Experience

blackdot

• United States
• Fine Art
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Industrial Designer

  • Oct 2018 - 5 years 3 months

  Austin, Texas Area Meet Blackdot. We are a team of scientists and innovators using new technologies to drive a positive path forward for the art, artists, and people for whom the body is a canvas to tell their stories. By creating the world’s first automatic tattooing device and providing an online tattoo art marketplace, we’re offering tattoo seekers unmatched self-expression through our replicable studio-based tattoo platform. The mission at Blackdot is to offer a new way for people to get… Show more Meet Blackdot. We are a team of scientists and innovators using new technologies to drive a positive path forward for the art, artists, and people for whom the body is a canvas to tell their stories. By creating the world’s first automatic tattooing device and providing an online tattoo art marketplace, we’re offering tattoo seekers unmatched self-expression through our replicable studio-based tattoo platform. The mission at Blackdot is to offer a new way for people to get tattoos, provide better mechanisms for artists to share and get compensated for their work, and to reimagine the tattooing process as a whole. Blackdot is based in Austin, Texas, with plans to expand our Studios into major US cities and abroad. Learn more at https://blackdot.tattoo Check out our 'hype reel' and 'investment overview' videos below! Show less



SafeGarment

• Partner

  • 2002 - 21 years

  Design and sales of retail security for the garment industry. SafeGarment products are in use at Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus.



dxp llc.

• Founding Partner

  • Aug 2001 - Mar 2010

  A Design firm with passion to develop products for manufacturing. We are skilled in taking products to market from the concept stage to sourcing the manufacturing. Our SafeGarment system has never been compromised, with nearly 12,000 units in service and counting. Designing and manufacturing our own products has given us a deep appreciation for the logistics of product development — benefiting both our clients and our design process.



Ion Design

• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• designer

  • 1997 - 2001

  While at ION, Eric worked on projects for Altec Lansing, AirCast, Reckitt Benckiser, Becton-Dickenson, BioMet, Acoustiguide, Dictaphone, and others, to realize products for market. Working at this consultancy Eric developed a wide understanding of medical, consumer, industrial, and household products. He was also credited on designs awards and patents.