• Led a design effort to rebrand a struggling furniture company
• Generated design concepts for high-end aftermarket audio systems for use in auto, marine, and offroading/ATV industries
• Translated sketches into CAD documents, drafted schematics, and communicated final designs to manufacturing engineers
• Contributed to market research efforts like customer surveys, competitor research, and analyzing current design trends
• Worked with other designers, marketers, and engineers to align product design goals and identify product success criteria
• Visualized novel product ideas for fishing products and accessories by sketching, prototyping, and CAD modeling
• Led and managed all industrial design and product design related tasks for a variety of products across our 9 brands
• Created an original design language for a rebranding effort
• Met with suppliers and manufacturing facilities, drafted schematics for the production of several dozen products
• Increased social media interaction by 35% from 2018-2019
• Designed ads, product catalogs, freebies, social media posts
• Wrote copy for the company website, email, and social media
• Graduated with a specialization in Product Design
• Cumulative GPA 3.77, Magna Cum Laude
Address
2107 Crigan Bluff Drive
Cary, North Carolina
Phone
**************@*****.***
Portfolio
nickarondesign
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linkedin.com/in/nick-aron
CAD Software
Rhino
Keyshot
SolidWorks
3DS Max
Corona
AutoCAD
Adobe Creative Suite
Photoshop
Lightroom
InDesign
Illustrator
ProCreate
CARI (Postgrad. Research)
• 2023 CLASSified Award
• 2022 ADI Design Index
ICFF 2019 Student Exhibit
• ASU “Future Of Retail”
BSA Eagle Scout (2013)
• Completed interdisciplinary design projects with various different teams of international postgraduate students
• Conducted competitor research to identify market niches
• Assisted with sketching and prototyping novel designs
• Participated in weekly client review meetings to discuss concepts, share ideas, and identify future project goals
• Translated 2D sketches to 3D renderings via CAD software
• Produced client-ready photorealistic product renderings Nov 2019-
Jan 2020
Feb 2018-
Feb 2019
Oct 2021-
Mar 2022
May 2022-
Present day
Experience
Personal Information
Skills Overview
Achievements
Education
Industrial Designer The Fulmer Companies - Memphis, TN Industrial Designer Rather Outdoors - Columbia, SC Design Assistant Audioengine USA - Burgaw, NC
Aug 2019 Industrial Design (B.S.) App State University - Boone, US
(Graduated)
Jan 2021 Product Design (Masters) Domus Academy - Milan, Italy
(Graduated)
Objective
Product Designer Analog Lab - Milan, Italy
Certifications
• SolidWorks Associate
Level Certification
• American Red Cross
CPR/AED Certified
• CWA Climbing Wall
Instructor Certification
NICK ARON
Industrial Designer
Hi! I’m a passionate industrial designer seeking a mid-level position where I can apply my design degrees, creative problem solving skills, and multi- industry work experience to contribute towards a company’s product line.