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Industrial Designer, Partner/Designer
Kansas City, MO
Jun 2000 - Present (24 years 2 months)
www.FluxusCreate.com
We CREATE. We are passionate about design and are fueled by the desire to enhance people's lives through the objects and surroundings they experience. Multidisciplinary in nature, FLUXUS CREATE is a creative team of designers, thinkers, inventors and hands on creators. We view objects and environments as art and call upon our sensory resources, formal training, and personal experiences in order to create.
We feel it a privilege to work with our clients to help realize their dreams, their goals, their vision. Our goal is to create products that elevate human experience and feel this is what we were born to do. We take design to the next level. We ask questions. We listen. We obtain better solutions. We realize ideas. We CREATE.
What we do
If you have an idea, we would like to talk. This is what is so great about our team! We are multidisciplinary thinkers and creators. Listed below are just some of the services we provide and are always looking to take on new adventures. • industrial design • graphic design • 3d modeling • 3d visualization & animation • print • point of purchase • logos & brand identity
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Senior Industrial Designer
Overland Park, KS
Feb 2020 - Aug 2021 (1 year 6 months)
Led team of contract architects, engineers, and designers in the development of new store environments to improve customer experience.
Consulted as a creative leader in the development of program strategies to encourage better, smarter solutions.
Provided all fixture design including initial concept, design refinement, communication with manufacturing, and approvals.
Supported external channels with the development of kiosks, point-of-purchase displays, and retail programs.
Collaborated with corporate marketing and their agencies to integrate optimal messaging into the store environment and displays.
Prepared presentations, concept drawings, prototypes, and client communications.
Researched new technologies and identified design opportunities.
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Senior Industrial Designer
Overland Park, KS
Mar 2018 - Feb 2020 (1 year 11 months)
Led team of contract architects, engineers, and designers in the development of new store environments to improve customer experience.
Consulted as a creative leader in the development of program strategies to encourage better, smarter solutions.
Provided all fixture design including initial concept, design refinement, communication with manufacturing, and approvals.
Supported external channels with the development of kiosks, point-of-purchase displays, and retail programs.
Collaborated with corporate marketing and their agencies to integrate optimal messaging into the store environment and displays.
Prepared presentations, concept drawings, prototypes, and client communications.
Researched new technologies and identified design opportunities.
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Senior Industrial Design Manager, Structural Display Management
Kansas City, MO
Nov 2017 - Mar 2018 (4 months)
Responsible for directing and managing the on-time delivery of structural display
projects including concept/prototyping management, sourcing/purchasing, project management
vendor management, production monitoring and quality needs both domestically and in Asia.
needs for the company. This position oversees the planning, implementation, and tracking of
multiple display projects from concept, purchasing through delivery for packaging division.
Plan, manage and oversee all aspects of customer display projects.
• Quote, negotiate and issue purchase orders for all necessary items, materials
and assembly/production services for displays with external vendors to
ensure timelines and budget at met.
• Ability to create new and update standard line displays concept, design and
specifications in a manner that meets costing goals, requirements and internal
standards in a format that can be communicated to vendors and clients for
pricing and approvals.
• Be responsible for sourcing and working with our domestic and international
display vendors for the structural design, development and production of
customer displays while taking into account fit, form, structure, materials,
function, cost effectiveness, manufacturability, printability, customer
acceptability, quality, pallet optimization, environmental issues, international
import/export issues, storage and transportation concerns.
• Monitor and ensure quality of project work, display prototypes and production
work by reviewing all files, prototypes, samples, onsite warehouse production
checks including but not limited to construction, labeling, packaging/shipping and
other information from Operations, and implementing QC checklists to ensure
product meets internal and external stakeholder expectations on quality within
expected timeline and budget.
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Senior Industrial Designer :: Retail Visual Merchandising, Store Design, Consumer Experience
Overland Park, KS
Jul 2014 - Nov 2017 (3 years 4 months)
Led team of contract architects, engineers, and designers in the development of new store environments to improve customer experience.
Consulted as a creative leader in the development of program strategies to encourage better, smarter solutions.
Provided all fixture design including initial concept, design refinement, communication with manufacturing, and approvals.
Supported external channels with the development of kiosks, point-of-purchase displays, and retail programs.
Collaborated with corporate marketing and their agencies to integrate optimal messaging into the store environment and displays.
Prepared presentations, concept drawings, prototypes, and client communications.
Researched new technologies and identified design opportunities.
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Senior Industrial Designer
Kansas City, MO
Apr 2009 - Jul 2014 (5 years 3 months)
Manage, design & oversee implementation of corporate materials & related client projects. Provide cutting edge creative
solutions for face-to-face marketing programs delivered through events, exhibits & expositions on a corporate level. I
interact with account managers, clients, external vendors and internal Fern staff to design and deliver a variety of products.
These products include: events, high end tradeshows, exhibits, RFP’s for new projects, booth properties, custom displays,
signage, Point of Purchase, retail and product design. I also must communicate this design process effectively using any and
all tools at my disposal. Some of these tools are: being able to write well, speak comfortably on a daily basis with clients,
quick sketch ideas, build physical prototypes, and use computer software to concept out solutions. I have to be able to
handle many different projects, at many different stages of the design process, all at once.
• High End Tradeshow, Event and Exhibit Design
• Point Of Purchase
• Product Design
• Branding | Identity
• Graphic Design
• 3D Modeling/Rendering
Specialties:
Adobe Suite
3D Autocad
3D Studio Max
SketchUp
Product Design
TradeShow and Exhibit Design
Advertising
brand management
corporate identity
design
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Industrial Designer, Freelance/Contract
J 2 Creative
Bonner Springs, KS
Jan 2005 - Mar 2010 (5 years 2 months)
Retail Design
Graphic Design
Product Design
Point of Purchase
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Industrial/Graphic Designer/Architect Tech
Kansas City, MO
May 2003 - Mar 2009 (5 years 10 months)
PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES
• Environmental Graphics
• Vertical Circulation Coordination
• Hall of Fame & Retail Design
• Architectural Drafting for All Project Phases
• Way Finding /Way Finding Analysis/ADA Signage
• Programming Implementation
• Branding
• Store Identity
• Print Graphics
• 3D Modeling/Rendering
- Recognized by colleagues as a motivated and focused team member who demonstrates commitment
to design excellence
- Provided creative solutions through resourceful problem solving
- Set and achieved objectives , effectively managing multiple tasks and projects
- Able to work independently and communicate in collaborative environments
- Demonstrated highly productive execution skills
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Wire Technician /EFT Technician
UMB Bank Technology Center
Jan 2001 - Jan 2003 (2 years)
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Clinical Technician III
Cardiovascular Consultants
2001 - 2003 (2 years)