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Resume
Industrial Designer and Creative Problem-Solver with years of experience designing and engineering household products, furniture, and medical products. Leads and collaborates with a (inter)national engineering, sales and marketing teams to bring products from the conceptualization phase to the end of the production line and into the consumer’s hands. Also experienced in fabricating automobiles, fiberglass, welding, and motorcycle restoration.
what i bring
Project Chameleon.
As an Industrial Designer, I am skilled at creating the best possible product within tight time-lines and strict budgets. Through designing and engineering housewares and furniture, fabricating an automobile, and conducting market research for household products, I have learned to adapt myself to needs of my production team and the project at hand. In addition to leading and collaborating with engineering teams (mechanical, electrical and manufacturing) to produce my own designs, I have also ventured into accounting and sales to find the best price per unit while ensuring the highest return on investments and operating profit. These diverse roles have allowed me to grow exponentially in my abilities as a designer and my understanding of the business aspects of my field.
Creative and Innovative Problem Solving.
I strongly believe that every problem has a solution. The best way to find it is through posing the right questions, careful observation and user research, front-end time investment and setting high standards for achievement. Working side-by-side with mechanical, electrical and manufacturing engineers as well as marketing and sales teams has taught me that collaborative problem-solving is the best way to ensure the broadest amount of innovation, market growth and expansion into new markets.
Tim Skipper Photography
Work history
RIDGID
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Designed and created durable, impact-resistant and easy-to-store wet/dry vacuums and air movers geared toward the DIYer or construction worker
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Led and collaborated with a team of mechanical, electrical and manufacturing engineers to create products focused on user experience, durability and ergonomics
Emerson Ceiling Fans
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Worked with design, marketing and sales teams to conduct market research and explore user and style trends
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Used data from market research for ideation sketching and CAD to create the product and the visual story it communicates to users
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Created indoor/outdoor, energy-efficient fans with integrated, dimmable LED lights and other features
ProTeam
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Conducted observational research to meet the diverse needs of users, buyers and managers of ProTeam goods
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Improved product’s ergonomics, efficiency, usability and durability while further developing the ProTeam product family
Emerson Tool Company
Industrial Designer
RIDGID / Emerson Fans / ProTeam/ Craftsman / Workshop
St. Louis Missouri
12.10.2015 - Present
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Fabricated and installed interactive exhibits for children’s museums
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Used creative problem solving to tighten time frames needed for installation of exhibits while ensuring their safety and durability
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Locations: Lao Niu Children’s Discovery Center of Beijing, The DoSeum in San Antonio and the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Boss Display
Fabricator, Project Coordinator
Columbus, Ohio
12.2014 - 04.2015
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Transitioned from semester-long intern into full-time employee
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Worked in fast-paced environment with lean budgets and tight time-lines
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Ideated concepts for Fischer Price, Ballistics and Federal Coach Company
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Assisted in fabrication of Zukun’s trophy design piece, the TRZ-Track Roadster
Zukun Plan LLC.
Industrial Designer, Fabricator
Columbus, Ohio
06.2013 - 07.2014
Intern 01.2013 - 05.2013
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Full-time intern at leading global housewares company
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Identified visual branding language for Electrolux, Kenmore, Frigidaire and Craftsman and incorporated branding into product development
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Ideated and sketched household products followed by building the designs in CAD and creating 3D-printed prototypes within the six-month time frame
Electrolux Group of North America
Industrial Design Intern
Charlotte, North Carolina
06.2012 - 12.2012
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Worked with eclectic team of designers, welders and sketch artists to build sets for sound rooms and commercial spaces
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Assisted with any and all tasks requested by the team, including object reparation and assemblage, as well as tear-down of temporary constructions
Curtis Eliot Designs LLC.
Fabricator, Craftsman, Apprenticeship
Columbus, Ohio
05.2010 - 08.2010
The Ohio State: Wrestling
Student Athlete
Columbus, Ohio
09.2007 - 03.2010
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Student athlete who trained with the best college wrestlers and coaches in the nation to learn the highest level of, perseverance, sacrifice, discipline and team-building
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Two-time NCAA team runner-up, sixth-place finisher in NCAA tournament
Programs
Adobe:
Illustrator / Indesign / Photoshop
Microsoft
Word / PowerPoint / Excel / Teams
CAD:
NX / Solidowrks / Teamcenter / Keyshot
Sketching
Sketchbook Pro / Photoshop / Pen + Paper
Processes
Plastic
- Injection Molding
- Blow Molding
- First Shot / Material Review
- Texture Review
- Color Review
- SLS and FDM 3D printing
Metal
- Injection Molding
- Casting
- Extrusion
- Welding
Wood
- Hand tools
- Power tools
- Finishing
- CNC
Creative
- User Research
- Market Research
- Adjacent Industries
- Research Compilation
- Potential Opportunities
Community
wreSTL Youth Wrestling Program
Wrestling Coach St. Louis, Missouri (2016– )
Wyman Youth Mentorship Program
St. Louis, Missouri (2017 and 2018)
Big Brothers, Big Sisters
Columbus, Ohio/St. Louis, Missouri (2013– )
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Guide a young man in Columbus, Ohio as he learns to navigate the many challenges of elementary school, middle school and beyond
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Help him build confidence, find constructive ways to navigate conflicts, and identify and avoid risky behaviors while helping him set achievable academic and personal goals
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Teach 6- to 14-year-old boys and girls the basic form, techniques and maneuvers in wrestling through bi-weekly practices and weekend wrestling tournaments
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Organize and lead team-building exercises that give children the courage and confidence to face adversity, find constructive ways to channel frustrations and practice creative problem solving
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- Helped young people explore professional life, identify possible career paths and set goals for the future
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- Organized agenda for middle-schoolers to visit Emerson Tool Company
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- Coordinated kid-friendly presentations about the diverse possibilities in companies such as Emerson