Troy Christiansen

- Concept generation and ideation through research, sketching, rendering, modeling, and prototyping.
- Collaborate with Product Managers to develop innovative and customer-centered design solutions.
- Create highly detailed CAD models in Solidworks to make tooling for manufacturing.

GoPlug is a start-up and I joined as the first employee so I wear many hats. My main responsibilities included the design of GoPlug's innovative products and brand development.

- Design GoPlug's backpack, messenger, and carry-on bags which include high capacity batteries that charge most electronic devices, including laptops
- Brand development, web site UI, and marketing collateral
- Create motion graphic video assets

- Responsible for creating motion graphic videos and accompanying assets for various
clients including Autodesk
- Collaborated closely with Media Director and production team to assist in the creation of
video assets, storyboards, styles, and templates
- Worked closely with clients to ensure that the videos met and/or exceeded their
expectations and were consistent with their branding and message
- Produced videos that helped clients cut their sales cycles by 63% and increased close rates by 24%

- Responsible for creating graphics, layouts, handouts, presentations, and motion graphic
videos for instructor-led, web-based, and virtual training
- Personally responsible for designing an iPad app using Adobe InDesign’s DPS platform
- Analyzed current design and e-learning trends to assist in creating overall design direction,
key concepts, strategies and brand identity
- Managed all asset libraries for the human resources and training team

- Recognized as being innovative with a product (handbags) that's typically not innovative because I wasn't afraid to ask why not and challenge assumptions.
- Analyzed current market trends, seasonality and consumer needs to assist in creating overall design direction, key concepts, strategies and brand identity
- Created sketches and product prototypes through every stage of the conceptual design process
- Collaborated closely with Design Director and design staff to assist in the overall product selection process —determining future retire and release schedules of product to best reflect consumer needs
- Personally designed over 30 products have gone to regular production