Experience

Laut Design

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Nov 2007 - 16 years 2 months

  Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area Our design firm helps companies and inventors create stunning products and brands that keep our clients' names memorable, sales high, and consumers impressed.



North Carolina State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • May 2007 - 16 years 8 months

  Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area Various drawing, ideation sketching, design strategy, and product development studio courses within the Art + Design, and Industrial Design departments.



Geoptic

• Co-founder, Investor

  • Jul 2016 - Jan 2018

  Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area www.geopticaerial.com Geoptic deploys aerial unmanned vehicles (drones) to collect data on solar installations, industrial facilities, and other large assets, reports on problems found through several types of sensors, and then manages fixes for them. Fly: Deploy UAVs to observe and collect data Report: Detail our findings in a concise report Repair: Put our customers system back on-line quickly Maintain: Monitor our repair and any new potential issues



Balda

• Industrial Design Consultant

  • 2008 - 2009

  Designed consumer touch-screen products for major OEMs in the US and Asia



Dynamic Innovations

• Industrial Design Consultant

  • Nov 2007 - Oct 2008

  Led initial design efforts with defense industry electronics projects, conceptual sketches and renders.



Touch360

• Industrial Design Consultant

  • Nov 2007 - Feb 2008

  Conceptualize, Sketch, and Render various consumer electronics components for display in print and on the web



Vialink Corp.

• Product Design Intern

  • May 2007 - Jul 2007

  Worked with a team designing new hand tools, construction levels, off-road vehicle equipment