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Creative Designer
South Lyon, MI
Oct 2012 - Present (11 years 10 months)
Creative designer that helps aid in ideation, sketching, class-A surface modeling on race technologies and future military vehicles
Projects include Corvette and Cadillac racing
-Exterior designer for Cadillac ATS-V.R race car
-Assisted in exterior design for Chevrolet Corvette C7.R and produced carbon bodywork
-Aerodynamic and carbon components for Camaro Z28.R
-Created carbon parts for Corvette Daytona Prototype
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Creative Digital Sculptor
Warren, MI
Feb 2012 - Oct 2012 (8 months)
Alias sculptor at General Motors through Aerotek
-Digital Alias asset for global architecture studio
-Presented exterior and interior surfaces to upper management to inform future design products
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Freelance book cover artist
Lancelin Publishing
Dec 2011 - Feb 2012 (2 months)
-Working on cover art, posters, and advertisement for publishing firm for mass publication
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Toy Designer
Chicago, IL
Nov 2010 - Dec 2011 (1 year 1 month)
Customers include (but not limited to) Mattel, Hasbro, Nerf, Toys'R'Us
-Working to create new and innovative toy ideas and inventions to be produced by other large corporations.
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Contract Designer
TomTom
2009 - 2011 (2 years)
-Worked with group of distributors to design website and brochures to hand out for customers
-Created a personal visual identity for company
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Motorcycle Mechanical Technician
Washtenaw Community College
Apr 2010 - Nov 2010 (7 months)
Training with motorcycle mechanic professionals to learn function, lifestyle, problems, and construction end of motorcycles to further my motorcycle design feasibility
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Full-time Student
Detroit, MI
Jan 2006 - Jan 2010 (4 years)
Harley Davidson Non-Sponsored Bike Project
-Maximize brand interest for a new generation of riders
-Integrate a sport oriented range to existing line-up
Michelin Sponsored Bike Project
-Utilized Active Wheel Technology to lower center of gravity
-Created new seating arrangement with new available space
Class 8 Truck Interior Project
-Sponsored by Arvin Meritor
-Created new interactive system for driver to connect with family
-Established workout area to help stay in shape
Boat Competition Project
-Developed super yacht for deep-sea travel using existing package
Subaru Interior Sponsored Project
-Created 2020 CUV interior
-Recreated a new form language and direction for company
-Pushed for different forms and functionality through layout
-Constructed 1/3 scale model
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Summer Internship
Armstrong White
May 2009 - Jun 2009 (1 month)
Trying to push the tangible aesthetic design elements of a sport bike while creating a new power source that could spark large changes in the market
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Freelance Designer
Novatron Corporation
Mar 2008 - May 2008 (2 months)
Helped develop new concepts for boat dashboards and see through to limited production runs