Industrial Designer/Creative Director/Product Developer/CAD Modeler/Crash Test Dummy... These are just some of the capacities I’ve used to reach my career goal to make awesome products that passionate people want to use. In my 17-year professional career, my goal is simple... Make things better.
Icon Motorsports
Senior Product Designer
June 15 | Present
Responsibilities: Worked with Creative Director and development team to generate concepts and production specs across entire product offering. Designs included helmets, helmet graphics, jackets, pants, gloves, footwear, accessories, and casuals. Managed projects from initial brief through final design sample to maintain design. Researched materials and manufacturing techniques to make class leading products for every level of motorcycling.
Sport Dimension
Creative Director
Nov 11 | June 15
Responsibilities: Manager position tasked with leading a creative team to design and develop product, packaging, and marketing materials for Body Glove, Jet Pilot, and Sport Dimension. Build timelines and development plan to track and manage product categories including wetsuits, PFDs, bodyboards, snow sleds, rashguards, and other watersports-related products. Design for multiple levels of distribution including specialty, sporting goods, and large national retailers. Designing and tracking individual SMU projects for outside brands including Yamaha, Kawasaki, Rockstar, Laird Hamilton, and SeaDoo. Managing all studio photography for Sport Dimension products.
661 / One Industries
Senior Designer
Feb 10 | Nov 11
Responsibilities: Worked with brand manager and sales team to create brand strategy and design direction for 661. Managed all aspects of the design process from product brief, timeline, and concept creation through product confirmation. Led small design team in product and graphic design to produce all visual and product elements of the brand including product, packaging, catalogs, print ads, and trade show booths. Designed several SKUs for One Industries including helmets, racewear, gloves, and protection.
Z1R Helmets
Lead Designer
Oct 07 | Feb 10
Responsibilities: Worked with purchasing, marketing, and manufacturers to design new helmets and technical apparel for street motorcycling industry. Worked with Brand Manager to define brand direction in the competitive landscape of motorcycle gear and apparel. Developed brand direction through visual presentations including product, art, and video. Designed helmet shells, technical features, shield mechanisms, graphics, and apparel.
Pro-tec / Vans
Designer I-II
Aug 02 | Oct 07
Responsibilities: Designed action sports helmets, pads, snowboard boot technologies, bindings, footwear and accessories for a leader in the action sports market. Worked with product management to develop products based on product brief to meet target costs and company’s strategic plan. Developed new concepts and technologies for possible integration into product line.
AWA Consulting
Associate Designer
Jun 00 | Aug 02
Responsibilities: Designed various products for a small design consulting firm using skills in model making, concept rendering, concept sketching, and research. Products included cable boxes/routers, power tools, hand tools, grills, grill accessories, etc.
Industrial Design Skills
Trend research, technology research, concept sketching, technical drawing (drafting, tech pack, part design), prototyping, web design, graphic design, and publishing
Computer Skills
Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), CAD design (concept refinement/rendering to 3D surface and solid modeling) Rhino 3D, Solidworks, Microsoft Office, iLife, Mac and PC comfortable
Prototyping Skills
General shop equipment, CNC mill, clay modeling, vacuum and pressure forming, painting, 3d printing, urethane foam, sewing, pattern making
Materials Knowledge
Plastics (thermosets, thermoplastics, tooling plastics, and foams), ferrous and non-ferrous metals, textiles and leathers, woods, papers, paints, neoprene, rubber, fiberglass and carbon fiber
Education
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design
Georgia Institute of Technology
May 2001
Achievements
Included in Georgia Tech 60th Anniversary Industrial Design Alumni Exhibition and Catalogue
Designed and developed patented technologies for action sports pads and helmets
Awarded Dean’s List honors for 3 consecutive years, 1999-2001
Student Achievement Award presented by Dr. Lorraine Justice,2000 and 2001