Henry Hsu

***** ******* ******

Torrance, CA ****5

424-***-****

acb48i@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Experience

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Chief Product Officer/Product Developer, Start-up consumer product company, Torrance, CA

• Creator and Inventor of a new market segment of consumer products for a private startup company.

• Chief Product Officer to oversee and organize the complete product development process.

• Advanced Engineering and Rapid Prototyping, both created innovative design concepts to be developed into full size models for proof of concept.

• Advanced Research and Development in identifying problems and root cause, and creating solution concepts.

• Technical Writing & Patent Drafting in developing full utility patent documents to protect the new inventions.

• Strategic Branding, Marketing and Packaging development for new niche product lines.

• Business Strategies and Operations Planning in creating a company using local vendors and suppliers.

• Supply Chain Procurement to identify, negotiate and secure vendors and suppliers.

2008 - 2011

Senior Auto Exterior/Interior Designer, Honda HRA, Torrance, CA

• Project Leader, managing full exterior and interior concept and production programs.

• 2010 Production Concept Car, Project Leader for Interior design of 2016 Honda Sports Coupe program. Leading team of designers to create a breakthrough interior concept to inspire 2016 Honda Civic interior. Due for production 2016

• 2009 Production Concept Car, Project Leader for Exterior Design of 2014 Honda Pilot CUV program. Leading team of designers to create innovative concepts to capture the CUV market. I won both design themes to be developed into full size models.

• 20XX Concept vehicle Exterior Design Support on several future vehicle designs.

2003 - 2008

Lead Interior/Exterior Designer, General Motors Design Center, Warren, MI

Created and developed several successful automobile concepts for production as well as show cars for the US market.

• 2008 Pontiac GTO Concept, Project Lead Designer.

• 2008 Concept and production vehicle designs. (e-85 Hotrod interior, G6 MCE, C7 Corvette)

• 2007 Chevy Colorado Z-71Plus Concept, Project Lead Exterior Designer. (2007 SEMA Show)

• 2006 Various concept vehicle designs for all major brands of GM. (Cadillac, Saab, Hummer HX)

• 2005 Saturn minivan production design, Exterior Designer.

• 2004 Corporate interior product designs currently in production in every GM vehicle.

2001 - 2003

Designer, Lear Corporation, Vision-Works div. Tier 1 Supplier, Southfield MI.

• 2003 Toyota Tundra production seat design.

• 2002 Interior Product Design. Overhead entertainment system and storage product concepts.

Education

Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA.

• Bachelor in Transportation Design, Fall 2000, Graduate with Honors.

Technical Skills

Computer: Alias, Photoshop, Painter, Illustrator, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, FreeHand.

Languages

Fluent in both English and Mandarin Chinese.

Attributes

• Excellent leadership & analytical thinking to accomplish task at hand.

• Executes design direction with clarity, responsibility and follow through.

• Strong concept development & visual communication skills.

• Understanding of design trends and market segments.

• Well balanced sense of style, proportions and functionality.

• Able to quickly solve design problems and implement new directions for management.

• Lead team with focus on goal and nurture new ideas to accomplish design objective.

• Team player with out going personality, excellent people skills and a sense of humor.

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