Education

BFA Industrial Design, 2010 (College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI.)

Associates Degree in Metallurgical Science, 2006 (Schoolcraft College, Livonia)

One year certificate in Welding Technologies, 2006 (Schoolcraft College, Livonia)​

 

Experience

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Texture Designer

Achitexure – Standex Engraving / Mold-Tech (Jun 2020 – Current)

Served as the Interim Design Manager for North America.

Designing bespoke textures for plastics molding. Work directly with the customers from art to part. Evaluated tooling for feasibility and identifying issues with draft angle, texture depth, repeat issues, undercut, die lock, flash, and ghosting. Resulting in production ready tooling.

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Head of Design

Argus Corporation (Feb 2017-Current)

Lead Designer for automotive manufacturing products.

Examples: Robotic part transportation, large part shipping solutions, fixturing, assembly plant design.

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Freelance Design 

(Highlighted clients since 2010)

Regina Andrew - Furniture Design

Herco - Manufacturing Equipment Design

Saddle Lockers - Equestrian Product Design

Concept Factory - GUI / UX Design

Great American Base - Slot Machine Base Design

Blast Tech - Graphic Design

Penguin Truck and Bus - Product Design for the disabled

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Programming Manager

Select Steel  (July 2012–Oct 2015)

Large-scale machine bases development. Laid out jobs for manufacturing and processing throughout the facility and programmed machinery.             

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Quality Control Engineer

J & J Burning (April 2011–July 2012)
Oversaw the manufacturing process from Start to finish.  Predicted possible complications and Determine solutions to intricacies throughout the process.

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Design Intern
Dewalt ​(Aug–Dec 2009)

Worked with senior designers in the Industrial Design studio . Developed new solutions to handheld tools, focusing on aesthetics and ergonomics. Worked with master modelers and marketing on product testing with sample groups.

 

Teacher's Assistant Alias Studio
College for Creative Studies ​(Summer Semester 2008)
Assisted in teaching CAD base surfacing software to entry level students. Also, taught photorealistic taught rendering software such as Hypershot.​

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Prototype Fabricator

Roush Industries Inc. ​(Aug 2007-2008)
Fabricated one-off prototype parts into current model vehicles for research and testing for the advancement of newer models. Programs flat laser using C.A.D. based software.
 

Prototype Welding Leader
Quality Metalcraft Inc. (Aug. 2004- Aug. 2006)​
Oversaw small crew of welders dedicated to prototype and low production projects. Programmed spot and MIG robots. Managed deadlines, material inventory, and equipment maintenance. 

 

 

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite
Hand and Digital Sketching
Rhino
Alias Studio

SolidWorks

Inventor

NX 12.0

Hexagon Polyworks
Hypershot
Showcase
Model Making / Rapid Prototype

Sample/ Lab Testing

Robotic Spot and MIG Welder Programming

Flat Laser Programming

CNC Machining

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Certifications / Accomplishments

• CCS Guest Lecturer on Texture Design 2021

• 1st place ribbon American Homebrewing Competition 2015

• American Welding Society G3 certification

• Top Design in Motorola sponsored studio 2008

• Dean's list 2005 and 2006

• 1st place ribbon American Homebrewing Competition 2015