Creative Design Manager
Summary
Talented, team oriented designer with a passion for development
Specialties
- Design,
- Managment
Skills
- Design Research Methodology
- Visual Communication
- Written Communication
- Oral Communication
- Vendor Sourcing and Relations
- Project Planning and Management
- Multidisciplinary Team Player
- Maintaining FDA requirements
- Sketching
- Rendering
- 3D Prototyping
- Verification & Validation Testing
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
- InDesign
- Wacom
- Microsoft Office
- Solidworks
- Human Factors
- Ergonomics
- Materials and Processes
Spoken Languages
- English
Education
Carnegie Mellon University, Industrial Design, BFA
Saint Vinvent College, Graphic Design
Villanova University, Project Management
Experience
Creative Design Manager, CSUS
Creative lead for designing and implementing brand identity, product design and development; outsourcing product manufacturing, and marketing for a line of 68 new orthopedic bracing products. Instrumental in delivering the company’s visual communications, including direction of web site, direct sales promotions, sales representative incentives, and product information to promote brand recognition. Created brochures and target market publication advertisements to continue the visual identity of CSUS.
Lead Industrial Designer , Biomet
Conceptualized, design, developed, and documented orthopedic devices through Design Research Methodologies, FDA Regulations and Documentation, Project Management, and cost constraints as directed by Marketing strategies, Insurance billing, and unit quantities. Performed Clinical trials and testing. Created rapid prototyping, handmade, or tooling for fabricating working prototypes for testing and design confirmation. Presentation preparation and execution to executive review panel. Consultation on implantable thoracolumbar and cervical fixation by assisting in the design, research and development. Conducted team meetings and coordinated project tasks, deliverables, and milestones with Marketing, Engineering, Reliability, Quality Control, and Manufacturing. Establishing and maintaining vendor relations for materials and processes.
Groups & Associations
- Color Marketing Group,
- IDSA Industrial Design Society of America
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