Gary A.
Mental Health Counselor Intern at PACIFIC MENTAL HEALTH- Claim this Profile
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Sam Garrison
I had the pleasure of using Gary for a design project creating multiple concepts for a line of bike panniers for Bike Commuters. He was very adept at translating my ideas into Adobe Ai drawings that I then presented to several brands. The quality of his work was above average and his fees we're representative of his skill set. I highly recommend him for your current or future project.
Alice Williams
I had the pleasure of working for Gary for nearly three years, throughout which he was a champion of several themes that were critical to Brenthaven's success. First, Gary was tireless in his pursuit of beautiful and functional design. He took feedback from colleagues, retail partners, and customers and delivered results tailored to the target channel and demographic. Second, Gary demonstrated an effortless attention to detail that he applied not only to his design work, but also to project management and development. He is one of the most organized people I've ever known, a trait which worked to the immense advantage of Brenthaven's design team. Finally, Gary was a kind, compassionate, and collaborative colleague. He cares deeply about the people around him and is a joy to work with.
Sam Garrison
I had the pleasure of using Gary for a design project creating multiple concepts for a line of bike panniers for Bike Commuters. He was very adept at translating my ideas into Adobe Ai drawings that I then presented to several brands. The quality of his work was above average and his fees we're representative of his skill set. I highly recommend him for your current or future project.
Alice Williams
I had the pleasure of working for Gary for nearly three years, throughout which he was a champion of several themes that were critical to Brenthaven's success. First, Gary was tireless in his pursuit of beautiful and functional design. He took feedback from colleagues, retail partners, and customers and delivered results tailored to the target channel and demographic. Second, Gary demonstrated an effortless attention to detail that he applied not only to his design work, but also to project management and development. He is one of the most organized people I've ever known, a trait which worked to the immense advantage of Brenthaven's design team. Finally, Gary was a kind, compassionate, and collaborative colleague. He cares deeply about the people around him and is a joy to work with.
Sam Garrison
I had the pleasure of using Gary for a design project creating multiple concepts for a line of bike panniers for Bike Commuters. He was very adept at translating my ideas into Adobe Ai drawings that I then presented to several brands. The quality of his work was above average and his fees we're representative of his skill set. I highly recommend him for your current or future project.
Alice Williams
I had the pleasure of working for Gary for nearly three years, throughout which he was a champion of several themes that were critical to Brenthaven's success. First, Gary was tireless in his pursuit of beautiful and functional design. He took feedback from colleagues, retail partners, and customers and delivered results tailored to the target channel and demographic. Second, Gary demonstrated an effortless attention to detail that he applied not only to his design work, but also to project management and development. He is one of the most organized people I've ever known, a trait which worked to the immense advantage of Brenthaven's design team. Finally, Gary was a kind, compassionate, and collaborative colleague. He cares deeply about the people around him and is a joy to work with.
Sam Garrison
I had the pleasure of using Gary for a design project creating multiple concepts for a line of bike panniers for Bike Commuters. He was very adept at translating my ideas into Adobe Ai drawings that I then presented to several brands. The quality of his work was above average and his fees we're representative of his skill set. I highly recommend him for your current or future project.
Alice Williams
I had the pleasure of working for Gary for nearly three years, throughout which he was a champion of several themes that were critical to Brenthaven's success. First, Gary was tireless in his pursuit of beautiful and functional design. He took feedback from colleagues, retail partners, and customers and delivered results tailored to the target channel and demographic. Second, Gary demonstrated an effortless attention to detail that he applied not only to his design work, but also to project management and development. He is one of the most organized people I've ever known, a trait which worked to the immense advantage of Brenthaven's design team. Finally, Gary was a kind, compassionate, and collaborative colleague. He cares deeply about the people around him and is a joy to work with.
Experience
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PACIFIC MENTAL HEALTH
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United States
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Mental Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mental Health Counselor Intern
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Aug 2022 - Present
• Provide telehealth counseling services to individuals, teens and couples. • Address anxiety, grief, assertiveness, relationship & self-esteem issues. • Build trust and rapport with clients using person-centered approach. • Conduct client intake interviews and keep progress notes. • Create and implement client treatment plans. • Research client diagnosis & interventions. • Maintain client clinical records using SimplePractice platform. • Current ACA member with professional liability insurance. Show less
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Self-employed
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Greater Seattle Area
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Industrial Designer-Soft Goods
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Jun 2002 - May 2022
Industrial Designer/Developer specializing in soft goods, backpacks, travel accessories, luggage, and protective cases for consumer electronics. Clients include Case Logic, Spire, Infantino, Tenba, Classic Accessories, Skyline Bag Works, Brenthaven, Skyway, Ricardo Beverly Hills, Kirkland Signature, Stephanie Johnson, Greater Pacific, and various small start-up companies. Industrial Designer/Developer specializing in soft goods, backpacks, travel accessories, luggage, and protective cases for consumer electronics. Clients include Case Logic, Spire, Infantino, Tenba, Classic Accessories, Skyline Bag Works, Brenthaven, Skyway, Ricardo Beverly Hills, Kirkland Signature, Stephanie Johnson, Greater Pacific, and various small start-up companies.
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Ricardo Beverly Hills
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United States
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Design Consultant
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Aug 2019 - Apr 2021
Provided design support to team of 4 designers including market research, concepts, tech packs and spec sheets for sample manufacture for Skyway, Ricardo and Stephanie Johnson brands.
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Senior Industrial Designer
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Feb 2018 - Aug 2019
Managed and executed new product design and development of soft side luggage and travel accessories for Skyway, Ricardo, Kirkland Signature and Rick Steve’s brands.Led design and development processes from project brief to final production including market and trend research, concepts and tech pack creation, color, material and trim direction and component development. Led sample reviews with upper management team, made revisions accordingly. Coached design intern on various projects.Daily communication with developers and factories in China managing project timelines, material and component sourcing and addressing cost issues. Frequent Asia travel working directly with development team, factories and suppliers to ensure new products and collections launched on time, on budget while fulfilling design brief objectives. Addressed manufacturing and quality issues as needed.Led pre-production meetings with Asia team and factories.Attended annual trade shows and visited relevant material markets. Show less
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Design Consultant
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Apr 2017 - Feb 2018
Designed backpacks, luggage, soft goods and travel accessories for Skyway, Ricardo and Kirkland Signature brands. Included market and trend research, concept generation and tech pack creation for sample manufacture.
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Brenthaven
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United States
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Industrial Designer
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Sep 2010 - Oct 2016
Responsibilities included design and development of bags and protective cases (soft & hard) for the mobile technology category. Main channels included retail, corporate and education and specialty channels including bike bags and camera bag collections.Lead designer on multiple strategic retail product launches at Apple and Microsoft stores and education collection generating 35% of overall business. Experience with trend/market research, concept generation, packaging design, creating presentation boards for sales team, group presentations and generating detailed technical packages for sample manufacture.Extensive Asia travel to China and Vietnam working direct with multiple factories and suppliers to develop and manage projects, meet target deadlines and maintain price points and guidelines called out in design briefs.Attended annual trade shows and visited relevant material markets. Show less
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Design Consultant
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Jun 2009 - Sep 2010
Designed protective cases and bags for laptops and digital technology. Provided market and trend research, concept generation, tech pack creation, sample reviews and revisions.
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Industrial Designer
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Mar 2008 - Jun 2009
Designed new products with focus on laptop bags and protective cases for digital technology in retail (Apple), corporate, and education channels. Executed market and trend research, concept generation, tech pack creation, sample reviews and revisions. Managed product pipeline to ensure product launches were on time, on budget and met design brief guidelines.Responsibilities included market, trend and color research, concept generation, preparing tech packs for sample manufacture, sample reviews and revisions. Show less
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Case Logic
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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Industrial Designer
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Jun 2002 - Nov 2002
Contract designer with focus on protective cases for camera, audio, video, laptop, and automotive accessory categories. Included several high-volume products successfully sold at Target and Wal-Mart retail stores. Gained world-class experience in market and trend research, blue-sky ideation, product line building, color, materials, finish (CMF) selection, and creation of technical drawings for sample manufacture. Successfully worked on multiple projects simultaneously under challenging deadline constraints. Sewed product mockups to prove design intent and directed fabrication of in-house cut and sew samples. Show less
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Education
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2021 - 2024
Colorado Christian University
Masters of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (in progress) -
1999 - 2002
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Bachelor of Arts, Industrial Design
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