Industrial Designer with Human Centered Design Experience/ Now Open to New Clients!!!

Matt Styles

Milwaukee, WI

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Multi-talented designer looking for pathways to express my creative potential within the overall vision of a specific brand or group. I aim to blend my finely-tuned technical skills with a sensitivity towards the intangible beauty we all desire to experience.
Education
- BFA Automotive Design
  
  College for Creative Studies
  
  2004 - 2009
  
  "Faculty Select" Honors, awarded to one student in the department
Experience
- Senior Industrial Designer
  
  Milwaukee Tools
  
  Jul 2021 - Present (3 years 4 months)
  
  Designing the next generation of best in class power tools!
- Automotive / Industrial Design Consultant
  
  Self employed
  
  Detroit, MI
  
  May 2019 - Present (5 years 6 months)
  
  Engaging in automotive and industrial design freelance and consultancy work. Accepting new clients!
- Senior Industrial Designer
  
  Yanfeng Technology
  
  Novi, MI
  
  Sep 2020 - Dec 2020 (3 months)
  
  Creating industrial design work with a human centered design focus for clients such as VW and the TESLA Cybertruck. Also contributed to In house technology development and prototype properties.
- Lead Industrial Designer
  
  VOLVO Trucks
  
  Greensboro, NC
  
  Feb 2020 - Jul 2020 (5 months)
  
  Developing creative design proposals for exterior and interior designs for Volvo's commercial truck lineup
  
  Worked on next gen VNL long hauler series
- Senior Automotive Designer
  
  Lear Corporation
  
  May 2016 - Apr 2019 (2 years 11 months)
  
  Automotive interior design work for Lear Corporation, specializing in Luxury and Performance brands including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Jaguar, Cadillac, etc.
  
  Served as the Lead Designer on LEAR's BMW account working on the next gen 7 series, autonomous mobility and M Sport programs
- Automotive Design Leader
  
  Mayco International LLC
  
  Sterling Heights, MI
  
  Feb 2015 - May 2016 (1 year 3 months)
  
  Responsible for the Industrial Design output for the entire company and developing an in-house design team. Projects include automotive, consumer products and furniture.
  Main assignments included developing design proposals for the Faraday Future FF91 Production vehicle as we were awarded a long term development contract.
- Automotive/ Industrial Designer
  
  Freelance Design
  
  Auburn Hills, MI
  
  Nov 2013 - Feb 2015 (1 year 3 months)
  
  Working with a variety of personal clients on projects including a 6 wheel truck for both civilian/military use and cell phone cases.
- Creative Designer/ Industrial Designer
  
  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
  
  Auburn Hills, MI
  
  Apr 2011 - Nov 2013 (2 years 7 months)
  
  Worked in a multidisciplinary team of designers and engineers for the Interiors group for all brands under Chrysler/ FIAT Group, specializing in design theme execution. Also develop future paradigm for product development process and tangible design criteria.
  
  Significant Projects include 2017 MASERATI Levante (interior design)
- Concept Artist/ Automotive Designer
  
  Ember Labs LLC
  
  Carson, CA
  
  Apr 2013 - Oct 2013 (6 months)
  
  Created a full exterior and interior design for a vehicle to be featured in a TV commercial for the KFC and Fanta brands. Vehicle will also be featured in a mobile video game.
- Interior Designer, Automotive
  
  Institute for Creative Integration
  
  Chicago, IL
  
  Jun 2010 - Dec 2010 (6 months)
  
  Developed a full interior design proposal for Panasonic, integrating new interface technologies. Responsibilities included supporting the Design Research and Interface Design teams. Industrial Design Intern DEWALT Industrial Products
- Industrial Design Intern
  
  DeWalt
  
  Baltimore, MD
  
  Sep 2009 - Dec 2009 (3 months)
  
  Worked w/ the Industrial Design team to develop a wide range of concepts for the professional craftsmen/ builder. Awarded several patents for design work.
- Contract Automotive Designer, Exterior/ Interior
  
  Bayer Material Science LLC
  
  Auburn Hills, MI
  
  Jun 2007 - Jun 2008 (1 year)
  
  Worked on a wide variety of automotive projects ranging from commercial trucks to Nissan SUVs
Awards

Wards 10 Best Interiors 2017 for Maserati Levante

Best use of Technology at CES 2016 for Identilock

Judge at Eyes on Design car show 2014 - 2019

2009 Interior Motives Awards Shortlist, Best Lifestyle

Michelin Challenge Design 2007 - Winner 2nd place/

CCS Faculty Select 2008 - Awarded to one student in Automotive Design major

C7 Corvette design published - Automobile magazine, Jun 2008/

Toyota SC-UV concept published - Autoweek magazine, Mar 2007/
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Matt Styles

Director and Associate/Full Professor, Myron E. Ullman Jr. School of Design, College of DAAP

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