Position:
Lead Industrial Designer at IDa Design, Design Engineer & Owner at Trick Metric
Location:
Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
Work:
IDa Design
since Jan 2010
Lead Industrial Designer
Trick Metric
since Nov 2009
Design Engineer & Owner
teknikGRAFIK
Aug 2003 - Jan 2010
Principle
IDa Design
Aug 2007 - Dec 2009
Contract Industrial Designer
Chesser Schacht Design
Dec 1999 - Jun 2007
Industrial Designer
Intellectual Property Management Group
Aug 1998 - Dec 1999
Director of Art and Multimedia
Davison
Jun 1996 - Feb 1998
Designer
Design Performance
Aug 1994 - Jun 1996
Intern Motorcycle Design Engineer
Education:
Art Institute of Pittsburgh 1992 - 1995
AST, Industrial Design
Skills:
Mental visualization of complex geometry, Team leadership and project planning, Accelerated aptitude with computer software and hardware, Firm understanding of engineering and mechanical principles, Craftsmanship in prototype construction
Interests:
auto and motorcycle design and fabrication, electronic music, eastern philosophy, art nouveau architecture/design/illustration
Honor & Awards:
2010 Best of NeoCon : Gold - Stride Benching for Allsteel,, 2010 Best of NeoCon : People's Choice Gold - Stride Benching for Allsteel,, 2010 Best of NeoCon : Silver - Stride Adjustable Height Worksurface for Allsteel,, 2009 Best of NeoCon : Silver - Silea casegoods for Gunlocke,, 2009 Best of NeoCon : Silver - Stride system for Allsteel,, 2003 Best of NeoCon : Silver - CollectiveSpace system for Jofco,, 2002 Best of NeoCon : Best of Competition - Origin casegoods for Nucraft,, 2002 Best of NeoCon : Gold - Origin casegoods for Nucraft,, 2002 ADDY Award - Origin brochure graphics for Nucraft,, 2001 Best of NeoCon : Gold - Vertex Media Wall for Nucraft,, 1999 New Yankee Invention Expo : Innovative Technology Award - 'IP-CD' multimedia CD-ROM for IPMG