Brian Sellers

Design lead for a global technology company. Responsible for design staff and running the product development department efficiently. Lead the creation of more than 40 innovative cases and accessories for laptop and tablet computers. Additional responsibilities:
• Direct project kickoff meetings with customers and senior staff to determine design objectives, aesthetic considerations, target costs, and timetables for new products.
• Perform product and materials research.
• Establish engineering, performance, and safety requirements for all products.
• Create and present sketches, renderings and samples to senior staff and outside clients.
• Build and evaluate 3D CAD models in SolidWorks.
• Create photo realistic product renderings using Photoshop and KeyShot.
• Test and evaluate rapid prototypes and pre-production samples.
• Create detailed construction drawings for domestic and overseas factories.
• Coordinate product testing with partners and 3rd party test agencies.
• Orchestrate production of sales samples with suppliers and manufacturers.
• Shoot and edit product photos for marketing materials including web and print media.
• Create product specifications, user manuals, and other technical or marketing documents.
• Manage direct report and assign / evaluate work.
• Collaborate with senior management to create the annual department budget and performance goals. Ensure these are in alignment with company goals and values.
• Cultivate external relationships with design, engineering, and manufacturing partners.

• Partnered with mobile technology manufacturers such as Dell, Panasonic, and others to design more than 60 specialized cases for laptop and tablet computers.
• Directed project kickoff and approval meetings with customers to review design objectives, performance needs, target costs, and packaging requirements for new projects.
• Responsible for all phases of development including research, concept ideation, customer presentations, SolidWorks modeling, engineering, prototyping, testing, and approval.
• Managed up to 25 projects concurrently in various stages of the PD process.

Lead designer at the University of Cincinnati’s Center for Design, Research, and Innovation.
• Collaborated with physicians, designers, and engineers to design orthotic devices for patients with Drop Foot.
• Worked with teams of designers, engineers, physicians, and surgeons to develop medical spaces in extreme environments. The environments are testing the validity of advanced telemedicine and surgical procedures for the military, in extreme environments, and for eventual NASA missions to the Mars.

• Created POP concepts, renderings, and technical specifications for paperboard, corrugate, shrink wrap, and blister packages.
• Designed corrugated POP displays for retail environments.

• Responsible for all concept drawings of a ride redesign at Six Flags Over Texas.
• Created detailed plan, profile, and perspective drawings for an Everglades exhibit at the Children’s Museum of Naples, Florida.

• Collaborated with marketing and engineering groups to develop design strategies and resolve complex printer problems.
• Responsible for executing concept printer designs from sketch phase through finished modeling using Alias Studio Tools.

• Developed consumer electronics for Blaupunkt, Biological instruments for Heathrow Scientific, and school supplies for Sanford.
• Participated in extensive research studies, brainstorming, ideation, study models, control drawings, and client presentations.

• Designed new concepts for existing toy lines including: Rescue Heroes, Imaginext, and Geotrax. Many concepts were chosen for production and sold in retailers worldwide.