Brendan Keim

- Translate trends, concepts, & design briefs into design presentations that respond to product needs and overarching brand design direction for Lighting.
- Develop lighting designs from initial concept through approval, through hand sketches, 3D models (Rhino), renderings (Keyshot), technical drawings (AutoCAD), specification packages, and development sample comments.
- Oversee the design development process through daily communication with cross-functional teams, collaborators, vendors, agents, and brand partners.
- Create and run sample presentations and organize samples.
- Review, comment, and issue approvals on products.
- Maintain records of approved keep samples.

- Design, product, and fabricate highly customizable systems of high-end hand-crafted lighting fixtures for residential, commercial, and hospitality spaces.
- Sales & Marketing

- Created & co-taught a new lighting class allowing students to explore their own design process, focusing on lighting objects made of glass.

- project manager / technical designer on all hard-good licenses including lighting, indoor/outdoor furniture, tabletop products, and accessories.

- Design and fabrication of high-end lighting, furniture, and home product; prototyping, modeling, manufacturer sourcing, sketching, R&D, client management, international installations, tradeshow installations, technical drawings

- Lighting Workshop Educator, Family Programs; created an on-going series of custom lighting workshops for children ages 7-12 and their families where we played with real off-the-shelf lighting components, learned about safety issues regarding electricity, and how to wire a socket, plug, and switch.

- Lighting Workshop Educator, Teen Programs; created an on-going series of custom lighting workshops for teenagers ages 13-18 where we designed and built individual light fixtures with real off-the-shelf lighting components, learned about safety issues regarding electricity, and how to wire a complex lighting circuit with multiple sockets, a plug, and switch.

- created & taught a new lighting class allowing students to explore their own design process, focusing on lighting objects.

- 3D modeling, techincal drawings, renderings, spec packages.

- Created a safe wood shop based curriculum for campers between the ages of 7-14 years old. Projects were designed for 1 hour classes, 6 day classes, and full summer classes.

- Designer / Project Manager; licensees and private label collection: sketching, technical drawings, 3D-modeling, specification packages prototype approvals, production & finish sampling, fabrication resourcing, & management of manufacturers for a high-end interior & product design firm. Licensees include furniture, lighting, textiles, plumbing fixtures and fittings, & tabletop products for the home, commercial, & hospitality markets.

- design and fabrication of custom lighting, high-end modern furniture, built-ins, & casegoods ranging from residential kitchen & bath, commercial showrooms, restaurants, salons, & office environments. Installations in NYC and Washington, D.C. Sketching, technical drawings, 3D-modeling, & all stages of prototyping & fabrication.