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Able to develop creative and unique designs from the conceptualization stage to final development. Skilled in researching information necessary to problem solve for various project needs. Able to meet deadlines with professional results. Effective in both self-managed and team environments.
04/05-present
Uheard Design Services
[Freelance Designer]
Footwear Design, Industrial Design, Graphic Design and Illustrations.
Freelance with Payless Shoe Source designing mens & womens casuals, hikers and childrens sandals.Freelanced for footwear companies in Europe and Asia,categories include athletic, casual, boots and sandels. Freelanced with several other companies on many categories including casuals, athletic, dress, and outdoor boots.
Responsibilities included sketching, rendering, detailed drawings, material selection and in some cases overseeing design from conceptual stage to final.
11/02-4/05
Michelin Footwear
[Product Designer]
Responsible for new designs and help create the first season of shoes for the new brand.
Duties included, rough sketches, renderings, detailed drawings and assisted with material selection.
Categories were, high performance outdoor work boots with steel toe and everyday wear boots with-out steel toe.
08/00-10/02
Dexter Shoe Company
[Footwear Designer]
Responsible for the mens product line from start to finish, from the start of concept to rough sketches, detailed drawings, material selection, tech packages and maintaining product to final
Categories included dress, casual and mens outdoor shoes
Traveled extensively to perform research, attend industry shows and visit factories
Spent considerable time working out of factory in Dexter, Maine where I learned all aspects of shoe production. Experience in womens design for casuals and rugged outdoor.
6/10-12/11 Academy Art University San Francisco, CA
[Graphic Design]
4/97-7/00 Art Institute of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
[Industrial Design]
9/96-3/97 Art Institute of Boston Boston, MA
[Graphic Design]
Experienced in PC and Macintosh-based computers.
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Autodesk Sketchbook Pro
Autodesk 3D studio Max
Rhinoceros-3D
MS Office programs
Fluent in both,English and Spanish
