Owner And Designer
Sjotime Industries
Denver, Colorado, United States
Sjotime Industries is a design and fabrication studio serving the residential, commercial and architectural communities. I manage and engage in all aspects of the company, including design, fabrication, project management, people management, sales and marketing.• Create original designs and fabricate families of short-run residential furniture• Design and fabricate furniture for commercial use in offices, hotels and restaurants• Fabricate architectural elements for public… Show more Sjotime Industries is a design and fabrication studio serving the residential, commercial and architectural communities. I manage and engage in all aspects of the company, including design, fabrication, project management, people management, sales and marketing.• Create original designs and fabricate families of short-run residential furniture• Design and fabricate furniture for commercial use in offices, hotels and restaurants• Fabricate architectural elements for public spaces, using CNC routing technology• Explore and develop concepts with hand sketching and 3D CAD• Research and identify appropriate materials for architectural elements• Create prototypes and material samples• Collaborate and communicate with architects, interior designers, brokers and other stakeholders to achieve project goals• Strategize and provide creative solutions for complex architectural fabrications• Perform project analyses including scope, procedures, sequencing and budgeting• Manage and negotiate with subcontractors and fabricators• Create CAD shop drawings, project drawings, and CAD/CAM files for production• Operate CNC router and other woodshop power tools• Hire, train and manage staff in operation of woodworking tools and machines• Manage project timelines and materials• Manage marketing and sales effortsClients: Google, Twitter, Visa, United Airlines, Nichols Partnership, Merchants Office Furniture, Workplace Elements, City of Denver, Allegro Coffee, Koebel Urban Homes, Gensler, SAR, Tryba Architects, Studiotrope Architects, Davis Partnership ArchitectsTechnical skills3D CAD (Rhino)CAD/CAM programming for 3 axis CNC routers (Aspire, Visual Mill)Adobe Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign Show less