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Product Development Designer
Madison, WI
Apr 2010 - Jun 2015 (5 years 2 months)
- Product development for various fields ranging from medical, dental, consumer, and mechanical design
- Interactive design development for product interface and user interaction both qualitative and quantitative
- Worked collaboratively with various teams consisting of electrical engineers, chemical engineers, mechanical engineers, and fellow designers
- Lead designer and project lead on various projects
- Helped develop management tools to align decisions in the design process
A few key projects:
- Dental loupes for the medical/dental industry that won various awards and magazine features globally
- Soft goods case for a respiratory breathing device focusing on the elderly
- Hygiene product line for a specific archetype
- User centered GUI for a total control climate system
- Robotic test cell and interface that would demonstrate the use of bone and soft tissue manipulation tools and devices
- Medical respiratory inhalation device for large quantity production in 9 months
- Branded packing for the first time release of two new products
- Welding helmet that helps evenly distribute weight across the user’s skull creating less pressure points
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Product designer / Industrial designer
Gruv Design
Milwaukee, WI
Apr 2008 - Dec 2014 (6 years 8 months)
- Partnered with an innovative design team working on various mechanical and hand held products
- Focused on Ergonomics and hand control design
- Created detailed sketches of various products from home lighting to large excavation equipment
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Industrial Design
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Aug 2005 - Apr 2009 (3 years 8 months)
- Designed and built a recreational vehicle for deep snow
and street driving
- Developed process displays for STATUS showing product durability and materials
- Designed a portable dishwasher that saved water and consumed no energy for
International Housewares Competition
- Collaborative project with MIAD/Harley Davidson on the FLH motorcycle Redesign
- Collaborative project with MIAD/AO Smith on a water heater blower motor redesign
- Developed a prototype model for HVLP painting based on the ergonomics of the hand
- Collaborative project with MIAD/Milwaukee Public Schools to design a sink that
children with disabilities can use
- Designed an ergonomic rain collection system for MIAD/FISKARS collaborative project
- Developed 3d rendered models for MIAD/MASTERLOCK collaborative project
- Designed and developed loppers and pruning shears for MIAD/FISKARS collaborative
project
- Designed and created a prototype steam cooker that recycled energy and was
healthier than a microwave
- Developed fiberglass under water submersible, to record underwater information
without human divers
- Developed a Prototype to replace window blinds with solar LEC panels that stored
the suns energy for later use
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Fabrication and Paint Technician
CS Motorsports
Milwaukee, WI
Oct 2008 - Nov 2008 (1 month)
2008
-Involved with two fabricators
-Small fabrication with structural integrity
-Painting and mixing to client’s specifications
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Fabricator/Designer
AFX a division of Sign Effectz
Mar 2008 - Aug 2008 (5 months)
2008
-Involved with teams and individual based jobs
-Welding and engineering to meet clients need
-Understood wiring and involved painting processes