JAMES MCFARLAND
** ***** ****** ******, ********, Ohio, 43203-1857
614-***-**** • ********@********.**.***
RETAIL/ COMMERCIAL DESIGNER
Professional Summary
CAD INSTRUCTOR * ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER * STORE DESIGNER * STORE FIXTURE DEPARTMENT LEAD
FLOOR PLANS * FIXTURE PLANS * PROTOTYPES * MATERIAL /FINISH SPECIFICATIONS * CONCEPT RENDERINGS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ITT Technical Institute • Columbus, Ohio 43232• October 2008- Present
Technical School
INSTRUCTOR-DRAFTING AND DESIGN DEPARTMENT
Class room instructor teaching classes in AutoCAD, Materials and Processes and Rapid Visualization
Description
Class room instructor for AutoCAD and 3-D AutoCAD
Class room instructor for Manufacturing and Construction Material and Processes classes
Class room instructor Raid Visualization drawing classes
Charming Shoppes Inc. • Bensalem, Pa. 19020• October 2004- February-2008
Women’s’ Retail Chain i.e. Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug, Petite Sophisticate, and Catherine’s’ Department Stores
Store Designer/ Technical Designer
Store designer involved with new and existing store concepts, store layout, store fixture layout and fixture prototyping, material and finish selection. Also created all design concept renderings for brand categories.
Description
Designed new construction layouts and engineering detail drawing
Designed new store fixtures and fixture prototyping programs
Developed new store perimeter elevations and perspectives
Responsible for existing store re-color and re-fresh programs
Involved with Material and Finish Specification
Created all Company Program renderings for all product lines
Westerville City Schools. • Westerville, Oh. 43081• August 1996- June -2004
Class room instructor in the Industrial Technology Department teaching classes in woodworking, graphic design, AutoCAD and robotics
J. S. MacLean Company • Columbus, Ohio 43228• September 1989- August 1996
Store Fixture Manufacturer and Millwork company producing both loose and perimeter fixtures and furniture for the retail industry.
Lead Store Fixture Detailer in the Engineering Department
Store Fixture design position involved in creating engineering drawings and bill of materials for manufacturing.
Description
Created shop drawings for construction
Created bill of material lists for manufacturing
Developed material take-offs and ordering specification
Worked as liaison between engineering department and customers representatives
EDUCATION
B.S. Industrial Design, Product Design, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio