Experience

SmoothApps

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• UX Designer

  • Feb 2021 - Present



Base4 Ventures LLC

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Development/Industrial Designer/Product Designer

  • Feb 2013 - Mar 2020

  • Concepted and designed housewares, grilling accessories, storage accessories, and pet toys for clients including Target, Home Depot, ULTA, Dollar General, Container Store, and Bed, Bath & Beyond. • Worked closely with packaging, product development, and sales to deliver user-focused design and functionality that met objectives for manufacturing and marketability. Researched and implemented design trends and color palettes. • Managed six 3D contractors to design 30 summer products and deliver final samples to Target within two weeks, resulting in $750K+ in revenue. • Developed 20+ grilling accessories under a new IGNITE brand that drove $2.4M in revenue from large retailers. • Awarded 7 product patents for design and utility. • Traveled to China to oversee manufacturing of accessories.



Autumn Jones Design

• Industrial Designer

  • Jun 2010 - Feb 2013

  • Worked with product managers and inventors at various companies to provide product designs and renderings for medical devices, displays, packaging, aviation parts, oil/gas equipment, consumer products, hand-held electronics, furniture, and soft goods. • Responsible for product management, design research, materials sourcing, and creating product designs in SolidWorks. • Built models and prototypes, oversaw fabrication, and resolved aesthetic and technical issues. • Worked with product managers and inventors at various companies to provide product designs and renderings for medical devices, displays, packaging, aviation parts, oil/gas equipment, consumer products, hand-held electronics, furniture, and soft goods. • Responsible for product management, design research, materials sourcing, and creating product designs in SolidWorks. • Built models and prototypes, oversaw fabrication, and resolved aesthetic and technical issues.



Chippenhook

• United States
• Packaging & Containers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Industrial Designer

  • May 2008 - Jun 2010

  • Concepted, designed, sketched and rendered displays and packaging for iconic brands including Tag Heuer, Chanel, and Neiman Marcus • Ensured alignment of customer experience, manufacturing, and budget requirements for all display projects. • Designed displays for jewelry, eye wear, shoes, and sporting goods as well as fixtures, point-of-purchase, and packaging. • Worked with Marketing to design layouts for print ads and collateral, marketing promotions, catalog, and trade show booths.



Perennials and Sutherland LLC

• United States
• Wholesale
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Product Development Project Manager

  • Feb 2006 - Nov 2007

  • Managed the development of furniture collections and worked directly with designers such as John Hutton, Terry Hunziker, and Philippe Starck. • Strategized with product and marketing teams to plan collections and ensure they reflected market trends and demand. • Reviewed prototypes and worked with factories to meet manufacturing standards and design vision.Managed multi-collection development of furniture to meet launch schedules. Worked with acclaimed furniture designers John Hutton, Terry Hunziker & Philippe Starck. Sourced materials, finishes, hardware & components including sustainable materials to expand product lines. Reviewed prototypes and designed presentations for in-house and factory review to make changes. Ran costings and worked with Operations to establish appropriate nets. Using sketches and concepts designed and drafted new products and modified existing products for manufacturability.



IATSE

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scenic Artist

  • 1996 - 2005

  • Hired & managed crews of scenic artists to paint scenery and build props for $1M to $60M film/tv/commercial productions. • Created go-by samples for scenery & props. Spec & match colors. • Provided real-time on-location problem-solving for scenery, crews, logistics issues during filming. • Hired & managed crews of scenic artists to paint scenery and build props for $1M to $60M film/tv/commercial productions. • Created go-by samples for scenery & props. Spec & match colors. • Provided real-time on-location problem-solving for scenery, crews, logistics issues during filming.