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Industrial Designer
Cody Blazek
Broomfield, CO
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About
I am a very spirited and insightful Designer who lives for everything I work on. I carry a very strong and diverse range of creative skills having worked 8+ years at various levels of the industry. My passions include long distance trail running, camping, hiking, motorcycles, painting, drawing, reading, writing and a good cup of coffee.
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Education
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Bachelors of Science of Houston '15 Industrial DesignPensole Design Academy
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Bachelor Industrial DesignUniversity of Houston2009 - 2015
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Experience
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Product DesignerExxel OutdoorsBroomfield, CONov 2019 - Present (5 years)- Design Lead for Slumberjack 2021-24
- Design Assistant with Kelty’s furniture 2023
- Design Lead for Ultimate Direction’s Blazek and Apex Series 2023-25.
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Retail Sales SpecialistSAINT BERNARD SPORTSAustin, TXMar 2018 - Oct 2019 (1 year 7 months)Premium outdoor specialty retail store providing customer service with active lifestyle apparel, accessories and equipment for skiing, snowboarding, golf and leisure.
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Contract Footwear DesignerAltra RunningDenver, COJul 2019 - Aug 2019 (1 month)- Designer of the Altra HIIT XT 2021
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Contract Footwear DesignerAtreyu RunningAustin, TXApr 2019 - Jun 2019 (2 months)- Designer and Developer of “Base Model.”
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Contract Footwear DesignerCavana FootwearLeón, MexicoJun 2018 - Sep 2018 (3 months)- Designer for their entire shoe line built for the modern young professional.
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Head of Design & DevelopmentTREDAGAINMay 2016 - Dec 2017 (1 year 7 months)Design Lead for:
-Footwear design
-Color/material design
-Market research
-Consumer profiling/feedback
-Brand strategy
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Art Event SpecialistSCREAMING SKYSPortland, ORMay 2015 - Apr 2016 (11 months)Locally owned and represented art shop and gift gallery with a focus on contemporary/unconventional artistic outlets and limited edition art collectibles. My goal was drive sales through art promotion and special events as well as being in charge of art displays.
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Accessory Design InternLevi'sPortland, OR2016 - 2016Accessories Designer Intern: my role was to work in tandem with three footwear categories to create complementary products within Casual, Sneaker and Boot design. I worked with their Pattern Maker to learned how to pattern, cut and sew backpacks.
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Sales SpecialistFLEET FEET SPORTSHouston, TXMay 2007 - Apr 2015 (7 years 11 months)Educate and build customer relations while assisting through a fitting process in order to pair runners with the proper running shoe/clothes/nutrition based on each individuals goals, fitness level, activities, body/foot type.
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Footwear Design InternADIDASPortland, OR2014 - 2014Adidas "Earn Your Stripes" Talent Search Program hosted by Pensole. Working under Adidas Innovation Team to create a signature line for NBA athlete, Andrew Wiggins.
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Footwear Design InternOrox LeatherPortland, OR2013 - 2013
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@codyblazek, member since 2010
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