Industrial Designer

Mark Gartz - Innovation & Design

*** *. **** ******, **. Prospect, IL 60056

Mobile: 847-***-****, Email: ******@*****.***

Background Information

An experienced design professional, with extensive experience developing products for some of the world’s most recognized brands. Skilled in discovering the user’s unmet needs, and the develop of innovative product solutions.

Professional Experience

Fellowes Brands (8/31/15 – 8/28/18)

R&D Project Manager: Innovation and Design

• Responsibilities: Project planning, process improvement, 5-year roadmap, executive team presentation, and outsourcing coordination.

• Team Contributions: Industrial design, user research, brainstorm facilitation, concept sketching/illustration, 3D CAD, and prototyping.

• Category Focus: Office products & furniture, air purifiers, cell phone accessories, and file storage.

Pactiv Inc. (11/29/2004 – 8/28/2015)

Sr. Industrial Designer

• Responsibilities: Lead the various business units in product development (project planning, user research, industrial design, 3D CAD, prototyping, and customer presentations).

• Team Contributions: Mentored co-workers in areas such as: innovation techniques, advanced surfacing, product photography. Intellectual property documentation, Outsourcing coordination.

• Category Focus: Food service packaging, disposable consumer products and related consumer goods.

Product Development Technologies Inc. (PDT) (03/10/97 – 11/19/04)

Senior Industrial Design Project Manager

• Responsibilities: Build the industrial design group, establish the process, project planning and proposal writing.

• Team Contributions: Industrial Design, user research, concept illustration, 3D CAD and UI/UX design, mentoring coworkers in design techniques, advanced surfacing, and project management.

• Category Focus: Consumer electronics, housewares, recreational products, power/hand tools, military communications

Zenith Electronics Corp. (8/14/89 - 03/07/97)

Senior Industrial Designer

• Responsibilities: Industrial Design of the contemporary video products line

• Team Contributions: Mentored designers and engineers in advanced 3D surfacing techniques

• Category Focus: Televisions, VCR’s, camcorders, remote controls, audio/video furniture and accessories

Mel Boldt & Associates (8/13/84 - 8/11/89)

Industrial Designer

• Designed products for companies such as: Zenith Electronics, Speed Queen, Amana, Welbuilt and Presto

Exhibit Source Inc. (5/14//84 - 8/10/84)

Designer

• Designed custom and modular trade show exhibits (renderings, detail drawing, specifications, graphics)

Education

University of Wisconsin – Stout, Menomonie, WI

Graduated with honors (Cum Laude) - 4-time Chancellor's Award recipient

Bachelor of Science - Major: Applied Art / Industrial Design

Computer Skills

MS-Office Suite, MS-Project, PTC Creo, Catia, SolidWorks, Adobe Creative Suite, KeyShot

Awards & Patents

• 14 Product design excellence awards, 16 Design patents, 12 Utility patents

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