QUALIFICATIONS
Communication
Strong verbal communication skills, ability to express ideas and concepts both two and three dimensionally.
Computer Skills
Proficient in ALIAS Design, KeyShot, Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Illustrator CC, AutoCAD, Solidworks, Pro-E, & Microsoft Office Applications
EMPLOYMENT
April 2019 – Present
President & Owner Celestial City Designs, Inc.
January 2021 - August 2022
Manager of Industrial Design / Lighting & Ceiling Fans. HKC-US / Palm Coast Imports, LLC.
Provided consultation and direction by translating business requirements into effective lighting & ceiling fan product designs. Including providing high quality designs for mass markets such as Lowes & Menards. Provided strong trend guidance to both internal and external partners, while continuing to provide product gap analysis, trend research, concept sketches, 3d models, photo realistic renderings, turnover packages, and technical guidance. While working closely with merchants, trend & design, marketing, sales, and over seas teams.
November 2017 - April 2019
Lead Industrial Designer, Lighting, Ceiling Fans, & Home Décor. Lowes, Inc.
Provided product management solutions within fashion lighting, ceiling fans, & home décor categories for private branded décor products at Lowes. Lead product executions, provided vendor guidance in conjunction with branding and merchandising teams to create unique and trend forward product offerings. Provided strong trend guidance to both internal and external partners. Conducted trend based research, created product gaps, concept sketches, illustrations, control drawings, turnover packages, 3d modeling, photo realistic renderings, established new vendor processes, provided technical guidance, and worked closely with brand, merchandising, IM, MCTC, packaging, vendors, & overseas teams.
September 2015 – November 2017
Senior Industrial Designer, Lighting. Lowes, Inc.
Provided product solutions within fashion lighting & ceiling fan categories across multiple year road maps to create strong trend forward products that provided cross category coordination. Conducted trend based research, created product gaps, concept sketches, illustrations, control drawings, turnover packages, 3d modeling, photo realistic renderings, established new vendor processes, provided technical guidance, and worked closely with brand, merchandising, IM, MCTC, packaging, vendors, & overseas teams.
October 2009 – September 2015
Independent Industrial Design Consultant. Studio 109 Designs.
Worked with a wide variety of clients on project development. Duties: Conduct trend based research, concept sketches, illustration, control drawings, soft good development, turnover packages, 3d modeling, & photo realistic renderings. Clients have included companies such as Disney, Lowes, Palm Coast Imports, Summit Toy, Maxum Holding, My Bella, Richmond Outdoor, Ames True Temper, ETI Solid State Lighting, HKC, & More.
September 2006 - October 2009
Toy Designer. Summit Products, LLC Small privately owned toy company.
Duties: Conducted trend based toy research; Concept development skills include sketching, rendering, illustration, control drawings, and soft goods development. Conceptually my work is fun, whimsical, and imaginative. In addition I excel at cross-functional collaboration and deliver quality, consistent work from concept to completion
August 2004 – September 2006
Industrial Designer. Hunter Fan Co.
Medium based company consisting of 8 to 11 designers & 10 to 15 engineers. Duties: Conducted trend based research; Created products that enabled me to work closely with marketing, engineering, senior executives, & Asian factories.
Education
December 2002
B.F.A. Industrial Design
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
References are available upon request