Jeremy Connell, Industrial Designer in San Francisco, CA

Education

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design Industrial Design

Virginia Tech

2005 - 2009

Magna Cum Laude

Experience

Design Manager + Senior Industrial Designer

iOttie, Inc.

New York, NY

May 2016 - Jun 2018 (2 years 1 month)

Developing utility and lifestyle products for smartphone, automotive and cycling markets. Responsible for refining concepts from conception to production through sketching, whiteboarding, 3D modeling, prototyping & rendering.
Freelance Product Designer

Connell ID

Brooklyn, NY

Nov 2015 - Jul 2017 (1 year 8 months)

Providing clients with industrial design and mobile app UI / UX design, including artwork generation, InVision mobile app prototypes, wireframes and supplemental outlines. Communicating intent to multiple disciplines including product design, product management, engeering and marketing.
Staff Industrial Designer

Techtronics Industries Power Equipment

Anderson, SC

Mar 2012 - Oct 2015 (3 years 7 months)

Developed consumer products from initial sketch to final 3D CAD intent. Main in-house resource for mobile app design. Worked on a wide variety of products from smartphone-connected devices to power tools. Responsible for creating, maintaining and proliferating a visual brand language to be aligned with our target user demographic across multiple mediums, including consumer products, mobile apps and resource documents. Presented concepts at multiple stages of development to interdisciplinary teams to refine and improve the product, and to confirm stakeholders’ needs were being met.
Freelance Product Designer

Connell iD

Richmond, VA

Jun 2011 - Mar 2012 (9 months)

Provided clients with industrial design, graphic design, document / layout design, Photoshop and photography services.
Industrial Design intern

Techtronic Industries Power Equipment

Anderson, SC

May 2010 - May 2011 (1 year)

Provided design and development assistance to staff, senior & lead designers on professional power tool, consumer power tool and lawn & garden teams. Created product concepts, renderings, graphics, technical drawings, specification sheets and presentation layouts to support the efforts of the design process.
Global Consumer Design Intern

Whirlpool Corporation

Jun 2008 - Aug 2008 (2 months)

Supported the efforts of the PlatformStudio manager. The Platform Studio generated modular designs to be integrated into products with varied user, design language and branding needs. Duties included concept development, presentation preparation and generating self-guided “blue sky” product designs.

Awards

2018 CES Innovation Awards Honoree - Smart Home - iON Wireless Power Station

2017 CES Innovation Awards Honoree - Portable Power - iTap Wireless Qi Fast Charging Magnetic Car Mount

2017 CES Innovation Awards Honoree - Sports, Fitness and Biotech - HaloCharge Bike Light & Power Bank

2015 International Design Excellence Award [IDEA] Bronze Award - Design Strategy - RYOBI PhoneWorks

2009 Werner Graeff Memorial Award

2nd Place Entry: 2009 VT KnowledgeWorks Entrepreneurial Summit

VT Hokies abroad Photo Contest 2008 - 1st place entry

1st Place Winner: “Create the Future” design contest 2007

Scholarship, Fall 2006 - Spring 2007 - College of Architecture and Urban Studies

Skills

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Jeremy Connell

Assistant Professor - Educator, Communication Design, Myron E. Ullman, Jr. School of Design

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