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Senior Industrial Designer
Gregory Clark
Charlotte, NC
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About
Now in his 7th year, Gregory is the Senior Industrial Designer with TTI Floorcare leading designs in the carpet and hardfloor category for Hoover vacuums. Previously, he spent 3 years with the Kobalt Product Design and Development Department for Lowes Home Improvement driving key initiatives and product development programs expanding the brand presence of Kobalt as a major player in the power tool category.
Prior to becoming a part of the Kobalt Design team, Gregory was part of the team at Cesaroni Design Associates, an award winning design firm, in Glenview, IL, a suburb of Chicago. Working with a small team of designers, Gregory led projects spanning multiple industries and markets including but not exclusively in fitness, small electronics and home appliances. -
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B.F.A. Industrial DesignColumbia College Chicago2008 - 2011Continuing his education in design, Gregory received a second Bachelors Degree in Industrial Design, mentored by department founder, Kevin Henry, and featured in his book, Design for Product Designers. Graduating with a 3.5 GPA, Gregory placed on the Deans list every semester during his time at Columbia College Chicago.
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B.A. Research PsychologyPurdue University, West Lafayette IN2003 - 2008Purdue's Psychology department focused heavily in research methodology. As an undergrad, Gregory was able to contribute to developing research programs, distributing the exercises and aid graduate students in interpreting the results for the program lead.
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Senior Industrial DesignerCharlotte, NCAug 2017 - Present (7 years 4 months)Senior Industrial Designer for the carpet and hard floor cleaning team for Hoover vacuums. Lead design and development for Dirt Devil vacuums maintaining the current product line driving cost saving initiatives and continuing development on new products that focus on the millennial customer demographic.
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Senior Industrial DesignerLowes Home ImprovementCharlotte, NCAug 2016 - Aug 2017 (1 year)Senior Industrial Designer for Kobalt Tools, part of the Lowes Private Brands Product Development team. Responsibilities included Product Strategy Forecasting on future Kobalt power tools, while maintaining a focus on key initiatives set forth by the Kobalt Private Brands team. Presented program directives and strategies to Senior Directors and Vice Presidents within the Lowe’s organization. Lead design on the Kobalt Miter Saw AC and DC product lines as well as the complete redesign of the Kobalt Hand tools product categories.
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Industrial DesignerCharlotte, NCSep 2014 - Aug 2016 (1 year 11 months)Industrial Designer on the Kobalt Power Tools team. Responsible for leading design and development of Kobalt AC and DC power tools to meet and exceed the expectations of our customers. Lead multiple programs designing holistically by translating research findings into tangible solutions to the needs of the customer. Gregory is responsible for working with outside vendor partners both domestically and in Asia.
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Industrial DesignerGlenview, ILOct 2012 - Feb 2014 (1 year 4 months)As an Industrial Designer, Gregory contributed with a small team of designers in multiple product categories. Gregory was also responsible for leading design projects for clients in the fitness, outdoor sports, and home appliance categories developing a product from a quick thumbnail sketch up to and through manufacturing CAD.
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Industrial Design InternWilton-CopcoChicago, ILNov 2011 - Jul 2012 (8 months)Intern for the Wilton-Copco design team. Reported directly to the Vice President of Design. Responsible for project development and management, trend research, CAD development for prototyping and manufacturing.
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