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Los Angeles, Ca

I fuse brand expression with physical form to create, enhance or extend the user experience.As one of the founding partners of Linespace I direct our extensive 3D design capabilities. In 20+ years of industrial design experience I have produced a range of projects including; recreational watercraft, electric vehicle charging equipment, consumer electronics, hardware and tools, and product brand guidelines. Working with clients like AeroVironment has broadened my range of expertise with brand focused design solutions for OEMs like; Nissan, Toyota, Audi, and BMW.

Orange County, California, United States

I work with this great non profit design agency to help bring creative solutions to companies & organizations. My contributions range from mentoring students, junior and mid level designers & creatives through critiques, feedback and engaging with designers in groups and one on one. As a design educator I bring reinforcement in foundations of design, As a practicing professional I am able to provide industry connections as well as standards of practice.

Long Beach, Ca

I'm a designer, lifelong race enthusiast and had the opportunity to become an amateur racer. To fund this new pursuit, I have combined my passions together and launched TrackSwag.com and the retail store on Redbubble.com It all spawns from creative projects I have turned into gifts as a way thank friends and fellow race enthusiasts in the past. Through Trackswag, I work with a few select teams and race series on Branding, Graphics to express their unique personality. My artwork has been a feature on event and lifestyle shirts for the ChampCar Endurance Series for the past several years. I am proud to support amateur racing and share my passion.

Long Beach

For the Fall semesters I am continuing my role as principal lecturer for The Duncan Anderson Design Lecture Series is a long standing fixture in the LA design community.http://www.csulb.edu/depts/design/CSULB_DESN/Department_of_Design___Duncan_Anderson_Design_Lecture_Series.html The guest speakers are a diverse group of creatives from many areas of the creative fields (not just practicing designers) We have had everything from nationally recognized design and architecture luminaries to obscure individuals with a unique take on creativity. The lectures typically consist of a 1+ hr talk with Q&A to follow. The format is completely open. Along with digital slide presentations we have discussion panels, mock marketing workshop activities and film presentations as well. Unable to leave well enough alone, this semester, I have introduced an action portion of this lecture class so on the off weeks between professional speakers there is a student presentation portion. Some of the early speakers give a lecture on public speaking and ways of giving convincing presentations. Then the students will pick a topic of their own choosing and give a time limited presentation. Similar to Toastmasters and other speaking formats this will give many of them a first shot at much needed presentation skills in the arts & design fields.This has taken a passive class into an interactive class. So far the results seem positive. (although scary for some)

Long Beach, Ca

In 2011 I became ID senior studio instructor for spring semester. This opportunity to help guide the the ID students through their final semester draws both on my studio management experience as a partner with IDA and my input as a creative collaborator. The requirements for the final semester include professional practices, a self initiated final project and senior show/portfolio. Professional practices studies will include evaluating projects for scope of work, documentation and communication as well as agreements & contracts. The individual projects are guided to balance the student's portfolio and help give them a strong set of tools aimed at the area of design field they choose to pursue. A stronger focus portfolio and presentation based on the audience is intended to aide interviews and job seeking.

I developed a course in Advanced Form Development for the Spring 2008 semester that has now become part of the curriculum. The course challenges the students to develop physical forms that evoke emotional connections with the viewer. The goal is for the students to thoroughly understand and be able to express form through a language that can be translated in the "real world" as brand characteristics. This course was a first for the CSULB design Dept. in that it will have students at various stages in their academic career including 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students. This blending will give a studio environment to the course and create a synergy that takes place in the professional world. Previously I taught a course in Visual Communications for intermediate level industrial design students. The focus of the class is on developing the various skills necessary to interpret, visualize and communicate including rough sketches, design sketches and various rendering techniques.

Long Beach, Ca