Industrial Designer

Chris Hanks

Logan, UT

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Industrial design exists to solve problems and create joy. It is a process that involves delivering evidence and critique. It is a glue that unifies marketing, engineering, and product development. It is the heart that seeks to understand and then to empathize through meaningful solutions. Industrial design is what I do.

Specialties: Industrial Design, lateral thinking, ethnographic research, problem solving, sketching, modeling, rendering, spec drawing, and an understanding of the value and impact of design.
Education
- BFA Industrial Design
  
  Brigham Young University
  
  2004 - 2010
Experience
- Industrial Designer
  
  Blackstone Products
  
  Logan, UT
  
  Feb 2018 - Present (6 years 9 months)
  
  I'm designing the future of outdoor cooking!
- Industrial Designer
  
  Seastone
  
  Provo, United States
  
  Nov 2010 - Present (14 years)
  
  I provide creative and engineering services involving concept ideation, presentation, and development of gift card holders and merchandising for major retailers. Markets include online, outdoors, grocery, wholesale, restaurant, and others. Packaging design at its best.
- Freelance Industrial Designer
  
  Boeing
  
  Chicago, IL
  
  Mar 2016 - Dec 2016 (9 months)
  
  To promote Boeing's legacy I directed and illustrated lead engineering predictions for the future of aviation and space.
- Industrial Design Intern
  
  www.seastone.com
  
  Provo, UT
  
  Nov 2009 - Nov 2010 (1 year)
  
  Same work as above.
- Industrial Design Intern
  
  KEK Associates
  
  Rochester, NY
  
  Jan 2009 - May 2009 (4 months)
  
  I worked with a team of designers and engineers to consult with brands such as Fisher Price, Leap Frog, Harris Radio, and others. My work involved sketching, rendering, CAD, and model making for presentation, both internally and with clients.
- C&A Construction
  
  Drafting and Design
  
  Provo, UT
  
  May 2007 - Dec 2008 (1 year 7 months)
  
  I communicated with contractors, city agents, engineers, architects, builders, and clients while
  preparing technical construction drawings. Markets included residential and commercial.
Awards

ORCA Grant recipient for hat designed to shade and cool workers in hot and dry climates.

Innovation Lab group contest winner for instant foam postal packaging concept.

Solidworks Certified Associate. (Certificate ID: C-3RQ9Z66F8J)
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