Experience

Trinity Repertory Company

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scenic Production Overhire

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  • Analyzed and interpreted stage design concept documents; including production and construction 2-D schematics, scale models, maquettes, scenic color palettes and art boards. • Proposed production processes and construction solutions that best realized the stated design intent within cost, schedule, and facility constraints. • Fabricated scenic elements, assembled set components into unified set pieces, and applied required surface treatments (colors, textures, materials.) • Analyzed and interpreted stage design concept documents; including production and construction 2-D schematics, scale models, maquettes, scenic color palettes and art boards. • Proposed production processes and construction solutions that best realized the stated design intent within cost, schedule, and facility constraints. • Fabricated scenic elements, assembled set components into unified set pieces, and applied required surface treatments (colors, textures, materials.)



Little Kids, Inc.

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Engineer/ Project Manager

  • Feb 2013 - Jan 2021

  • Ideate preliminary product design concepts. • Collaborate with Marketing, branding and Sales teams to focus design development efforts efficiently. • Generate concept drawings, renderings, models and other tasks to expedite product development. • Manage external design consultants, inventors and rapid prototyping vendors. • Prepare vendor quotation and engineering spec packages. • Liaison with domestic and orient manufacturing partners, including overseas factory and vendor… Show more • Ideate preliminary product design concepts. • Collaborate with Marketing, branding and Sales teams to focus design development efforts efficiently. • Generate concept drawings, renderings, models and other tasks to expedite product development. • Manage external design consultants, inventors and rapid prototyping vendors. • Prepare vendor quotation and engineering spec packages. • Liaison with domestic and orient manufacturing partners, including overseas factory and vendor visits. • Manage and maintain product development schedules to ensure internal milestones are met. • Identify current and potential stumbling blocks and offer corrective action plans. Show less • Ideate preliminary product design concepts. • Collaborate with Marketing, branding and Sales teams to focus design development efforts efficiently. • Generate concept drawings, renderings, models and other tasks to expedite product development. • Manage external design consultants, inventors and rapid prototyping vendors. • Prepare vendor quotation and engineering spec packages. • Liaison with domestic and orient manufacturing partners, including overseas factory and vendor… Show more • Ideate preliminary product design concepts. • Collaborate with Marketing, branding and Sales teams to focus design development efforts efficiently. • Generate concept drawings, renderings, models and other tasks to expedite product development. • Manage external design consultants, inventors and rapid prototyping vendors. • Prepare vendor quotation and engineering spec packages. • Liaison with domestic and orient manufacturing partners, including overseas factory and vendor visits. • Manage and maintain product development schedules to ensure internal milestones are met. • Identify current and potential stumbling blocks and offer corrective action plans. Show less



Solvate

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Timesmith

  • 2010 - Feb 2013

  Consultant- Product and graphic design, design management, value engineering Consultant- Product and graphic design, design management, value engineering



Opposable Thumb Design

• President/ Principal Designer

  • Oct 2005 - Feb 2013

  • Product and graphic design consultancy that offers aesthetic and functional design solutions for a wide variety of products. • Draws from a pool of award-winning product and graphic designers on a per project basis, keeping costs down and providing a multiplicity of available skill sets and styles. • Projects as varied as home goods, toys, furniture, public sculpture and POP displays; as well as graphic identity, packaging and catalogs. • Product and graphic design consultancy that offers aesthetic and functional design solutions for a wide variety of products. • Draws from a pool of award-winning product and graphic designers on a per project basis, keeping costs down and providing a multiplicity of available skill sets and styles. • Projects as varied as home goods, toys, furniture, public sculpture and POP displays; as well as graphic identity, packaging and catalogs.



Michael Graves

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Designer

  • 2000 - 2005

  • Designed and developed a wide variety of domestic products, including table top, soft goods, kitchen products, home electronics, furniture and home office. • Managed a design development team which simultaneously conducted multiple projects from initial concept generation and working drawings through initial prototype reviews to final sample stage and shelf placement. • Developed concepts working within the Michael Graves aesthetic. • Rendered design concepts in 3-D software… Show more • Designed and developed a wide variety of domestic products, including table top, soft goods, kitchen products, home electronics, furniture and home office. • Managed a design development team which simultaneously conducted multiple projects from initial concept generation and working drawings through initial prototype reviews to final sample stage and shelf placement. • Developed concepts working within the Michael Graves aesthetic. • Rendered design concepts in 3-D software, completed and reviewed engineering drawings for manufacturer and prepared 3-D data for tooling. • Participated in client presentations, communicated with manufacturers (including facility vists) to redesign product to meet value engineering constraints. Show less • Designed and developed a wide variety of domestic products, including table top, soft goods, kitchen products, home electronics, furniture and home office. • Managed a design development team which simultaneously conducted multiple projects from initial concept generation and working drawings through initial prototype reviews to final sample stage and shelf placement. • Developed concepts working within the Michael Graves aesthetic. • Rendered design concepts in 3-D software… Show more • Designed and developed a wide variety of domestic products, including table top, soft goods, kitchen products, home electronics, furniture and home office. • Managed a design development team which simultaneously conducted multiple projects from initial concept generation and working drawings through initial prototype reviews to final sample stage and shelf placement. • Developed concepts working within the Michael Graves aesthetic. • Rendered design concepts in 3-D software, completed and reviewed engineering drawings for manufacturer and prepared 3-D data for tooling. • Participated in client presentations, communicated with manufacturers (including facility vists) to redesign product to meet value engineering constraints. Show less



Michael Graves and Associates

• Designer

  • 2000 - 2005



Samsonite

• Belgium
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance Designer

  • Jul 2000 - Sep 2000

  Designed and developed speculative concepts for series of coordinating luggage trim pieces for so-sided luggage line; presented series of matching handles and corner protectors. Designed and developed speculative concepts for series of coordinating luggage trim pieces for so-sided luggage line; presented series of matching handles and corner protectors.



Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Style Editor

  • May 2000 - Jun 2000

  • Developed and researched original craft ideas • Managed and fabricated final pieces and swap-outs for taped television segments • Prepped Martha Stewart during taping of segments • Provided research to assist style editors • Inter-department consulting and generation of craft ideas and items. • Developed and researched original craft ideas • Managed and fabricated final pieces and swap-outs for taped television segments • Prepped Martha Stewart during taping of segments • Provided research to assist style editors • Inter-department consulting and generation of craft ideas and items.