$125/hr
Award-winning industrial designer combines refined aesthetics with innovation to provide success
- 3ds Max
- Onshape
- CAD Design
- SolidWorks
- Solid Edge
- 3D Modeling
- Luxion KeyShot
- Design Thinking
- Microsoft Office
- Class-A Surfacing
- Die-cast Aluminum
- 3D Design Services
- Mechanical Engineer
- 3D Sculpting Design
- Adobe Creative Suite
- 3D Product Animation
- 3D Rendering Services
- Injection Molding Design
- Advanced Surface Modeling
- SolidWorks Design Services
- 3D Models of Machine Parts
- Injection Molded Parts Design
- 3D Furniture Modeling Services
Grew up in Northern California. My father was a mechanical engineer and prolific inventor who taught me about innovation in his fully equipped workshop in a converted horse stable.
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Grew up in Northern California. My father was a mechanical engineer and prolific inventor who taught me about innovation in his fully equipped workshop in a converted horse stable.
I went to Japan when I turned 18, on invitation by Kobun Chino Otogawa to participate in an informal cultural exchange. Lived and worked with Kanjuro Shibata, bow-maker to the emperor, and Zen archery master in Kyoto for about 2 years.
Instead of returning to the US as planned, I continued across fascinating Asia for 1 year and then studied and worked in Paris, France for 7 years as a fine artist.
Then I returned to California, built on to a cabin and added a studio. Started an art and design studio and contract design service for manufacturers and suppliers to big box retailers for about 10 years.
Then I moved to Austin, Texas and worked for Philips Lighting as head designer, (senior manager, R+D) for 11 years, and led a design team. My designs won a number of innovation and design awards and were on the cutting edge of LED lighting, as well as extremely market-successful.
In 2017, decided to become an independent designer again, as well as an investor, (instead of moving to Boston to continue my rewarding corporate career with Philips). Since then I have been trading futures and options, and taking on design projects, as well as advising my wife with her startup business.
I'll write a book about it when I turn 80 ;-)