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James Fryer Design Services (formerly: Crucible Design) • January 2001 to present • Katonah, NY ( formerly: Houston, TX) • web and product development consultant
Principal
Responsibilities:
- product and web site development
Senior Designer
Responsibilities:
- developed a portfolio of concept designs of rotomolded products geared toward Ico Polymer's customers
- created an online 3D portfolio of concept rotomolded product designs
- designed, laid out, and setup corporate trade show booth at: Rotoplas '02 (Toronto, Canada), Plast '03 (Milan, Italy), and NPE '03 (Chicago, USA)
- graphic design of collateral materials
- designed, implemented, and maintained the sales & marketing intranet
Vice President : Product Development
Responsibilities:
- developed an integrated, modular chair line from concept to cad model
- worked with overseas vendors to develop components
- web site design
Senior Designer
Responsibilities:
- product development from concept to production in pro engineer cad
- worked with off-shore manufacturers to ensure engineering requirements and standards were maintained
- worked with customers (foreign and domestic) to meet their product objectives
- managed rapid prototyping equipment and staff
- responsible for integrating ergonomic issues into product development
- directed product styling / aesthetic development
- web design development
- graphic design development
Principal
Responsibilities:
- founded and operated gallery
- managed artist's relations and development
- curated shows
- graphic design of all marketing materials
education
- North Carolina State University • Raleigh, NC • master of industrial design • 1996 - 1998
- Rhode Island School of Design • Providence, RI • bachelor of fine art in industrial design • 1990 - 1994
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Boston, MA • "product design in the manufacturing firm" • spring 1994
skills
programs:
- Pro Engineer - release 2001 • industry standard 3D parametric cad modeler
- Rhinoceros nurbs based cad modeler especially good for complex surfaces
- Carrara 2 • 3D rendering and animation tool
- Photoshop CS2 advanced photo editor
- Illustrator CS2 advanced graphics and illustration tool
- GoLive web authoring program
rapid prototyping:
- SLA stereo lithography prepared cad model, set up and ran machine, and finished the parts.
- LOM laminated object manufacturing prepared cad model, set up and ran machine, and finished the parts.
model making:
- metal - machining, fabrication, and forming
- wood - machining, fabrication, and shaping
- plastic - vacuforming and fabrication
teaching / judging
- co-teacher (with Karl Muench) - furniture design class texas furniture maker's show • Kerrville, TX • 2006
- co-teacher (with Karl Muench) - furniture design class texas furniture maker's show • Kerrville, TX • 2005
- teacher - furniture design class texas furniture maker's show • Kerrville, TX • 2004
- judge (one of three) • texas furniture maker's show • Kerrville, TX • 2003
- judge • texas furniture maker's show • Kerrville, TX • 2002
exhibition record
- gallery3 • Houston, TX 2000 - 2003
- International Contemporary Furniture Fair • NY, NY 1994
- Bridge Square Gallery • northfield, MN 1994 - 1995
- Look • Minneapolis, MN 1995