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Bryan Hamecs

New York, NY

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Accomplished, versatile Design Director and Experiential Environmental Architectural Spatial Designer with solid success directing and leading a broad range of innovative design projects, from conception through installation. Over 20 years experience in Architecture, Interior, Scenic, Retail, Events and Industrial Design specializing in hospitality, exhibit and retail branded environments that concentrate the consumer experience that merge the Physical with the Digital. Over the course of my career, I have amassed a diverse range of creative artisanal and technological capabilities that include space planning, technical direction, industrial design, digital fabrication, architectural drafting, 3D modeling, rendering visualization, graphic/motion design, stagecraft and creative technology.
Education
- BA Set Design/Film
  
  University of Southern California
  
  1993 - 1997
Experience
- Sr. Experiential Designer
  
  Code & Theory
  
  Aug 2018 - Jan 2020 (1 year 5 months)
  
  Leverage new technologies and prototype designs that connect the interactive gap between the physical and digital world.
  Develop innovative experiential retail AR/VR activations for a global sports brand.
  Collaborate with strategists, visual designers, motion designers, creative technologists and developers for branded immersive environments.
  Consider user research and client feedback to create environments through user-centered POV.
  Create 3D animations, AR, VR, Virtual Spaces, CAD elevation/floorplans, 3D renderings, and draft scenic build/design construction plans.
- Freelance Sr. VM Designer
  
  Stuart Weitzman
  
  Jul 2018 - Oct 2018 (3 months)
  
  Synthesize feedback from CVM and Studio Pepe on new retail store concepts and create sketches, moodboards and models for presentations.
  Concept, strategize and model In-Store Experiences that tell a complete a narrative for the customer journey.
  Design Props for Global Campaigns and create VM presentation toolkits for global stores.
  Create CAD floorplans, 3D renderings, and draft scenic build/design fabrication plans.
- ACD
  
  BMF
  
  Jun 2017 - Jul 2018 (1 year 1 month)
  
  Ideate conceptual designs for RFP’s and incoming projects.
  Created CAD floorplans, 3D renderings, and drafted scenic build/design construction plans.
  Mentored design teams, attend site visits, oversee installs, and post production meetings.
  Brand collaborations include Lexus, Toyota, WNW, Dell, RxArt, etc.
- Freelance Sr. VM and Exhibition Designer
  
  Showfields
  
  Mar 2018 - Jun 2018 (3 months)
  
  Liaise with clients and owners to create and proposed on-brand, highly stylized installation concepts for flagship store.
  Collaborated with artist and artisans’ work in experiential branded environment retail displays.
- Freelance Architectural Designer
  
  Rockwell Group
  
  Jan 2016 - Dec 2017 (1 year 11 months)
  
  Conceptualize and model furniture and interior decor solutions for NYC Restaurant Vandal.
  Design, model and oversee installation for the DIFFA
- Freelance Technical Designer
  
  Bureau Betak
  
  Jan 2013 - Jul 2017 (4 years 6 months)
  
  Collaborate with Bureau Betak Production Team to design several runway shows scenic.
  Established design standards, specifying of materials, and client samples.
  Lead installation, quality control and projects from start to end.
  Brand collaborations include Max Mara, Lacoste, Coach, Dior, etc.
- Director of Special Projects
  
  Ovando
  
  Jan 2014 - May 2017 (3 years 4 months)
  
  Generated conceptual designs for client projects that lead to winning over 7mil annual sales.
  Created CAD floorplans, 3D renderings, and drafted scenic build/design construction plans.
  Developed client/brand relationships and speared collaborations that include McQueen, Kate, Spade, Tiffany’s, etc.
- Creative Director
  
  Felt etc.
  
  Jan 2004 - Dec 2013 (9 years 11 months)
  
  Founded creative design/build studio with 1mil annual sales.
  Specialized in experiential environments for high-profile events, exhibits and window displays.
  Brand collaborations include Victoria’s Secret, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Hugo Boss, etc
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