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Owner/Chief Designer
KAUCHER KUSTOMS/DESIGNWERKS
* Marketing and sale of specialized, custom conceptual car designs * Managed several employees throughout the years * Design and illustrate custom cars for various industry publications and write accompanying articles * Design aftermarket wheels for major wheel manufacturers * Design and develop body kits for early and late model car/truck/SUV applications * Design and prototype scale model cars for toy industry * Hand sketch drawings to full Photoshop renderings * Expert witness work pertaining to general automotive, and automotive design related legal cases
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Design Consultant
T2 DESIGN CORPORATION
Santa Monica, CA
* Design and model from line sketches through hand-fabricated mock-ups to finished full prototypes * Knowledge of materials plastic, fiberglass, form core, metal, wood and composites * Pre-production liaison with manufactures of designed products * Designed pet products, consumer electronics, automotive products, sports and fitness products, dental care, business travel and safety products. * Managed projects and supervised employees on larger scale programs.
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Chief Wheel Designer
SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL
Van Nuys, CA
* Designed aftermarket replacement wheels for BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford/Lincoln/Mercury, Isuzu, Land Rover, and Nissan * Acted as liaison between styling department and engineering department * Build three-dimensional clay models to aid engineering department * Designed aftermarket accessories * Designed and laid out booth for the Ford's required First Tier Vendors show in Dearborn, MI * Designed aftermarket Ad art and layout for sales brochures