Marius Iliescu: in Irvine, CA

Marius Iliescu

Irvine | United States
Skills
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Interests
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Industries
Bike
Moto & Powersports
Outdoor
Snow
Work experience
511 Tactical
Graphic & Product Designer | 07/2022 - 04/2025
Casual Apparel: Create original graphic and product designs to promote company ethos and increase brand exposure.
Product development & Tech Design: Created a Color management tool, to help with the company’s ever expanding color library. Printing and product technical set-up: Assist with samples / prototype evaluation and factory communications. Designed various products, with one of them being Patented in my name in 2024.
First Gear
Senior Designer | 04/2017 - 03/2021
Product Design:
• Conceptualize, design and tech pack 85% of the new product line (Jackets, Pants, Gloves, Luggage).
• Work through and maximize product value following the company's investment and budget strategies.
• Find creative solutions to design challenges, reducing production expenditures by an average of 10-15%.
Product Development:
• Assist with sample evaluation and review, prototype revisions and factory communications.
• Oversee and ensure that factory communications occur in a timely and efficient manner.
• Find alternative manufacturing and construction processes in order to maximize the quality and value of end products.
Packaging:
• Design packaging that is cohesive with the brand's creed and value proposition.
• Packaging components include: Labels, Hang Tags, Boxes, Stickers, Promotional Tags.
• Design all product-associated support literature such as: illustrations, specs, user instructions, user manuals
Catalog Design:
• Conceptualize and design the brand catalog in print and electronic form.
• Supervise product photography and optimize images for print and web use.
• Design, organize and create the catalog layout based on printer specifications.
• Assist, oversee and implement pre-press catalog requirements.
• Optimize digital catalog for interactive web use.
PS. See attached file for a small sample of my work.
Malcolm Smith Racing
Designer | 04/1996 - 03/2017
Packaging: Design packaging solutions to maximize product shelf and value appearance.
Casual Apparel: Create original designs to promote company events and increase brand exposure.
Marketing: Design and develop POP displays, banners and other associated materials for brand products promotions.
Web: Design and maintain the website for the MSR Hard Parts section of the business.
Print: Design the yearly Hard Parts catalog for the brand. Design and assist in the production of the yearly MSR Brand Catalog.
Product: Concept and product design for Motocross apparel. Assist in tech pack creation.
Development: Oversee factory communications for prototype revisions. Find creative and efficient ways to increase product value while keeping low production costs through vendor negotiation.