Billy K.
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Experience
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madesmart®
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United States
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sr. Industrial Designer
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Aug 2022 - Present
Designed and brought multiple housewares products from design to manufacture. Led ideation sessions as well as interfacing with overseas manufacturers to see designs through from the very beginning all the way to launching new products with multiple retailers.
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WhiteBoard Product Solutions
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United States
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Design
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1 - 100 Employee
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Industrial Designer
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Jun 2021 - Jun 2022
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Developed products for a variety of customers and markets. Contributed to the product design process from the fist steps of ideation to working with engineering to create tooling for production. Lots of hands on prototyping that ran the gamut from soft goods to Arduino programing. Worked in a fast pace consulting environment, interacting with engineering and graphics, but also was able to spear head my own projects and work one on one with clients.
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American Packaging Corporation
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United States
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Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
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300 - 400 Employee
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Industrial Designer
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May 2017 - Jun 2021
Madison, Wisconsin At APC the projects and clients that I would work with would vary widely on a day to day basis. The majority of the projects are multifaceted and use a wide variety of design skills from ideation to prototyping to manufacturing. I've had the opportunity to design packaging and solutions for both the consumer and medical fields.
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Industrial Designer (Biomedical), Virtual Surgical Planning
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Aug 2016 - May 2017
Lakewood The majority of my projects consisted of working with surgeon requests for 3D printed surgical planning guides. These include marking, cutting, and surgical plate bending guides. Other projects include designing and printing medical models of pre-op and post-op surgical cases for surgeon use in the operating room. Typically the cases that I was making products, guides,and models for were maxillofacial reconstructive surgeries. During my time at 3D Systems I designed surgical guides and models… Show more The majority of my projects consisted of working with surgeon requests for 3D printed surgical planning guides. These include marking, cutting, and surgical plate bending guides. Other projects include designing and printing medical models of pre-op and post-op surgical cases for surgeon use in the operating room. Typically the cases that I was making products, guides,and models for were maxillofacial reconstructive surgeries. During my time at 3D Systems I designed surgical guides and models for over 200 separate surgical procedures. Show less
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Monigle
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United States
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Advertising Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Industrial Designer, CAD Drafting, Graphic Design
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Mar 2016 - Aug 2016
Denver, CO While working at Monigle my duties consists of building, editing, and revising CAD files. The majority of the projects I've worked on are for larger banks, hospitals and other companies that work with Monigle such as Key Bank, TD Bank, Bank of America, Northwelll Heath, and General Electric. There are other duties and side projects I've worked on such as Photoshop photo manipulation, Illustrator vector work, Graphic Design, 3D modeling, 3D renderings, and other projects that relate to my degree… Show more While working at Monigle my duties consists of building, editing, and revising CAD files. The majority of the projects I've worked on are for larger banks, hospitals and other companies that work with Monigle such as Key Bank, TD Bank, Bank of America, Northwelll Heath, and General Electric. There are other duties and side projects I've worked on such as Photoshop photo manipulation, Illustrator vector work, Graphic Design, 3D modeling, 3D renderings, and other projects that relate to my degree in Industrial Design. Show less
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SPARQ Home
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Manufacturing
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Industrial Design Intern
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Mar 2015 - Aug 2015
Greater Denver Area Worked alongside the design team to develop new housewares and kitchen products for the Sparq Home line of products.
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Education
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Metropolitan State University of Denver
Bachelor of Science (BS), Industrial and Product Design