Fredrick Naaman

•Design lead for all future products for VOLANSI
•Designing and developing heavy lift fixed wing VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) drones with in-house engineering team
•Researched and designed best UX-UI practices for use cases for each model of drone
•Working with marketing team to design and develop brand identity, web-site, paint scheme, renderings, spec-sheets, print and web campaigns
•Collaborating with software team UX-UI design input for in-house flight software
•Developing company pitch decks and potential customer presentations
•In charge of office re-design in new location

•Design lead for all future products for CREW Bicycles
•Worked with overseas manufacturing to develop new and updated bicycle and e-bicycles
•Created new colors pallets for upcoming products

•Created company pitch decks for investor presentations used to raise funds
•Designed concept vehicle based on case study research done with UI (user interface) UX (user experience) team to define user experience, interactions
•Built full-sized testing rig to meet human factors studies & research
•Redesigned existing vehicles for proof of concept testing & initial field-testing
•Collaborated with system engineers on vehicle redesigns
•Developed key values & corporate image

•Lead designer for 6 major projects from 2014 to 2017
•Teamed with 70 engineers & 4 design engineers
•Initiated projects using UI/UX research & human factors evaluation
•Prepared full sized testing rigs to prove concept & design intent on multiple projects
•Collaborated with UBER on a VTOL (vertical takeoff & landing vehicle) taxi aircraft with engineers to define top 3 concepts that met UI/UX research
•Defined innovative concepts for UBER through sketches & visual presentations
•Responsible for M20 Ultra series interior & exterior design
•Further developed M10 project to meet all human factors & UI/UX standards
•Helped develop 2 mobile apps for promotional/customer use
•Partnered with consulting firm to meet the desired outcomes for investors
•Developed & worked with in-house marketing team to produce photo real renderings, banners, brochures, promotional materials, & presentations

•Worked in Pasadena studio with lead & senior VFX & 3D artists
•Visualized CAD (computer aided design) data for major automotive company (Toyota) (renderings/animations)
•Partnered with Nike & Adidas on renderings for products
•Completed “beauty” product renderings for watch company

•Designed the Deep Orange 3 concept vehicle (DO3)
•Partnered with (Clemson University) CUICAR engineering students
•Continued CUICAR project from 6th term sponsored project
•Developed theme model to final design model
•Worked with CUICAR engineering students on package/chassis
•Concept was revealed publicly at the 2012 SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show in Las Vegas & 2012 Los Angeles auto show
•Full size working concept was built