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Lead Industrial Designer
Wixom, MI
Mar 2005 - Present (19 years 10 months)
Prinicipal Designer for Classic Design Concepts utilizing the FULL design skill set. Responsibilities include all new product planning, development and scheduling for CDC and industry partnerships. Concept generation through sketching, rendering and rough mock ups. Complete prototype to tooling surface development using Rhino modeling software. Clay modeling support and surfacing,2D rendering and section creation. Presentation quality Photoshop rendering, customer presentation generation of concepts and corporate capabilities. Corporate identity generation and development, catalog and advertisement creation, product photography and social media management. Any and all creative solutions required by the team and it's partners.
Featured Projects Include:
CORE PRODUCT: OUTLAW PACKAGE
Ease of install components around existing package constraints
Benchmarking for available product opportunities in a competitive market
Interface with OE attachment constraints
NEXT GENERATION RED CROSS ERV
Research current generation use and address areas for improvement
Deliver hot food to required disaster relief customers in CAMBRO containers
Comfortable/ease of use experience for senior volunteer population
Create a recognizable identity for the RED CROSS
GROUP 2 WIDEBODY
Cost effective widebody conversion
Non permanent modifications based on market feedback
Featured in Fast and Furious franchise
FLASHBACK
High end built to order performance vehicle program
Efficient build process through streamlined bill component list
Integrate modern technology within 1967 packaging constraints
AERO PACKAGE/ FORD RACING, RACE FOR THE MILLER CUP
Develop cost effective aero package within sanctioned rules
Wind tunnel test for confirmed performance results
Upfit components within pre determined package constraints
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Intern
Belleville, MI
May 2003 - Aug 2003 (3 months)
Visteon design studio Internship. Sketching, rendering and market research summarization. Customer pursuit projects, internal development projects while learning the business of design.