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Product Design Manager
The Bradford Group
Niles, IL
Apr 2008 - Present (15 years 9 months)
Manage and coordinate the development of new products between developers and product designers based on assessment of competing products, market niches, pricing and profitability.
Mentor and inspire a team of highly skilled product designers to plan and execute a wide range of products ranging from Apparel to Jewelry and from Home Decor to Collectibles.
Using the latest technology and over 10 years of experience in prototyping to oversee the use additive 3D printing for product prototypes.
Maintain and build the design pipeline with the use of relevant software and hardware optimized for product design.
Implemented best practices and processes to streamline the creation of 2D and 3D design content.
Developed and designed a database with collaboration from product developers, designers, advertisers and marketers. Built to ensure product workflow has a consistent delivery, transparency and efficiency through the design cycle.
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Sr Product Designer
The Bradford Group
Niles, IL
Apr 2004 - Apr 2008 (4 years)
Responsibilities included working with product development managers to create and refine beautiful consumer products.
Skills needed were the ability to execute concepts with the help of 3D applications to create images for advertising and marketing.
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Product Designer
The Bradford Group
Niles, IL
Nov 2000 - Apr 2004 (3 years 5 months)
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Interactive Designer
Fain & Co
Atlanta, GA
Mar 1998 - Oct 2000 (2 years 7 months)
Creating animations in 3D for broadcasting. Interactive Flash content for the web and presentations. 3D animations and video editing for children's programs geared for closed-circuit TV.
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3D Instructor
Savannah College of Art and Design/Atlanta College of Art
Atlanta, GA
Apr 1998 - Aug 2000 (2 years 4 months)
As an adjunct instructor for courses in 3D modeling and illustration. Including scene setup with lighting, texturing and rendering of 3D content.