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Footwear Designer
Taylor Smith
Martinsburg, PA
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Adept Footwear Designer passionate about creating visually-compelling & strategically-relevant design solutions. Broad understanding of footwear manufacturing methods/materials, and equipped with the capacity and desire to continue learning. Experienced in concept generation, sketching via Photoshop/Illustrator, material selection, drafting tech packs, branding strategy, graphic design, presenting, etc.
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Education
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BFA Industrial DesignSavannah College of Art & Design2013SCAD’s Industrial Design curriculum trained my mind for approaching design as a method to solve problems. The foundational studies introduced me to the principles and elements of design, and my major studies sharpened my design thinking and branding abilities. I learned to see the values of collaboration, alternative perspectives, and I saw the necessity of breaking down my own barriers as a prerequisite to my professional growth. My sophomore, junior, and senior years were also spent working as a Resident Assistant in freshman dorms. This role taught me how to better manage my time to create a proper balance between my studies as a student and my duties as an employee. Serving in this role helped to improve my leadership skills as I learned the importance of being proactive in fostering relationships with the residents I oversaw, and allowed me to develop better conflict resolution strategies.
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Experience
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Footwear DesignerMartinsburg, PAFeb 2014 - Present (10 years 10 months)Primarily responsible for design & development of Double-H Boots’ imported
product. I have also worked on various projects for Carolina, Corcoran, and other
brands. This has granted me the opportunity to work on a variety of footwear
categories such as western, industrial, hiking, mining, military, etc.
Responsibilities include: creative strategy, concept generation, sketching,
rendering, drafting blueprints, color/material selection, and prototyping of new
footwear styles, delivering tech packs to Asian partners, inspecting/approving
pattern trials & prototypes, presenting samples to sales force, confirming details
and fit of new production styles, etc. Heavy usage of Photoshop/Illustrator
(primary software used), experience working in 3D CAD programs such as
Romans CAD, Rhino, & Keyshot.
Working at H.H. Brown’s Pennsylvania-based factory has given me the opportunity to see the progress of footwear from concept to production, has provided me with an understanding of manufacturing limitations and time frames, and exposed me to a variety of footwear constructions and processes.
Travel has been one of the best parts of my job. Research trips with sales
personnel have allowed me to see how widely product needs can differ across
disparate regions of the country. Development trips in China and Mexico have
taught me how to better communicate design direction through my sketches,
renderings, and blueprints.
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On Coroflot@jtaylorsmith, member since 2012
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