Project Design

ANTHONY SCHROEDER

Huntington Beach, CA *****

310-***-**** • *************@*****.***

DESIGN MANAGEMENT

Accomplished management professional with over 15 years’ experience developing products and strategies appropriate to the customer’s needs. Results-driven, offering talents in strategic business planning and forecasting, project planning and oversight, team supervision and coordination, and schedule planning and management. Positioned for diverse leadership and evaluator roles where creativity and problem solving is crucial in cultivating exceptional product for mass-production. Key competencies include:

• Project Management

• Product Design and Development

• Budget Planning and Administration

• Strategic Product Planning

• Trend and Customer Research, Analysis, & Tracking

• Staff Recruitment, Development & Review

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HONDA R&D, AMERICAS, INC. - Torrance,CA 1994 - 2011

Assistant Manager / Senior Designer - Powersports Division

Department Management (2003-2011)

Created overall business strategy and schedule based on the company’s long-term product line-up. Managed and coordinated staff resource allocation for all design, clay modeling, digital modeling, and color and graphics projects encompassing the entire Powersports market. Established operation and workflow policy and procedure protocols.

• Developed and implemented project tracking system that drastically improved department efficiency and organization.

• Estimated and controlled design department budget including project, fixed asset, labor, and vehicle budgets resulting in a 50% reduction over two years.

Project Management (1996 - 2011)

Identified emerging trends and opportunities, analyzed data, initiated product planning, and established appropriate market concepts. Successfully led design projects, directing a cross-functional team of product planners, designers, modelers, and engineers to develop original ideas into tangible, mass-production vehicles. Developed and managed project schedules, creating scope, benchmarks, deliverables, and project timelines. Planned, tracked and reported on budgets and other metrics. Maintained continuous alignment of project scope with the business objectives, and made recommendations to optimize the program to enhance efficiency and productivity. Managed multiple vendor relationships and developed their capabilities to fit project and company needs.

• Consistently ensured on-time completion of numerous production models within budget.

• Implemented measures to improve prototype construction efficiency resulting in a 25% shorter development schedule.

• Through use of in-house resources and vendor pricing negotiations, reduced prototype costs by up to 30%.

Product Design (1994 - 2011)

Developed market-leading ideation, detail, and final sketches based on concept direction, packaging, and cost constraints. Directed clay and digital modeling to realize 3D models. Presented project objectives and solutions to international executive evaluators. Confirmed design direction through customer surveys and focus groups. Followed through with factory mass production development and refinement.

• Designer and project leader of the iconic Honda Rune production motorcycle.

• Designer and project leader of the Honda New American Sports motorcycle concept.

• Designer and project leader of the Honda TRX400X local development ATV.

• Inventor of 31 utility and design patents.

Color and Graphic Design (1994 - 2011)

Created high quality sketch proposals based on trend research and branding reinforcement. Constructed vector art data and prototype decals for application to 3D surfaces. Created accurate CATIA engineering drawings and BOM for mass production color and graphics implementation. Directed paint color development and decals with outside vendors for mass production. Coordinated in-house photography and created and managed filing system for all digital assets and media.

• Initiated “Wing” graphic on supersport, off-road, and PWC products successfully increasing Honda brand awareness.

• Co-developed Honda “Illusion” color shifting paints.

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

INDEPENDENT DESIGN CONSULTANT- Huntington Beach, CA 2011-Present

Product and strategy planning, conceptual and production design and development

Clients include: American Honda, Dailey, Motonium Design, Inc.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint, FlexiSign, Versaworks, Fastrack, model making, fabrication skills

EDUCATION

University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Cincinnati, OH

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design

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