Experience

ICON

• United States
• Construction
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Designer

  • May 2021 - Present



Adam Leonards

• The Woodlands, Texas, United States

• Founder, Creative Director, Designer

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  Adam Leonards was founded with the ambition to create modern furniture that takes into consideration todays unique opportunities and challenges. For us, furniture is more than just a single object. It is an integral part of a larger system that helps to define a home, and ultimately a life lived with beauty and simplicity. Charles and Ray Eames famously said, “We wanted to make the best, for the most, for the least”. Those words are just as meaningful today as they were back then, and they continue to inspire us to create meaningful, accessible objects that people can fall in love with and want to pass down from generation to generation. Show less



PENN Interactive

• United States
• Gambling Facilities and Casinos
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Creative Director, Penn Game Studios

  • Jan 2021 - May 2021

• Director, Product and Experiences

  • Jun 2020 - Jan 2021

• Designer

  • Dec 2019 - Jun 2020



Fjord, Part of Accenture Song

• United Kingdom
• Design
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Director, Connected Products

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2018



Matter

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Creative Director

  • Jun 2013 - Sep 2017

  Matter is an interdisciplinary design studio that is passionate about designing products, services, and experiences that connect us to each other and the world around us in more meaningful ways. In 2013, I joined Max Burton to help form Matter, an interdisciplinary design firm specializing in designing products and services for the connected world. I was a cofounder at Matter and a key contributor to the company's growth and success, growing the studio to a 30 person creative team which included Industrial, Interaction, Visual, and Motion designers. I also helped to define and create Matter's vision and offering, as well as creating Matter's convergent design disciplines and processes. Matter was acquired by Fjord and Accenture Interactive in 2017. Show less



Frog Design

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Principal Industrial Designer

  • Jan 2007 - Jun 2013

  Frog is a global design and strategy firm transforming businesses at scale by creating systems of brand, product and service that deliver a distinctly better experience. While at Frog I was the lead designer for Disney's MagicBand and the redesign of thier new park entry. As a Principal Designer I lead, collaborated, and supported the design process at all levels. I was responsible for conceptual development, manufacturing viability and processes, support and final deliverables for production for our clients. I managed cross-disciplinary teams of industrial designers, mechanical engineers, UX designers, and graphic designers, and was instrumental in building key relationships with clients such as Disney that evolved into multi-year engagements. Show less



Academy of Art University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor

  • 2006 - 2006

  Established in 1929 by Richard S. Stephens, Academy of Art University's goal is to transform aspiring students into professional artists & designers. Academy of Art University fosters innovation through a faculty of current industry professionals, state-of-the-art facilities & curriculum in several areas of study. At AAU, I taught Alias and Digital Imaging classes for junior and master level courses. My responsibilities included creating syllabi for my classes, class critiques, and helping to teach my students proper project management. My responsibilities also included demonstrating techniques for 3D modeling, rendering, image retouching, sketch rendering, and rendered orthographics. Show less



fuseproject

• United States
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Designer

  • 2005 - 2006

  Founded in 1999 by Yves Behar, Fuseproject is an award-winning Industrial Design and branding firm with offices in San Francisco and New York. The studio takes a long-term, strategic approach to developing and enhancing brands by developing conceptual narratives and messages that are communicated through a product's experience. I started my career as an intern at Fuseproject while the studio was a small 10 person design team. Working closely with Yves Behar and other senior designers, I was responsible for conceptual development, model making, manufacturing processes, and final deliverables for presentations as well as production assets. While at Fuseproject I worked with clients such as DirecTV, Magis, and Target. Show less