Head of Product Innovation at SOLE (Edge Marketing)

Jordan Palmer

North Vancouver, Canada

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Thanks for visiting my page. I'm an Industrial Designer with a background in Mechanical Engineering. I believe in sustainability and minimalism, and the philosophy of doing more with less.

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• Product design; concept sketching, prototyping, human factors, materials and manufacturing processes.

• Solidworks 2015, Inventor 2015, ProEngineer, AutoCAD, Rhino. Altium Designer 15

• Photoshop, Illustrator

• Arduino
Education
- Bachelor of Industrial Design Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering
  
  Carleton University
  
  2006 - 2011
- Mechanical Engineering
  
  Laurentian University/Université Laurentienne
  
  2003 - 2005
Experience
- Industrial Designer
  
  SOLE (Edge Marketing)
  
  Oct 2014 - Present (10 years 2 months)
  
  Freelance product design of injection molded insoles and outsoles
  
  Work in coordination with the owner, Creative Director, overseas manufacturers and local product prototype vendors to develop soles for a new line of footwear.
  
  Ergonomics, organic freeform surfacing and computer modeling, as well as consultation based iterative design.
- Product Design Technologist
  
  Weatherhaven
  
  Mar 2013 - Oct 2014 (1 year 7 months)
  
  Weatherhaven is a leading provider of re-deployable transformable shelters, camps and systems for remote sites around the world. The company engineers, manufactures and installs shelter systems for a wide variety of commercial, military and medical applications.
  
  My role:
  
  Working with engineers to analyze requirements for models and drawings
  Creating product models
  Producing detailed technical drawing packages and product manuals
  Maintaining revisions
  Photorealistic product renderings
  Creating sales and marketing material
  Fly through animations and motion simulation.
- Frelance Industrial Designer
  
  SOLE (Edge Marketing)
  
  Dec 2013 - Sep 2014 (9 months)
  
  Freelance product design of injection molded insoles and outsoles
  
  Work in coordination with the owner, Creative Director, overseas manufacturers and local product prototype vendors to develop soles for a new line of footwear.
  
  Ergonomics, organic freeform surfacing and computer modeling, as well as consultation based iterative design.
- Industrial Design Intern
  
  SOLE (Edge Marketing)
  
  Mar 2012 - May 2012 (2 months)
  
  Concept design for injection molded cork products.
  Brainstorming/ideation, CAD design, product photography
- Lead Industrial Designer
  
  Dolpha Impact Attire
  
  Oct 2010 - Mar 2012 (1 year 5 months)
- Freelance Graphic Designer - Chill
  
  Burton Snowboards
  
  Dec 2009 - Nov 2010 (11 months)
  
  Posters and promo material for Burton's youth outreach program - Chill
- Industrial Design Intern
  
  Unique Industrial Design Inc.
  
  Nov 2009 - May 2010 (6 months)
  
  Assisted with various design projects ranging from medical products to wind power systems
Awards

Gold Medal, George J. Klien Medal; Canadian Industrial Design Competition -

Pfizer Canada Ministers Award of Excellence -

Intel Computer Science Award -

Gold Medal, Engineering; Sudbury Regional Science Fair -

Bronze Medal, Engineering; Canadian National Science Fair
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