Accomplished Industrial Designer with 15+ years’ experience in all phases of retail product design. I’m a great sketcher and CAD designer with exceptional Solidworks modelling skills. From napkin sketches to mold ready parts, I deliver fast top-notch Industrial Design with a keen eye towards manufacturability and cost value sensitivity.

Produced consumer retail products exceeding requirements in form, feature and manufacture.Utilized advanced 3D CAD and 3D Print additive prototyping for quick design cycle turnaround.Conducted and managed product Failure Mode FMEA analysis while managing implementation of required changes and/or fixes.Managed China partners and overseas factory collaboration.

Taught college level advanced Solid Works classes.Taught advanced surface modelling with simulation and FEA testing.Taught manufacturing materials and processes.

Designed and prototyped new commercial playground elements for municipalities, city Schools and private developers.Utilized Solidworks and other 3D imaging tools to save time and cost in product presentation, sales and subsequent manufacturing. Engineered, built and tested prototype playground elements to IPEMA® sefety standards.ASTM Certified CPSI Playground Safety Inspector 2005-2010.

Developed and prototyped new scuba Buoyancy Compensators, balancing requested mechanical parameters with contemporary aesthetic design principles. Created and maintained MRP Material Requirements planning BOM's.Managed ECO’s, ECN’s and product lifetime documentation.Designed and patterned entire line rework of men's & womens wetsuit lines.