Flexsteel Industries: Commercial / Hospitality Lounge Chair. Traditional sketching / mixed media rendering. Corel Draw / Photopaint were used in manipulating JPEGS for final presentation rendering.
Flexsteel Industries: Commercial / Hospitality Lounge Chair. Traditional sketching / mixed media rendering. Corel Draw / Photopaint were used in manipulating JPEGS for final presentation rendering.
Flexsteel Industries: Commercial / Hospitality Lounge Chair. Traditional sketching / mixed media rendering. Corel Draw / Photopaint were used in manipulating JPEGS for final presentation rendering.
Flexsteel Industries: Flexsteel Fleetwood Pulse / Icon Recliner - This product went into production as an open line product. Cross functional team: Myself, VP Marketing - RV Seating Business Unit, Specification Engineer, Fleetwood Interior Design and Furniture Prototyper. Corel Draw / Photopaint were used in manipulating JPEGS for final presentation rendering.
Flexsteel Industries: RV Euro Chair Redesign - Objective: Reduce S.K.U. cost of current RV Euro Chair design. This product went into production as an open line product. Cross functional team: Myself, VP Marketing - RV Seating Business Unit, Mechanical Engineer, Specification Engineer and Furniture Prototyper.
Flexsteel Industries: RV Euro Chair Redesign - I created this new dimensioned arm profile design. Furniture Prototypers used this to create the final upholstered prototype. Software: Ashlar Graphite.
Flexsteel Industries: Flexsteel / Disney Hotels Tokyo Daybed - This product went into production (lower right version). Cross functional team: Myself, Specification Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, VP Marketing - Commercial Seating Business Unit, Disney Hotels Interior Design, Asian Vendor and Furniture Prototyper. I created all wood carving details for these upholstered prototypes.
Flexsteel Industries: RV Superlounger Sectional Concept. A "one off" sectional furniture concept that was shown at the 2006 Louisville RVIA show. Cross functional team: Myself, VP Marketing - RV Seating Business Unit, Design Director Residential Furniture, Mechanical Engineers and Furniture Prototypers.
Flexsteel Industries: RV Superlounger Concept - Top: Air bed deployed
Middle: Dinette table deployed / Ottoman shown with coffee table side up.
Bottom: 20" LCD flat panel TV deployed. Ottoman stowed with cushion side up creating a "sofa pit".
Whirlpool Corporation: KitchenAid Stand Mixer Hinged Hub Cover - Objective: Design hinged hub cover for the Professional Series KitchenAid Stand Mixer. This product went into production. Cross-functional team: Myself, I.D. Small Appliances Category Leader, Marketing and Mechanical Engineer. Software: Ashlar Vellum.
Whirlpool Corporation - Whirlpool KD-24 Dishwasher Detergent Dispenser. This product went into production. Objective: Use current Bauknecht dispenser mechanical and create a new fascia styling for Whirlpool and KitchenAid dishwashers. Cross functional team: Myself, internal Model Maker, Marketing and Engineering. I created the concept and a full set of dimensioned shop drawings in order to create this cosmetic appearance model. Software: Ashlar Vellum and Macromedia Freehand. Also, the final color choices, for the dispenser, allowed it to be compatible with Whirlpool (plastic tub) and KitchenAid (stainless steel tub) dishwashers.
Whirlpool Corporation - Whirlpool KD-24 Dishwasher Detergent Dispenser. I created this fully dimensioned shop drawing in order to create the final cosmetic appearance model. Software: Ashlar Vellum. Cross functional team: Myself and internal Model Maker.
Whirlpool Corporation - Side by side refrigerator triple action shelf. This product went into production. Cross functional team: Myself, Marketing, Refrigeration Program Manager, Engineer and internal Model Maker. I created the concept and a full set of dimensioned shop drawings in order to create this working prototype. Software: Ashlar Vellum. This was more of a Mechanical Engineering assignment versus Industrial Design.
Whirlpool Corporation - Whirlpool MHC (Microwave Hood Combination) redesign. This product went into production. Cross functional team: Myself, Marketing, Usability, Whirlpool Europe (Engineering), Whirlpool Asia (Engineering) and external Model Maker. I created the concept and a full set of dimensioned shop drawings in order to create this cosmetic appearance model.
Whirlpool Corporation - Whirlpool MHC (Microwave Hood Combination) platform redesign. I created this fully dimensioned shop drawing in order to create the final cosmetic appearance model. Software: Ashlar Vellum.
Whirlpool Corporation - KitchenAid MHC (Microwave Hood Combination) platform redesign. This product went into production. Cross functional team: Myself, Whirlpool Europe (Engineering), Whirlpool Asia (Engineering), Marketing, Usability and internal Model Maker. This was the final design direction illustration for production. Software used: Ashlar Vellum and Macromedia Freehand.
Whirlpool Corporation - KitchenAid MHC (Microwave Hood Combination) platform redesign. This product went into production. Cross functional team: Myself, Whirlpool Europe (Engineering), Whirlpool Asia (Engineering), Marketing, Usability and internal Model Maker. I created the concept and preliminary Pro-E models - in order to create this cosmetic appearance model. Also, this was one of the first KitchenAid products to incorporate the newly developed KitchenAid VBL (Visual Brand Language).
Whirlpool Corporation - KitchenAid MHC (Microwave Hood Combination) platform redesign. Also gloved into this project was a redesign proposal for the KitchenAid logo badge - proposal shown at lower right. I worked with an outside vendor and provided them with fully dimensioned 2-D CAD in creating 10 die cast zinc prototypes for presentation / evaluation.
Whirlpool Corporation - KitchenAid Briva (Cheetah) dishwasher / sink combination. This product went into production. Cross functional team: Myself, Marketing, Engineering and external Model Makers. I created the preliminary Pro-E models defining final product styling and cutting board design. Also, this was one of the first KitchenAid products to incorporate the newly developed KitchenAid VBL (Visual Brand Language).
Whirlpool Corporation: SxS Refrigerator can caddy redesign. At that point in time the current can caddy could only hold 5 cans, because of door liner width constraints. My can caddy design proposal increased can storage capacity to 9 cans and utilized the current door liner / hang points.
Whirlpool Corporation: KitchenAid dishwasher utensil basket redesign. Objective: Redesign utensil basket to hold up to 70 utensils (non-forced load), incorporated a more comfortable grip handle, with KitchenAid logo and incorporate a stainless steel accent. This design pretty much doubled the capacity of the current KitchenAid dishwasher utensil basket.
Whirlpool Corporation: French door bottom mount refrigerator. Freestanding configuration (Whirlpool Brand), Built In configuration (KitchenAid Brand). Objective: re-introduce the French door style refrigerator back into the major household kitchen appliance market.
Whirlpool Corporation: Freestanding French door refrigerator. Detail view showing new design of hanging door liner bins. This new design allowed door bin to be wider allowing more storage within the bins.
Whirlpool Corporation Side by Side freestanding door liner refrigerator redesign. This redesign simplified door liner tooling (lower cost) and utilized "ladder style" door bin hanger. This design also allowed door bins to have greater width providing more room for storage within the bins.
Whirlpool Corporation: Whirlpool SxS freestanding refrigerator crisper bin redesign. Objective: Increase the size of the crisper bins' front window, in order to better view crisper bin contents. The final design presented a "wrap around" window configuration, and also presented a more robust humidity slider control.
Whirlpool Corporation: KitchenAid dishwasher utensil basket redesign. Detail view of utensil basket Pro-E model. This was a very large utensil basket - nearly twice the size of the current KitchenAid utensil basket. This utensil basket went into production. I created this preliminary Pro-E CAD model and handed it off to Engineering. After hand off, I worked concurrently with Engineering to final production.
Whirlpool Corporation: KitchenAid Hot Water Dispenser Redesign - This is what the product looked like for 20+ years - Injection Molded chromed plastic.
Whirlpool Corporation: KitchenAid Hot Water Dispenser Redesign. This was the key thumbnail concept sketch, I created, for final design direction. Media: Ballpoint pen on bond paper.
Whirlpool Corporation: KitchenAid Hot Water Dispenser Redesign. Preliminary 2-D dimensioned orthographic layout setting design direction - within Engineering constraints - software used: Ashlar Vellum.
Whirlpool Corporation: KitchenAid Hot Water Dispenser Redesign. This was preliminary Pro-E CAD, I created, for model construction.
Whirlpool Corporation: KitchenAid Hot Water Dispenser Redesign - Hard foam preliminary appearance model created off my Pro-E CAD model.
Whirlpool Corporation: KitchenAid Hot Water Dispenser Redesign - Hard foam preliminary appearance model created off my Pro-E Cad model.
Whirlpool Corporation: Whirlpool Clothes Washer Lid Instruction Graphics (low end washer). I created all illustrations freehand. Cross functional team: myself and Manager Industrial Design.
Whirlpool Corporation: Whirlpool Clothes Washer Lid Instruction Graphics (high end washer). I created all illustrations freehand. Cross functional team: myself and Manager Industrial Design.
Whirlpool Corporation: Whirlpool Split Air Conditioner Remote Control. This was my key concept sketch packaging the product. This was a fast passed project that went from initial concept sketches to cosmetic appearance model within 2 weeks. Cross functional team: Myself, Engineering and Manager Industrial Design.
Whirlpool Corporation: Whirlpool Split Air Conditioner Remote Control. I created this fully dimensioned control drawing for final cosmetic appearance model construction. Software used: Ashlar vellum.
Whirlpool Corporation: Whirlpool Split Air Conditioner Remote Control - Keypad Layout.
Whirlpool Corporation: Whirlpool Split Air Conditioner Remote Control - Keypad Layout.
Whirlpool Corporation: Whirlpool Split Air Conditioner Remote Control. Final cosmetic appearance model.
Whirlpool Corporation: Whirlpool Split Air Conditioner Remote Control. I created this fully dimensioned control drawing for final cosmetic appearance model construction. Software used: Ashlar vellum.
Whirlpool Corporation: Whirlpool Split Air Conditioner Remote Control - Production Unit.
Whirlpool Corporation: Whirlpool Split Air Conditioner Remote Control - Production Unit.
Whirlpool Corporation: Whirlpool Split Air Conditioner Remote Control - Production Unit.
Whirlpool Corporation: Whirlpool Split Air Conditioner Remote Control - Production Unit.
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Mini Professional Portfolio
Mini Professional Portfolio: A sampling from Flexsteel Industries and Whirlpool Corporation.