Product Designer

Apollo Crowe

Culver City, CA

cargocollective.com

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Apollo Crowe is a head-first creative, vocal, passionate, and resourceful concept designer. With experience in the fields of Product, Toy design, Branding and Concept development, he brings a broad range of skills to the design table. Innovative and alternative design solutions are just a problem away.
Education
- BFA Toy Design
  
  Otis College of Art and Design
  
  2004 - 2007
- Product Design
  
  Art Center College of Design
  
  2000 - 2001
Experience
- Partner
  
  Carbide 3D LLC
  
  Jul 2013 - Present (11 years 5 months)
  
  Carbide 3d is dedicated to enabling designers to machine quality prototypes and small production run parts and tooling.
- VP Design & Development
  
  SnapLNX.com
  
  Aug 2011 - Present (13 years 4 months)
  
  SnapLNX are the revolutionary all-in-one men's accessory.
  - Cuff link - Tie Clip - Money Clip - Sleeve clip - Lapel Pin -
  The Universal Clip features a patent pending Invisa-Hinge design. We officially launched this company in February 2012.
  Designed, developed and produced in California.
- Senior Designer
  
  628 Design, LLC
  
  El Segundo, CA
  
  Sep 2012 - Dec 2013 (1 year 3 months)
  
  Concept Development & Fabrication
- Product Designer
  
  Uncle Milton
  
  Jul 2007 - Oct 2010 (3 years 3 months)
  
  Product Designer-
  Lead Designer- Designed & Developed new science and educational toy lines.
  - Identified opportunities and trends in retail.
  - Packaging reviews, costing comparisons & Competitive product analasys.
  - Used traditional hand sketching, Adobe PS, AI, and Rhino 3d, Solidworks.
  - Created a fresh face and spin on products and play patterns through product branding.
  - Achieved Licensor approvals, created & reviewed 3d production design.
- Intern
  
  Mattel
  
  May 2006 - Aug 2006 (3 months)
  
  Games and Puzzles Intern.
  Reviewed Inventor submissions
  Designed licensed game concepts
  -Lets Play!
- Designer/ Concept Illustrator
  
  Built Inc.
  
  2003 - 2005 (2 years)
  
  Architectural Concept Illustrator
  Custom Furniture sales.
  Material Sourcing and ordering.
  Onsite Sketching & Illustration.
- Model Shop Intern
  
  Edge industrial design group
  
  Jan 2000 - Aug 2000 (7 months)
  
  Model Shop Grunt.
  Rapid prototyping methods.
  Short run mold making.
  Floor Sweeping.
Skills
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