Industrial Designer

Jared Downs

Salt Lake City, UT

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Aspiration: To excel in a full-time design role, allowing me to make meaningful contributions to the design team while employing my open-minded approach to design.

Wentworth (WIT) Alumnus; Industrial Designer with a strong interest in outdoor sport products, medical products, systems design, and products that have an emphasis on environmental responsibility.

Adaptability best describes my well-rounded skill set: I have worked as an in-house designer, contractor, and freelancer. Working as a contract designer has strengthened my ability to work independently and cross-functionally.
Education
- BS Industrial Design Industrial Design
  
  Wentworth Institute of Technology
  
  2007 - 2011
Experience
- Freelance Designer // Independent Contractor
  
  Self-Employeed
  
  Apr 2009 - Present (15 years 7 months)
  
  Creating relationships with a focus on accountability, transparency, trust, and flexibility while accommodating client needs on a freelance basis.
  
  From working with clients as large as Hasbro Inc. to clients as small as a family run furniture company with a host of clients in between, the same service and attention to detail is provided through every stage of the design process.
  
  603.630.2453 // jared.downs.designer@gmail.com // www.jareddowns.com
- Contract Industrial Designer
  
  Eclipse Product Development
  
  Amesbury, MA
  
  Nov 2012 - Sep 2013 (10 months)
  
  My duties ranged from the following activities:
  
  Industrial Design
  Mechanical Engineering (Low / Moderate Complexity)
  Usability Testing / Protocol & Report Writing
  Ethnographic Researcher / Research Aid
  Prototype Assembler / Model Maker
  GUI / Branding / Graphics
- Contract Industrial Designer
  
  Helix Design, Inc.
  
  Manchester, NH
  
  Aug 2012 - Oct 2012 (2 months)
- Contract Industrial Designer
  
  Eclipse Product Development
  
  Amesbury, MA
  
  Oct 2011 - Dec 2011 (2 months)
- Industrial Design Co-op
  
  Hasbro, Inc
  
  Pawtucket, RI
  
  Jan 2010 - Dec 2010 (11 months)
  
  Brand :: Star Wars
  
  Co-op I :: January - May 2010
  Co-op II :: August - December 2010
- Industrial Design Intern
  
  EFI - Vutek
  
  Meredith, NH
  
  May 2008 - Aug 2008 (3 months)
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Department of Applied Design Chair - Associate Professor/Professor