P A T R I C K E G E

WESTMONT, IL *****

312-***-**** ad47tm@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-ege-3372692 I N D U S T R I A L A N D I N T E R I O R D E S I G N L E A D E R S U M M A R Y

Award-winning Industrial Design leader with concept-to-launch experience. Highly creative with an acute eye for Aesthetics, Innovation, Quality, and Sustainability that optimizes the user experience. Adept at developing and mentoring staff and effectively managing vendors, both domestically and internationally. Technically proficient in Design Thinking, and in the use of other manufacturing and design techniques and technologies. Also, a skilled Interior Designer versed in all phases of residential and commercial project planning and implementation. Experience encompasses programming, schematics, design development, and contracting. Developed luxury projects for a discerning, high-end clientele.

C O R E C O M P E T E N C I E S

3D Modeling and Printing Leading Teams and Developing Talent Sketching, Rendering, and Prototyping (in 2D and 3D)

Design Failure Mode and Effect

Analysis (DFMEA) Processes Project Management UI/UX Development Intellectual Property Management Production Part Approval Process

(PPAP) Submission and Processes

Technologically Proficient using

Design and Manufacturing Software

Systems including AutoCAD, Adobe

Suite, Fusion 360, Inventor, and

SolidWorks

IoT / Smart Home

Technology Integration

Market Research, Ethnographic

Research and Consumer Studies

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MASONITE INTERNATIONAL, West Chicago, IL 2013 – 2023 A leading global designer, manufacturer, and distributor of interior and exterior doors for commercial and residential applications.

Lead Industrial Designer

Managed product design and development programs for new corporate initiatives incorporating Smart Home technology features. Responsibilities spanned UX development, evaluating and managing external design resources, and interfacing with and estimating engineering resource requirements. Led a team of six people, including interns. Key Accomplishments:

Designed from inception and launched a powered and smart technology-enabled high end entry door -the only one of its kind in the market. Exceeded anticipated sales of 10,000 units in the first year.

Awarded a utility patent and pending patent for a unique method of installing doors that reduces the frame size by half, reducing shipping costs to the manufacturer by 20%, and reducing display space by 25%, benefiting the product’s primary clients consisting of big box stores where floor space is at a premium.

Won the International Builders Show – Best of Show Award (2019), for an interior door product which increased sales 15% in a flat market segment. The product grew from 0% to deliver 15% of topline sales dollars and units for the company.

Initiated and led advanced research (Consumer, Trend and Ethnographic) for new products and design projects leveraging Smart Home/IoT integration utilizing tools including Fusion 360, Inventor, AutoCAD, sketching, models, and prototypes.

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FRANKE, Smyrna, TN 2012

A leading global supplier of innovative luxury products and services for domestic kitchens, foodservice systems, and the convenience store sector, as well as professional coffee making. Product Innovation Design & Development, Contractor Led concept design for a line consisting of ten high-end kitchen faucets. Worked closely with the Product Management Team, serving as an advisor on industry trends, competitive offerings, and differentiators for Franke. Key Accomplishments:

As a Swiss-based company, Franke encountered difficulties gaining market penetration and adjusting their offering to suit US consumer tastes. A key accomplishment was aligning the new product designs to mitigate these challenges.

Honed competitive evaluations to optimize the line, including monitoring pricing, features, and ensuring compatibility with Franke’s manufacturing capabilities. LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC, Mooresville, NC 2009-2011

Lowe's is an American retail company specializing in home improvement. The FORTUNE® 50 company operates a chain of more than 2,100 big box retail stores in North America and is the second-largest hardware chain in the United States. Product Design and Development Manager

Led user-centered product design incorporating consumer, market, technology, and trend research for the lighting product categories inclusive of indoor and outdoor lighting, indoor and outdoor ceiling fans, and the fashion plumbing category inclusive of bath accessories and furniture, faucets, mirrors, vanities, and toilets. Possess extensive experience presenting design concepts visually and in writing, as a strategic advisor to senior level executives. Served as a trusted partner to merchandising management growing products, categories, and brands. Managed, engaged, inspired, and developed a team of six direct reports as well as several external product design agencies. Oversaw multiple concurrent product development schedules and projected timelines, delivering projects on schedule and within plan. Established mutually beneficial relationships with vendors, defining deliverables and providing direction, including factory visits to Asia, to evaluate manufacturing quality and capacity.

Key Accomplishments:

Analyzed floor displays and incorporated new set design concepts that increased sales by 30% for bath fixture coordinates with installed vignettes.

Developed a design process to for best practice methodologies. Upon implementation, quality was improved resulting from enhanced production standards and consistent evaluation check offs.

Partnered with Brand Management teams to develop products across multiple categories for the proprietary allen+roth™ brand with sales of $1B annually, as well as other Lowe’s private label brands, to increase margin, ensure consistent, on-target brand aesthetics, and assure level of product quality. O T H E R E X P E R I E N C E

Sears Holding Corporation, Senior Designer

Created designs which met the vision for celebrity-branded home décor products. Global Contract Manufacturing and CookTek (GCMUSA), Design Director For client Pampered Chef, redesigned existing products for greater ergonomics, usability, and functionality resulting in sales increase of 300%.

Patti Dixon Interior Design, Principal Interior Designer Collaborated with clients in the Vail Valley on luxury projects including residences, medical offices, retail spaces, and resort lodging.

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True Seating Concepts, Design Director

Designed a new product utilizing core manufacturing capabilities that resulted in the launch of an innovative category, becoming the best-selling product in the company’s history. Santa's Best, Design Manager

Managed the design team for multiple seasonal product categories having tight timelines for execution and high emphasis on cost efficiencies.

Freelance Consulting Designer

For clients including Crate& Barrel, Chicago Bicycle Co., Eagle Medical, Milex Medical Devices, TAG, Umbra USA. For client Crate & Barrel, redesigned a product to fit six units into the previous space of one, resulting in shipping cost reduction of 60%.

Illinois Institute of Art, Schaumburg, IL

Taught courses in furniture design as an adjunct instructor. International Academy of Design and Technology, Chicago, IL Taught courses in architectural drafting, AutoCAD, color theory, photography for advertising (composition), point of purchase display, space planning, two- and three-dimensional design, and toy design as an adjunct instructor. Commercial Designs and Interiors, Interior Designer Fidlar Contract Interiors, Interior Designer

Paragon Commercial Interiors, Interior Designer

William Van Vliete Interiors, Interior Designer

Interior design and project management roles focused on hospitality, hospitals/medical facilities, financial facilities, offices, and retail spaces.

E D U C A T I O N

B.F.A, Industrial Design, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL Extended studies in Anthropology, Design History, and Psychology. Recipient John E. Walley Memorial Scholarship and Aptitude Tuition Waiver.

A.A.S. Interior Design, Blackhawk College, Moline, IL

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