KeyFormDesign

Experience

• Lead Industrial Designer In Real Life Creative · Freelance Sep 2021 – Present 3 yrs 2 mos Vancouver, BC, Canada Communicated with prop masters, production designers, and art directors to
  established vision and goals of a project
  - Developed original concepts for tv shows and films
  - Technically designed parts for manufacture
  - Created Production drawings for production staff
  - Oversaw prototyping and concept development
  - Created CNC prototypes for testing
  - Sources suitable materials for production
  - Designed mechanisms for costume pieces and prop weapons
  - Created renderings of props/scene for clients approval
  - Collaborated with CNC/3D printer operators, painters, mold makers, electrical
  engineers
  - Produced parts using a 3 axis CNC
  - CAD/CAM
  - Hand made and finished components for final delivery
  - Designed brochures/logo for companies marketing need
• UX Researcher EA Sports · Contact May 2021 – Aug 2021 3 mos Vancouver, BC, Canada -created gameplay testing methods as directed by UX team
  -Tested gameplay performance; test consisted of 10 playthroughs
  - Reported bug and potential solutions
  - Gave UX team design feedback on gameplay and user interface problems
  - Worked with cross disciplinary team (Designers, engineers, other testers)
  - Filed bug reports
• Industrial Designer White Monkey Design · Full-time Sep 2020 – Jun 2021 9 mos Vancouver, BC, Canada designed and built set decoration for SET DEC
  - Built custom props for commercial productions, and film/tv productions
  - proficient use of FDM printing, SLA printing
  - use of woodworking and metal working machinery including lathes and milling
  - 3D design and modeling including file conversion for 3D printing
  - Mold making and resin casting
  - laser cutting and engraving
• Industrial Designer/Machine Operator Innovative Signage · Full-time Oct 2018 – Sep 2020 1 yrs 11 mos Vancouver, BC, Canada (Designer) Created manufacturing drawings
  - (Designer) Created outsourcing files for external vendors
  - (Designer) Worked with account managers/project managers; communicated design
  issues/improvements
  - (Designer) Built close relationship with production staff; clarified design decisions with
  production; took criticism
  - (Designer) Attended daily design meetings; design critiques, project management
  - (Fabricator) Worked with wood, metal, acrylic, and concrete in all capacities
  - Was the main communicator between design and production; offered improvements to
  work flows/processes, informed both parties on problems
• Lead Research Assistant Kwantlen Polytechnic University · Full-time May 2014 – Sep 2018 4 yrs 4 mos Vancouver, BC, Canada Conducted comprehensive research elucidating the intricacies of the food system in the
  captivating region of South West British Columbia.
  - Studied various food systems from around the world
  - Did ethnographic research in malls, farmers markets, grocery stores, and community
  centers
  - Proposed and developed solutions on Vancouver food system
  - Crafted visualization graphics based on research to educate the general public
  - Provided several stages of SWOT Marketing analysis throughout the project