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• Assist in the purchasing decisions for in-house use and sales events.• Analyzing branding and graphic design needs in order to produce appropriate logos, packaging and additional graphic design support. • Plan photo shoots for products and staged scenes with the in house photographer for use on the website, social media and promotions. • Assist in the planning of events and pop ups.

Secaucus, New Jersey

•Managing designs from concept to production for innovative tools and knives for the kitchen, camping, outdoor survival, tactical, everyday carry, and collectibles for the core and licensed brands; licensed brands include U.S. Marines, Top Chef and AMC’s The Walking Dead. Designs sold in major big box outlets such as Amazon, Walmart, and Big 5 Sporting Good. •Tracking production, conducting quality assurance and providing feedback to international manufacturers on prototypes and pre-production samples to ensure compliance with the original design, licensing requirements and maintenance of its intended functionalities.•Collaborating with internal and off-site designers to identify and create innovative design-forward solutions integrating new trends in engineering, materials and consumer demands. •Ensure the licensed product standards meet licensor expectations i.e., logos, legal content and pre-production sample reviews.

California, United States

Design hardware product concepts that exploit their cutting edge software used in salmon farm management. Deliverables include concept sketches, elevation drawings, Photoshop/ 3D renderings and animations for presentations.

California, United States

Assisted in the initial concept development of the Tonal exercise machine from potential structure, overall shape, functions and accessories, that ultimately leading to a prototype that helped raise over 40 million in capital. Deliverables included sketches, Photoshop and 3D renderings, and Adobe Illustrator files formatted to be used in CAD.