CMF Design Lead for Wearables and Nest

CMF Design Lead for Google Fitbit Ace LTE

Material portfolio management and inclusions globally:

• Trend strategy and communication across product categories - design, surface materials, applications

• Project planning and budgeting

• Management and mentorship of interns and Junior Staff

• Research regarding corporate direction, customer feedback and validation for trend and materiality.

• Color and Materials art direction for product launch and digital materials

• Product/Project specific material development across various material types

• CMF roadmap across products for consistency and blending

• Materials visualization through digital tools (keyshot, adobe, microsoft, google) of product and applications to support CMF story

• Work to create annual color strategy that fits within market segmentation and current and upcoming product strategies

• Research and implement new colors, materials, and processes for both inbox and accessories

• Visualize palette with renderings and 2D illustrator drawings

• Collaborate with Industrial design to ensure aesthetic vision, work closely with the Mechanical engineering team to ensure that the vision is achieved.

• Create and maintain color documentation and specifications for production

• Vendor communication and management

* Obtained Silver Spark Award for Flex 3

http://www.sparkawards.com/galleries/index.cfm?entry=87E2FF55-BF63-426E-BB3D2F25F6C061A9

CMF and Trend Development with various regular clientele

Proef Trend Research:

May 2014 - Sept 2015

• Cross industry color and material inspiration and implementation

• Material research and workshops aiming to inform and implement product innovation

• Brand positioning through trend and market analysis

Freelance CMF Specialist

Ammunition/Beats By Dre

Nov 2013 – May 2014

CMF strategy and implementation for Beats by Dre through Ammuniton

• Trend research for color development

• Color and material overviews through 2D documentation and 3D renderings

• Color and finish matching and development

Material Research, Trend Analysis, and CMF Strategy

Material ConneXion

Oct 2012 – Oct 2013

Identified and implemented trends in materials and design which has been manifested through material innovation sessions, CMF, and brand strategy.

• CMF Strategy and inspiration.

• Brand Strategy and development.

• Material research, curation, and graphic design for material innovation sessions.

• Research of new materials and technologies for library inclusion and various consulting projects.

• Liaison with manufacturers and vendors for preliminary production and sourcing.

Cross-industry product design and development from concept to implementation.

• Trend analysis to develop relevant form, color, material.

• Design ideation through sketching

• Design refinement through photo-realistic product rendering through Photoshop and Illustrator.

• 3D modeling and SLA rapid prototyping through Alias Studio Tools and Rhino.

• Mock up studies, prototyping and preliminary engineering.

• Working with clients and vendors through product implementation