Class A Industrial Design, PTC Creo, ISDX / Style, Windchill PDM

FREDERIC HODSHON

Redmond, WA ***** 714-***-**** ********@*****.***

Professional Summary

Senior Industrial Design Class A Surfacing Designer with 15+ years’ experience with multi-disciplinary teams in fast paced environments. Extensive record using PTC Creo and Windchill designing leading-edge medical and consumer technology products. Expert with Creo Class A - C2/C3 ID surface modeling and top-down design. Advanced level PTC Creo instructor skilled in using humor and empathy to present complex concepts and deliver results.

Skills

Consumer and Medical Product Design

PTC Creo Class A ISDX, SolidWorks, Keyshot, Adobe

Industrial Design Class A, C2 / C3 Surfacing

PTC Windchill PDMLink – Agile PLM

Dimensioning and Tolerancing ASME Y14.5

Design for Manufacturability (DFM)

Advanced Level PTC Creo Instructor

Microsoft Office

Work History

Industrial Design NPI CAD Architect 03/2021 to Current

RAB Lighting – Redmond, WA - Remote

New product development CAD master surfacing designer for commercial lighting products.

Successfully implemented ID to ME CAD) transfer protocol (PTC Creo/Windchill) with a 60% efficiency improvement.

Incorporated C2 level surfacing in Creo Style (ISDX) for all new fixture designs.

Acting Creo surfacing mentor for junior Industrial Designers

Mechanical Design Engineer / Consultant 12/2020 to 03/2021

Siemens Healthineers – Issaquah, WA

Product, tooling, and packaging design for next generation ultrasound catheters.

Mechanical Engineer / MCAD Engineer – Class A Surface Modeler 03/2019 to 12/2020

Amazon – Bellevue, WA

Successfully created ID to Product Design top-down Class A skeleton models for consumer products.

Guided the engineering teams with major ID redesigns for top and mid-level assembly integration.

Cultivated the “In-House” ID to PD relationship that was previously outsourced.

Expanded PTC Creo/Windchill, NX, and SolidWorks CAD, PDM, mentoring and licensing support.

Successfully created and delivered advanced level PTC Creo Class A surface training classes.

Mechanical Engineer / MCAD Architect – Class A Surface Modeler 01/2017 to 03/2019

Microsoft – Redmond, WA

Acted as Industrial Design/Mechanical Engineering CAD liaison (MCAD Architect) for Surface and HoloLens devices. Successfully created top level Class A skeleton surface models for top-down design.

Delivered PTC Creo and Windchill training videos for engineering academy website.

Senior Designer 03/2016 to 12/2016

Motiv Space Systems, Inc – Pasadena, CA

Created support equipment designs and detailing for next generation Mars Rover.

Coordinated SolidWorks CAD and material database transfer from Curiosity to Curiosity 2 robot arm.

Senior Designer 05/2015 to 03/2016

Ellipse Technologies, Inc – Aliso Viejo, CA

Generated SolidWorks designs and coordinated EPDM administration of fixtures for orthopedic products.

Oversaw SolidWorks EPDM system launch, workflow design, and user setup.

Senior Designer 11/2014 to 05/2015

Pro-Dex, Inc – Irvine, CA

Produced SolidWorks designs and drawings for OEM medical products, test fixtures, and tooling.

Senior Designer 02/2014 to 11/2014

Newport Corporation – Irvine, CA

Designed and detailed industrial laser equipment using SolidWorks.

Created jig, fixture, and tooling concepts for manufacturing and alignment of laser support frames.

Senior Designer 11/2007 to 12/2013

Edwards Lifesciences – Irvine, CA

Engineered cardiovascular product packaging, plastic part design, tooling, and test equipment.

Pioneered innovative valve delivery device; secured patent and design award.

Senior Product Designer / Pro/Engineer Industrial Design Liaison 07/2005 to 09/2007

DD Studio – Carlsbad, CA

Successfully developed consumer and medical products using PTC Wildfire and 3DSMAX.

Designed EMI sheet-metal enclosures for medical laser and computer systems.

Education

High school and some college coursework completed

Additional Information

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hodshonf

On Line Portfolio: https://behance.net/hodshonf

Relocation to California.

Available for Remote Work.

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