Scott Bailey: Freelance Designer in Englewood, CO

- Ideation, Concept Development, Product Research, & CAD. - Consultation and guidance for design and manufacture.

- Collaboration with the product development team in the creation of new products. - Design of new products through 2D concepts, manufacturing experience, market experience, and 3D manufacturing models. - Creation of custom orders through 3D modeling and vendor communication. - Management of international contractors. - R&D of special projects. - Rendering 360degree videos for web and marketing.

- Lead design on auxiliary projects and assisted in all core projects within the New Product Development department. - Generated concepts from market research using physical and digital illustration, rapid CAD models, and quick physical prototypes. - Refined product concepts for production through user studies, rapid prototypes, photo-realistic rendering, and production-ready CAD models. - Redesigned the graphic style of four product lines of cleaning chemicals. - Simplified the workflow for series product labels which resulted in time and labor savings of roughly 65%. - Interviewed consumers to better pinpoint pricing and feature importance for new products. - Created and presented new product research, design, and manufacturing packages to company leaders and production vendors. - Collaborated with multi-disciplinary peers including sales, product management, engineers, technicians, marketing, and sourcing.

- Worked with the engineering team to quickly communicate design intent and change requests using sketching, digital illustration, 3D modeling/Rendering, and client presentation. - Worked on various projects in the following fields: Toys, Utility Devices, Mine Safety Equipment, Medical Devices, Vaporizers, and Semi-Truck Accessories.

- Designed, prototyped, and produced new products and presentations for the fine jewelry industry. - Simultaneous management of New Product Design/Manufacture and Custom Castings department. - Involved in production planning, S.O.P development, marketing, sales, continued education, and department restructuring. - Worked with all levels of production and design, including engineers, production specialists, and sales teams, to strengthen lean production goals.

- Researched, designed, presented, and developed manufacturing plans for new indoor and outdoor furnishings. - Translated owner’s ideas into visual designs used to develop cost estimates and test the consumer market. - Worked with and learned from production staff to create sharp and cost effective new products.

- Contributed to all aspects of the design process to support customer projects in the field of consumer electronics. - The internship included R&D, design, CAD, prototyping, client presentation and interaction.