Design Mechanical Engineer
Resume:
Cary, NC *****
act238@r.postjobfree.com
BILL DUNGAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER, IDSA
Highly motivated and creative Industrial Designer with 20 years of experience delivering innovative value-add products from initial concept through post production with a positive crossfunctional team attitude and a passion to discover new user-centric solutions that capture the customer’s vision, exceed expectations, strengthen the brand and drive sales.
(Portfolio available upon request.)
SKILLS
3D: Advanced SolidWorks part design, surfacing, rendering, assemblies, control drawings.
2D: Hand/tablet concept sketching, digital/marker rendering, graphic design, photography.
Shop: Functional prototypes, appearance models, painting, graphics, detailing.
Experience in UI/UX design, environmental design, and brand development.
Clear and effective verbal/written/graphic presentation style.
Effective multiple project management, costed BOMs, sourcing, vendor liaison, part approval.
Market, technical and field research for concept validation and directional guidance.
Materials and process expertise: plastic injection molding, plastic extruding, blow molding, rotational molding, vacuum forming, rubber over-molding, sheet metal forming/fabrication, aluminum casting. Versed in CNC, FDM, SLA, SLS, and silicon molds for prototyping.
APPLICATIONS
CAD: SolidWorks 2014 (6yrs) *CSWP in progress - Pro/E Wildfire (7yrs)
Graphics: Photoshop CS4 - Illustrator CS4 - CorelDraw 12 - Keyshot 6 - Sketchbook Pro
Admin: MS Office: Outlook, Excel, Word, Power Point - Adobe PageMaker Pro, etc.
WORK HISTORY
Senior Industrial Designer-Level III / Cree LED Lighting Inc., Durham NC. 7/11-1/16 (4.5yrs)
Market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs, LED lighting fixtures, and semiconductor solutions for wireless and power applications.
ID Lead on 15+ new LED light fixture launches in addition to multiple next-gen releases and accessories. Created award winning, visually compelling, feature-rich lighting solutions for commercial, residential and outdoor markets incorporating best-in-class performance objectives for lumens/watt, light distribution, low glare, thermal dissipation and ease of use/installation goals while meeting aggressive cost and schedule constraints. Directed crossfunctional teams and brainstorming sessions, test and validation studies and manufacturing reviews. Created design control documents to insure design intent through production. Developed and created the UI-UX for a new intelligent lighting management application. Initiated and implemented the company’s first Color and Materials & Standard document and processes to guide engineering, procurement and production to maintain consistency, cut costs and build brand quality. Wrote and illustrated assembly line instructions and product instruction manuals.
Mechanical Engineer Level II (Contractor) / Cree LED Lighting Inc., Durham NC. 6/10-7/11 (1yr)
Created production level CAD models of sheet metal and plastic parts with DFMA standard practices, generated detailed GD&T design control drawings, built/tested prototypes for fit/function, photometric and thermal testing, designed test fixtures, approved material selection, provided costed BOMs, approved initial production part inspections.
Senior Industrial Designer / Idea Logic - Cary, NC. 8/03-7/10 (7yrs)
ID consulting firm specializing end-to-end product development in a variety of markets.
Responsible for project management, rapid concept generation, brainstorming, prototype construction, customer interaction, production part design in CAD (Pro/E), vendor and material research and sourcing, part approval. Product markets: IT industry, hand-held electronics, industrial tools, sporting goods, medical hardware, kiosk enclosures, portable trade show displays, soft goods, infant toys, camping gear, marine products, safety equipment.
Lead Industrial Designer / Garmen Inc. - Raleigh, NC. 10/02-8/03 (1 yr)
Mechanical engineering and automation firm specializing in designing and building light duty assembly automation systems.
Team Lead for a newly formed ID department. Directed internal/external designers and engineers across multiple projects from concept to production. Generated concept and design direction, presenting to customers, vendor liaison. Product markets: hand tools, industrial electronics, industrial/commercial air purifiers and medical products.
Industrial Designer (Contractor) / IBM Personal Computing Div. - RTP, NC. 7/00-12/01 (1.5 yrs)
Leading developer/manufacturer of PCs and peripherals and software worldwide.
Product concept generation and ID team lead for desktop PCs, keyboards, monitors, speakers, and digital cameras and other peripherals. Worked directly with mechanical engineering teams on structural/spatial requirements, appearance details, functionality requirements, reduce costs and DMFA for high volume production. Cross-functional teams included marketing, human factors, safety, product testing, procurement, manufacturing and vendors in US, Europe and Asia.
Lead Industrial Designer / IBM Network Hardware Div. - RTP, NC. 7/97– 1/00 (2.5 yrs)
Leading developer/manufacturer of network hardware and software worldwide.
Responsible for establishing brand image cohesion strategies for IBM’s Network Hardware products across internally developed and OEM inbound hardware. Extended design leadership to labs at IBM France and the Personal Computing Division in the RTP Design Center in NC. Successfully launched over 45 network products, accomplished all brand image strategies and patented a cable management device for enterprise switches.
Industrial Designer / Design Forum, Dayton OH. 5/96-5/97 (1 yr)
Retail design firm with services in strategy, research, design, branding and architecture.
Conceptualized and developed interior and exterior retail environments, display systems, graphic signage solutions and brand identity development using marker renderings, concept sketches and scale models for automotive, big box retail, food industry and golf industry. Team lead to design, construct and install a full-scale prototype brand recognition bicycle rack system for Huffy Bicycles for Wall-Mart Superstores.
EDUCATION
BFA Industrial Design, Minor in Graphic Design - Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland OH. 5/96
BA Studio Art - University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tn. 5/90
AWARDS
Sapphire Award Best Outdoor SSL Design - Strategies In Light, 2016. Cree IG Parking Garage Series
Outstanding Innovation Award - Lightfair International, 2015. Cree IG Parking Garage Series
Showstopper Award, ECMagazine - NECA Trade show, 2015. Cree Inc. IG Parking Garage Series
iF Design Award - Hannover Germany, 2002. IBM Netvista M41 Desktop PC
PATENTS
18 - Utility (some pending)
12 - Design (some pending)
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