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Brian P. Keyes

Salt Lake City, UT

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Education
- BFA Industrial Design
  
  Rochester Institute of Technology
  
  2011 - 2015
  
  Summa Cum Laude, Minor in Marketing
- - Furniture Design
  
  Danish Institute for Study Abroad
  
  2014 - 2014
  
  Study abroad in Copenhagen observing Scandinavian furniture design, then designing and crafting a chair.
Experience
- Industrial Designer
  
  Blade HQ
  
  Salt Lake City, UT
  
  Jul 2020 - Present (4 years 4 months)
  
  Design pocket knives and knife accessories for multiple brands. Manage project timelines, budgets.
- Co-founder
  
  Ought Collective
  
  Rochester, NY
  
  Jan 2017 - Present (7 years 10 months)
  
  Design for and co-run a collective of independent designers creating unique and enduring products. Join like-minded designers together to pool resources, share knowledge, and create amazing objects. The collective helps fund new products to gauge market interest.
- Freelance Designer
  
  Brian P. Keyes Industrial Design
  
  Rochester, NY
  
  Sep 2015 - Present (9 years 2 months)
  
  Freelance product design and visualization for clients. Services include 3D animation, video editing, CAD packages, design refinement, rendering, and illustration.
- Industrial Designer / Model Maker
  
  KEK Associates Inc.
  
  Rochester, NY
  
  Aug 2015 - Aug 2020 (5 years)
  
  Work both as a team and individual on consultant product design for various clients. Specialties range from medical devices to consumer electronics to toy design. Manage and run client meetings. Assist in a model shop, building prototypes and manufacturing small production runs. Build and maintain the company website including photography of projects and write-ups.
- Adjunct Professor
  
  Rochester Institute of Technology
  
  Rochester, NY
  
  Jan 2016 - May 2018 (2 years 4 months)
  
  Design and teach a course in Solidworks for first time users of CAD in the RIT Industrial Design program. Provide hands on learning for modeling, drawing, and rendering in the latest releases of Solidworks. Manage and grade coursework and final presentations.
- Public Relations Director
  
  RIT Ambulance
  
  Rochester, NY
  
  Jan 2012 - May 2015 (3 years 4 months)
  
  Manage the visual identity, press releases, publicity events, and publishing of the RIT Ambulance corps on and off campus.
- Lab Assistant
  
  RIT Information and Technology Services
  
  Rochester, NY
  
  Dec 2011 - May 2015 (3 years 5 months)
  
  Supervise computer labs of 30+ users and assist in various tasks.
Awards

Work featured on Coroflot, Behance

Wanted Design LaunchPad 2015 Exhibitor
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Brian P. Keyes

Systems Administrator, Visible Futures Lab (VFL)

Department of Applied Design Chair - Associate Professor/Professor