David Kreitz Email & Phone Number

Old Chatham, Ny, Us

Old Chatham, Ny, Us

New York, United States

Albany, New York Metropolitan Area

San Francisco Bay Area

My work for artists, designers, startups and architects has spanned a wide range of disciplines including concepting, design, budgeting, fabrication, and installation. Projects have varied from sculptures, furniture, enclosures for computer vision based interactive experiences, to solar powered wayfinding features in public parks.

San Francisco Bay Area

Born of a side interest designing and building wood fired ovens, I created a bagel recipe that turned into a 7,200 square foot space housing an organic bagelry, the first urban creamery in San Francisco, a coffee roastery, full service production kitchen offering seating for 85 patrons and wholesale to the greater Bay Area. I was the primary design, construction, fabrication and project and facility management lead on a multi-million dollar renovation of a former garment production facility, and then our first expansion to the Ferry Building in San Francisco.

San Francisco

Interactive installation concepting and oversight of all hardware design and installations staff and their deliverables, as well as working closely with the sales managers in vetting of potential installations. I was lead of concepting and managing new hardware approaches to be applied to evolving interactive platforms.

San Francisco Bay Area

My role for Snibbe Interactive was one of ever-changing integration and design of interactive exhibits and required components into architectural spaces, including museums, hospitals, retail and other varied public spaces. I regularly handled fabrication and sourcing of components related to integrating Snibbe Interactive platforms into proposed sites or communicated directly with fabricators. A large part of my position surrounded maintaining relationships and site requirements with architects, contractors, vendors and clients as well as generating working drawings of aforementioned integrations and designs.

San Francisco Bay Area

Managed department goals and installations from concept to completion. Designed installation systems and components as well as managed their physical integration into their eventual exhibit sites.

My work for artists has spanned a wide range of disciplines including design, fabrication, assisting with conceptualization, machining fine parts and installation.

My role for CSUSB was as an instructor and assistant to students and faculty with fabrication and safety techniques as to further their design aspirations. I maintained and managed 100,000 squarefoot Art and Design facility including: Woodshop, Bench-room, Metal shop, Machine shop, CeramicFacility, Sculpture/Foundry Yard, Glass Blowing/Cold-working Shop, Painting Department, PrintmakingDepartment, Design Department and a Tech Rooms. I instructed technique and supported instruction in all of these areas. I was acting Health and Safety compliance officer, observing OSHA and state standards as well as coordinated repairs and maintenance with the larger University facilities and maintenance department and external subcontractors.

My role at the San Francisco Art Institute was as a resource to students, faculty and staff who were eager to learn how to bring their ideas and creations to fruition. I taught material and fabrication process and technique regarding communicating ideas through physical form as well as managed and maintained 5000 square feet of art creation and educational facility, observing health and safety standards.

My role with Nik’s studio was as a designer who would assist with fabrication and installation of original works. These works sold on a commission basis to corporate and public collectors and varied greatly in scale and complication.