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Freelance Designer
Husky Design
Aug 2008 - Present (16 years 4 months)
Conceptual and intelligent designs for various industrial vehicles and products
+ Established a small landscaping business for summer employment
+ Designed and constructed gardens for clients
+ I learnt organizational skills, responsibilities, meeting deadlines
and managing people on a budget
+ The name is now an alias for freelance and private work + Industrial designs and product based markets
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Designer
Palmer Johnson Yachts
Jan 2012 - Apr 2013 (1 year 3 months)
Chief stylist and outfitter
+ Designer for 48m Supersport and new Wave Piercer Range
+ Co-ordinated with multiple international shipyards
+ Styled and created layouts for a number of other non publicized yachts
+ Created new logo and accompanying marketing graphics
+ Conceived the Palmer Johnson app and website for 2013
+ Acquired knowledge of LY2, LY3 and Solar legislation
+ Executed client renders, public visuals and full colour GAs
+ Carried concept work through to final build.
+ Liaised with industry and composite specialists
+ Worked successfully alongside an in house design team
consisting of naval architects interior designers and engineers
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Designer
Cygnet Technical Services
Feb 2011 - Jan 2012 (11 months)
Concept yacht designer
+ Developed complete conceptual yachts from sketches to models
+ Produced visuals and post graphic content for magazines
+ Directly worked alongside client over a wide variety of design principles and rapid prototyping to achieve the target brief
+ Obtained first hand feed back from existing owners and captains to help aid project direction
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Junior Designer
Kassbohrer All Terrain Vehicles, Inc
Aug 2009 - Oct 2009 (2 months)
Internship as vehicle and graphical interface designer
+ Gained an understanding of translating design into fully functional working vehicles
+ Learnt the required steps for assembly and mass production
+ Responsible for a live company brief whilst living in Germany
+ Secured the opportunity to pitch various ideas to senior management and was involved in the future of the company’s direction
+ Experience went on to dictate final University project and degree path