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Industrial Product Designer living in NYC
Inventive and ambitious designer born and raised in London. Graduate of Loughborough Design school. Excellent problem-solving skills and calculative knowledge. Outstanding communicator and motivator who brings energy and commitment to the work place.
email: raifwatts@outlook.com
phone: (+1) 929 426 9981
Skills
Designer Software: Rhino, Creo Parametric, Photoshop, Illustrator, Sculptris, Keyshot, Axure, Pop App.
Business Software: Quickbooks, Blue Vista, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Mailchimp, Wordpress.
Workshop: Rapid Prototyping, Machine fabrication, Modelling, Hand Crafting with Acrylic, Woodworking, Metalwork, Glassblowing, Neon-work.
Computation: Mathematics, Physics, Mechanics, Material Science, Electronics, Chemistry.
Communication: Sales, Administration, Custom work with clients, Drama in performance, Live Presentations, Team Management.
Physical: Swimming, Cycling, Rock Climbing.
Previous Employment
Krainzcreations : CAD Jewelry Designer and Model maker
For 30 years, Krainz Creations has been merging artistic vision, the latest technology and hand crafted elegance to bring stunning high caliber jewelry to a luxury clientele.
Duties include creating CAD designs for production to be 3D print and cast in platinum, gold and silver. Have worked with a variety of different precious stone designs, various CAD programs and with gem cataloging systems. Have modeled jewelry of all shapes, sizes and designs to tight schedules and impeccable quality. Have worked in collusion with other designers and manufacturers. Specialized in Rhino, but adaptable with other Jewelry programs such as Matrix or Zbrush.
Plexi-Craft: Design and Marketing Representative and Sales Assistant.
Plexi-Craft: America's premier design company, specializing in luxury handcrafted Acrylic Furniture. Professional duties include using CAD (Rhino) to recreate designs from clients, aiding in manufacture including handcrafting and utilizing CNC, taking designer photographs, creating marketing materials for both magazine and web advertisements, creating , editing and adding content to the Plexi-Craft website, discussing new designs with design collaborators, organizing and taking part in design events such as the Architectural Design Show, International Contemporary Furniture Fair and 200 Lexington’s "What's New What's Next", educating crowds on Acrylic design, creating new design concepts and developing and refining designs into plausible and safe pieces of furniture.
Designs include a fully Acrylic Crib- now one of Plexi-Craft’s bestsellers.
Freelance: Jewelry CAD Designer, Salesperson and Marketing rep for various jewelry manufacturers
Duties were mainly constructing CAD models (through Rhino or Matrix) along with renderings through Keyshot and photoshopped materials. Custom Client designs and sales experience.
National Physical Laboratory
Lab Assistant to Professor Ian Robinson. Work experience placement on major UK initiative to re-define the Kilogram. Responsibilities included creating graphic representations of lab results, assembling and disassembling lab equipment and attending lectures.
National Products Factory Ltd- “Nourish” brand.
Worked as a research assistant for Nourish Skin Care. Helped formulate and manufacture cosmetic products as part of a busy team working to deadlines. Demonstrated at trade shows, presenting and selling products while educating and engaging with customers.
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