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Senior Industrial Designer at Lowe’s
Matt Haverkamp
Mooresville, NC
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About
Matt is a hard-working designer from the mountains of Colorado, with a BDES in Industrial Design from the University of Cincinnati.He is currently an Industrial Designer at Bissell Homecare Inc. in Michigan. Matt brings a wide-range of skills to his work projects including industrial design, graphic design, UI/UX, and 3D modeling. He is always focused on the future and learning new things
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Education
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Bachelor of Science in Design Industrial Design: Transportation FocusUniversity of Cincinnati College of Design2010 - 2015Major: Industrial Design: Transportation Focus Cumulative GPA: 3.4 Deans List Hall Opening Team IDSA Live Well Collaborative: Boeing Adaptable Space Design Studio -Boeing 737 Airplane interior Industrial Design/Concept Design -Portfolio work restricted to in-person viewing -Patent Pending General Motors: Emerging Market Mobility Studio -Chevrolet Branded mobility device for an identified emerging market. -Studio was supported by designers from GM throughout the semester Chrysler Studio: Dodge for 2025 -Dodge Branded vehicle for a single urbanite consumer. -The vehicle was to be released in the year 2025 -Completed a half clay model of final design
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Conifer High School2005 - 2010
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Experience
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Senior Industrial DesignerMooresville, NCFeb 2020 - Present (4 years 9 months)- Industrial designer for Lowes collection of Private Brands including; Kobalt tools, Project Source, Allen + Roth, Origin 21, Utilitech and Style Selections.
- Develop product for Kobalt tools and Seasonal Outdoor Living style brands. -
Industrial Designer 2Grand Rapids, MIMar 2017 - Present (7 years 8 months)- Lead designer for Deep Cleaning Hero product from concept to production
- Represented design department on project teams at product research
- Reviewed portfolios, scouted, and mentored interns
- Planned aesthetic model production with model shop and surfacing partners
- Collaborated with Rhino and Creo modeling resources to develop A-surface CAD models from sketches
- Traveled to Shenzen and Hong Kong to support engineering team during prototype build phase
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Industrial Designer 1Grand Rapids, MIJan 2016 - Mar 2017 (1 year 2 months)- Lead designer for refresh of Powerglide Liftoff vaccuum
- Concept sketching/rendering development for new product
- Supported category design leaders as needed with theme and feature ideation
- Collaborated with designers to generate advanced concepts
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Freelance Industrial DesignerHaverkamp DesignCincinnati, OHJan 2015 - Oct 2015 (9 months)-Simultaneously developed multiple designs for Vacuums and Consumables product lines
-Collaborated with Marketing and Engineering Departments to develop a product’s success criteria
-Presented design iterations to departments heads
-Supported design team by creating presentation mock-ups and visual aids
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Industrial Design Co-op (Vacuums and Consumables)Grand Rapids, MIAug 2014 - Dec 2014 (4 months)-Simultaneously developed multiple designs for Vacuums and
Consumables product lines
-Collaborated with Marketing and Engineering Departments to
develop a product’s success criteria
-Presented design iterations to departments heads
-Supported design team by creating presentation mock-ups and visual aids
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TRANSFORMERS Team; Toy Design Co-opPawtucket, RIJan 2014 - May 2014 (4 months)-Produced Decoration Packs for overseas production
-Created and populated car mode design library for future toy design
-Synthesized animated character art into a portfolio for presentation
-Developed visual presentation mock-ups for Transformers team
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Structural Design InternCincinnati, OHSep 2012 - Aug 2013 (11 months)-Designed Point of Purchase Displays for production per
client specifications
-Advanced design of existing displays for clients’ upcoming products
-Several designs were manufactured and on-shelf in retail stores
-Developed document templates to enhance design team work flow
-Collaborated with sales and marketing departments’ project
managers to address immediate client requests
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Awards
Patent Pending - Boeing Design Studio (University of Cincinnati)
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On Coroflot@mchaverkamp, member since 2012
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