Patrick Mcvey Email & Phone Number

Arlington Heights Il

-The head of Optimal Design's outstanding Industrial Design team.-VR/AR design/development/UX-Has Guided Optimal's team towards compelling, evocative, and successful product development. -Dedicated to developing emotionally compelling, thought provoking form that is tailored to the consumer, dialed in for manufacturing and successful in the marketplace.-Worked on products for a variety of fields including; consumer electronic, medical, tools, housewares, industrial, sports training, and electronic entertainment.-At home in an interdisciplinary environment, working with such disciplines as; Mechanical Engineers, Electronic Engineers, Software Engineers, and Marketing-Will go the extra mile and beyond for clients, including attending a variety of surgeries, hand delivering concepts, training in new fields, and travailing, both domestically and internationally.

•Generating a variety of concepts for consumer electronics as well as home and garden products.•User and competitor based research•Developing presentation materials and communicating directly with clients

•Generating 3d cad models for production•Creating product renderings•Pulling together patent drawings•Coming up with graphic artwork

I consult with local small businesses as well as local bands to develop imagery and marketing materials to help sell their products, services, and image.This includes designing logos, merchandise graphics, t-shirts, and other marketing materials.

•Sitting in on ideation sessions to give input and help the team to understand the needs, wants, and the story of the client and the end user.•Collaborate with other designers to generate sales and packaging materials for a client who was looking to take their image into a radically new direction.•Identified key concerns of the client and developed a modular set of physical models to allow the client to visualize and better articulate their thoughts and needs.

Beyond Design is an outstanding design consultancy in the Chicago area.Here I worked closely with clients to develop design strategies and develop concepts through ideation, research, and modeling.I also developed and gave presentations on our findings to our clients.

I was co-founder of this grand funded student venture.Our venture was awarded $10,000 from the Edson foundation to develop our company.I was in charge of designing and engineering the mechanism and components for an adjustable woman’s heeled shoe.Part of this position required not only the design of the concept but generating patent drawings, assist in producing patent claims, and networking to find resources for our venture.

Bachelors Of Science, Industrial Design

Activities and Societies: IDSA, Men's Rugby

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