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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

• Managed the Industrial Design Team’s process and resources to effectively execute projects across the Survivor Brand and Consumer Electronics categories.• Managed project assets and design resources using Oracle Agile PLM Software.• Maintained project tracking documents to keep deliverables on schedule.• Mentored a team of 3 designers and supervised on daily project activities.• Represented Industrial Design in project discussions in cross-functional categories of Mechanical Design, Packaging, Marketing, and Sales.• Worked closely with senior management to strategically plan and execute new product lines.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

• Worked with category management to plan and execute the case category lineup.• Design-for-manufacturing of molded case products.• International travel for development and execution of products to mass production.• Assisted in cross-category functions of Packaging, Marketing, and Sales to ensure design intent carries through.• Collaboration with internal Mechanical Engineer Team and external factories to create 3D CAD for production tooling of parts.• Daily communication with China Development Team, factories, and suppliers to maintain design intent of projects, including functional and material specifications, fit and finish.• Supervised and mentored a team of Industrial Designers between US and China.• Planned and strategized day-to-day tasks to maintain efficient workflow within the team. • Analyst and management of highly sensitive data to ensure proper design goes into tooling.• Research on future technology, fashion, color, material, and finish (CMF) trends.• Awarded multiple design and utility patents.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

• Mentored junior designers on project deliverables, processes, and creative vision. • Created product style guides and tech packs to visually communicate design intent to international vendors.• Helped set new processes and procedures to improve case category efficiencies. • Led the Molded Case Category and developed and presented new concepts todesign management.• Worked closely with a growing team of category managers, project managers, and developers to execute the case category lineup.• International travel for development and execution of products to mass production.•Awarded multiple design and utility patents.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

• Helped form and establish the Softgoods/Molded Cases Category.• Developed and presented new concepts to design management.• Worked closely with Category Manager and developers to execute the case category lineup.• Helped establish relationships and procedural guidelines for development of products with overseas vendors.•Awarded multiple design and utility patents.