Jonathan Wilson Email & Phone Number

Newberg, Oregon

As a Staff Industrial Designer with A-dec Inc., I participate in such tasks as Brand Strategy, New Product Innovation, Existing Product Improvement, & Design Language Analysis & Implementation for the world’s leading Dental Equipment Company.Much of this work is leveraged through Outcome Driven Innovation, Design Thinking, and Value Proposition Design, under a Scaled Agile Framework for execution.I also provide and facilitate Autodesk Alias Design training for the ID / Innovation Team, Solid Modelling Skills Maintainer, & the additional role as the occasional Engineering Interpreter. By leveraging market, behavioral, and design research, with a highly diverse ideation & production skill set, I assist A-dec in remaining the leader in the global market of dental equipment.

Portland, Oregon Area

As a contract-based freelance designer I have worked on a variety of projects from footwear, softgoods, apparel, consumer electronics, physical UI/UX in automotive applications, consumer lifestyle products, design research, brand strategy, and package design.My focus & specialty is in Future Resilient Design, Brand Strategy, and Tactical Design.Hard skills include but are not limited to: Visualization (Hand & Marker) CAD (Alias, Rhino, Solidworks, Inventor, Catia, & NX) Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, InCopy, & Muse) Design Visualization(Blender, Maya, ZBrush, Unreal Engine) Sketchbook Pro Foam, Foamcore, & Clay modelling MS Office (Word, Excel, & Powerpoint when forced) Lectra 3DSoft Skills include but not limited to: Talking to people Listening to people Finding out what is meant by what is, & isn't, said Understanding complex synthetic & organic systems, and the role of individuals within that context Building narratives Crafting stories

Portland, Oregon Area

I am an adjunct faculty at the Art Institute of Portland, teaching:- Solid modeling, and it's role within the design process,- Production surfacing- Form- Design theory & principles

Portland, Oregon Area

Monitored operations within the workshop space, operated & maintained equipment, assisted students with machine operation and rapid prototyping.

Portland, Oregon Area

Traditional, as well as in-class tutor for Computer Aided Design, with emphasis upon Solidworks, Rhino3D, and integration with other products/environments, such as Hypershot & Adobe Creative Suite.

Various

Qualified Nuclear Machinist Mate Submariner (3365)Qualified Nuclear Welder (3351)

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Industrial And Product Design

Activities and Societies: Vice President & active member of the student chapter of the Industrial Design Society of America. (IDSA) Tutor.

Education record