Jonny Tran: Footwear Designer in Los Angeles, CA

Men's Lifestyle Footwear Designer

Design and development of consumer-based products ranging from household kitchen devices to watches to apparel graphics to packaging. • Lead over 20 successful projects relaying content within project team, clients, and China vendors. • Finalized 3D models of product designs and build through iterations and prototype samples of listed projects including PCB components hardware and retail packaging. • Developed products for companies including Microsoft, Amazon, Alaska Airlines, Growlerwerks, Sealshield, and Karibu Solar Power. • Resolved conflict and established clear goals by effectively managing timelines and shared overseas resources.

Contract assignment to develop zero-thermal energy refrigerator frame and engineering lab analysis. Also revised and re-designed failed refrigerator components. • Designed 21 new frame concepts with 6 insulation materials from suppliers using engineering investigation. • Built and simulated FEA of 3 insulated frame concepts, one reducing 49% of thermal energy consumption.

Contract engineer assigned to develop tooling and manufacturing processes of window and door structures. • Improved 25 Essence series 2D CAD and Bill of Materials of new tooling parts and equipment into PDM Vault. • Conducted shear and compressive design of experiments of 3 adhesives to validate final adhesive for production.