of materials, manufacturing processes and manages contract vendors.
Established creative processes, improvements and methods to achieve maximum cost reductions.
Prepared renderings and prototypes, material determinations, engineering drawings, bills of materials, engineering change notices and manufacturing documentation.

February, 1989 -  February, 1995
Industrial Designer Lead

Responsible for managing all aspects of product design from concept to production.
Conceptualized new products and refined and revised existing products.
Worked closely with our Sales/Marketing and Manufacturing Groups to coordinate and developing prototype models to production pieces.

July, 1988 -  July, 1989
Sales

Designed and sold the interior space of kitchens and bathrooms, renovation and new construction.

Education

Skills


Highly adept with the PC utilizing the following software : SolidWorks - Adobe Creative Suite - Microsoft Office, etc. Familiar with other types of software with the interest and ability to learn new programs, as the need requires. Integral part of winning the Whirlpool Innovation Award 2 years in a row. All references, examples of work product and additional information is provided upon request.