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Professional info
Achievements
Bayer Pharmaceuticals - Second Place Award
Point of Purchase Display
October 2012
Awards presented to student groups presenting outstanding design, packaging, and environmental considerations for corrugate construction, point-of-purchase displays. Displays were to hold Bayer over-the counter medications, such as various pain and supplement products.
Pensole World Sneaker Design Competition top 8 Finalist of 5000+ global entries
Conceptual Footwear Design
April 4th, 2016
Rooy Cosmic High-Top Sneaker Design Competition - Finalist Position
Sneaker Concept Design
December-February 2015
The design competition consisted of redesigning of the main silhouette of the Cosmic high and low top sneakers, and incorporating different materials and colors for the summer line up.
Foot Locker & Pensole Fueling the Future of Footwear Design Competition Finalist
Conceptual Footwear Design
December 23rd 2015
Adidas & Pensole Invent Tomorrow Design Competition Finalist
Conceptual Footwear Design
November 13th, 2015
Eduation
Bachelors in Industrial Design
Sept 2011 - May 2015
Humber College - Institute of Technology & Advance Learning
The Associates in Science Degree (Physics)
Sept 2006 - May 2009
COSTAATT (College of Science, Technology & Applied Arts of Trinidad & Tobago)
Work Experience
TEKNION | North York, ON
Specials Designer II 2022 – 2024
As a Specials Designer on the Specials team at Teknion, I am responsible for the design and development of
Bespoke Products that come as special requests from customers. Some of my other responsibilities are pricing
Customer Requests and supporting the factories during production.
● Created production-level CAD files and Technical Packages to send to the respective factories for pre
production prototypes and design approved production drawings.
● Designed, developed, tested and engineered solutions to challenges presented to us by customer needs.
● Create and present Cost Savings solutions based on internal assessments for Teknion on an annual basis.
Marklyn Group Inc. | Orangeville, ON
Product Developer - Soft Goods (Contract) 2021 – 2022
As Product Developer on the Soft Goods Team at Marklyn Group Inc., I was responsible for the design and
development of products in the Soft Goods Category based on market research.
● Created production-level CAD files and Technical Packages to send to vendors for pre production
prototypes and support vendors in the development of golden samples for production approval.
● Created informative digital presentations to showcase design direction, inspiration, gap analysis market
research and feature-set for executive product decisions.
● Develop RFQ documentation for vendors to follow with consistent project progress tracking.
Canadian Tire Corp. | Toronto, ON
Lead Product Designer 2017 – 2021
Played a pivotal role in the holistic design process, from ideation to production of products in the automotive
catalog. Conducted market research to identify pain points in existing products to create innovative
improvements and locate opportunities for potential new SKU’s to expand on product assortment .
● Created production-level CAD files and tech packs to send to vendors for the creation of pre production
prototypes.
● Created informative presentations for leadership in order to make executive product decisions.
● Performed gap analysis activities to discern where current product offerings lack in features and value.
Spin Master LTD. | Toronto, ON
Senior Industrial Designer 2016 - 2017
Responsible for the conceptual design, styling, and concept development of various Toys under the Spin
Master Catalog.
● Created high quality pre production prototypes for presentation and proof of concept.
● Created technical drawings, build of materials and production ready CAD approved concepts.
● Designed graphic branding specific to each approved and finalized concept.
WireWorx Displays
Wire Worx Displays Inc. | Rexdale, ON
Industrial Designer 2015 - 2016
Designed and developed P.O.P. displays for various clients, some of these clients were Coca Cola, Frito-Lay,
Pepsi, Tim Hortons and Jack Daniels.
● Created technical drawings and build of materials for production.
● Designed all graphic branding specific to each approved concept.
● Managed the manufacturing of each approved display.
Chassis Stop | Georgetown, ON
Industrial Designer (Contract) 2014 - 2015
Conceptualized and fabricated custom chassis and powertrain components for automotive applications,
instrumental in the design direction for automotive restorations.
● Designed, prototyped bespoke automotive components.
● Created final CAD models for production of bespoke powertrain and chassis components.
● Instrumental in the design direction for automotive restorations and bespoke customer requests.
SUMMARY
Industrial Designer with a range of knowledge and experience demonstrating creative abilities. Respected for
refined skill set, ability to problem-solve, strong visual conceptual communication skills and project management.
Obstacles are opportunities to challenge abilities and further develop skills.
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
Project Management • Design Development • Branding / Rebranding • Event Management • Model Making /
Prototyping • Conceptual Design • Sketching (Analog & Digital) • Rendering (Analog & Digital) • 3D Modeling /
Rendering (Solidworks, Keyshot, Blender) • Graphic Design • Adobe Creative Suite • Problem Solving • Critical
Thinking • Styling / Design Aesthetics