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Work experience
Director, Industrial Design and Development
Fine Art Handcrafted Lighting
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June 2019 - present
As the Director, Industrial Design and Development, my role is to take approved concept designs and develop them into manufacturable solutions.
• Direct R&D of new lighting product lines and special projects for Residential, Hospitality, and Commercial industries
• Take design brief, consumer insights, strategic foundations and translate them into a manufacturable design
• Partner with and leverage the Strategy, Engineering, and Manufacturing teams to develop holistic processes and procedures that drive innovation, lower cost, and increasing revenue
• Challenge project expectations, reframe the initial problem, and scrutinize project assumptions while showing sensitivity to design
• Continually improving design approaches, tools and methodologies to optimize utilization of resources and increase project profitability
• Verbally convey ideas and design concepts to internal team members and clients, articulating and defending rationale behind the development changes
Education
College for Creative Studies
BFA, Product - Industrial Design