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Founder & Lead Creative at Bertholt LLC
Bertholt Schroeder
Buffalo, NY
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Professional experience includes consumer, medical, and upstream concept product design and development, 3D modelling, animation, video editing, visualization/rendering, graphic design, and illustration. I've managed small teams of designers and been point of contact with the client on various projects including: product & packaging development, animation & video, and visualization. I have extensive experience with rendering and animation, executing everything from storyboards to final video editing.
Personal interests also include illustration, writing, and teaching.
Highly Competent in: Solidworks 2013, 3DS Max 2014, Vray 2.4, Alias Studio 2010, Adobe CS 6 (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Muse), Sketchbook Pro 6, & Microsoft Office (Word, Excell, Powerpoint) -
Education
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Bachelors of Science Industrial DesignUniversity of Cincinnati2003 - 2008
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Experience
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Founder & Lead CreativeMar 2013 - Present (11 years 8 months)Design & Visualization Consultancy
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Product DeveloperThe Launch WerksMay 2013 - May 2014 (1 year)
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Adjunct ProfessorUniversity of CincinnatiMay 2013 - Aug 2013 (3 months)Adjunct Professor for Junior Sponsored Studio.
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Industrial DesignerMertz Design StudioAug 2008 - Feb 2013 (4 years 6 months)Developed & designed upstream product concepts for major market initiatives
Interacted directly with clients daily on their projects
Led, managed, collaborated & executed on numerous visualization projects to acheive photo-realistic renderings of packaging & product in diverse categories
Led product development design teams in packaging and consumer goods categories
Designed logos, graphics, illustrations
Built 3D models for production and visualization in Solidworks and 3DS Max
Managed & executed various videos from storyboarding to final animation: including Medical Animation, Product Animation, & Business to Business Sizzle Videos -
Adjunct Professor of Industrial DesignUniversity of CincinnatiSep 2010 - Mar 2011 (6 months)Adjunct Professor for Sophomore Design Communications class.
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Adjunct Professor of Industrial DesignUniversity of CincinnatiSep 2008 - Dec 2008 (3 months)Adjunct Professor for Sophomore Industrial Design Studio class.
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Industrial Design CoopEthicon Endo-SurgeryOct 2007 - Dec 2007 (2 months)
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Industrial Design CoopEthicon Endo-SurgeryMar 2007 - May 2007 (2 months)Worked with multiple disciplines on initial stages of product
development including research, brainstorming, and preliminary concepts
Developed new products with designers and engineers in bariatrics,
breast care, and endoscopy; demanding ideation, presentation, and
extensive 3D modeling for ergonomic studies
Took initiative in independent project requiring input from engineering
Presented on information design using Pecha Kucha format -
Industrial Design CoopInsight Product DevelopmentOct 2006 - Dec 2006 (2 months)
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Industrial Design CoopInsight Product DevelopmentMar 2006 - May 2006 (2 months)Jumped into multiple projects that required quick turn around, ideating
with other designers, and creating presentations for clients
Began learning research methods and graphic design to develop brand
language and design vocabulary documents and strategies
Worked independently on office interior options and packaging project
Designed graphic interface for production convective warming unit -
Industrial Design CoopMeadWestvacoSep 2005 - Nov 2005 (2 months)
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Industrial Design CoopMeadWestvacoMar 2005 - May 2005 (2 months)Coacted with head of New Product Development to develop a now
patented Zwipes line support product
Contributed ideation and mock-ups for home and office products,
including next generation Trapper Keeper
Used Graphite control drawings and Photoshop renderings for
communicating to manufacturers in China
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