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Chris G.

Chris G.

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Partner at UNITED FUTURE ORGANIZATION | Founder & VP Design at Bakedwell Brands

  • Education

    • Art Center College of Design Saturday High

      2004 - 2008
      Product Design High School

      Activities and Societies: Intro to Industrial Design, Intermediate Product Design, Advanced Product Design Saturday classes held for high school students interested in design.

    • Art Center College of Design

      2009 - 2013
      Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Industrial and Product Design

      Activities and Societies: Sculpture Garden Appreciation Society of Art Center

  • Experience

    • Technicolor

      Aug 2010 - Jan 2011
      Industrial Design Intern

      Assisted with concept research and ideation for Technicolor XDC (experience design center). CAD modeled internal components for engineering team, designed prototype computer used to run interface demonstrations at CES 2011.

    • KILLSPENCER

      Sept 2011 - Jan 2012
      Special Projects Innovation Team

      Apprenticed with company owner developing new products and production methods, designed bespoke bags and accessories for clients, sourced materials for products, wrote and delivered branding presentation at Levi's™ Create + Cultivate event. Generally learned how to start and run my own business.

    • Oak Park Peace Montessori

      Feb 2012 - Jun 2013
      Drawing Instructor

      Taught students ages 8-12 basic principles of drawing and visual communication skills. I draw on a white board while leading creative discussions as students practiced drawing techniques, which were purposely tangential in order to establish basic curiosities necessary to draw and think creatively.

    • TPI Composites, Inc.

      Nov 2012 - Dec 2012
      Freelance Design Researcher

      Performed qualitative design research on the future of bus ridership. I rode buses, talked to bus riders, bus drivers, technologists, and manufacturers and developed a number of compelling future strategies to increase bus ridership and increase the usability of the public transit system as a whole.

    • Sterling Brands

      Sept 2013 - Feb 2014
      Retained Consultant

      Product design, ideation, concept development via physical mock up construction.

    • Glas LLC

      Mar 2014 - Nov 2015
      Lead Designer

      Lead product designer in charge of the development and design of new products and responsible for expanding the Glas brand image to promote premium luxury. Provided both industrial design and graphic design work for everything from packaging to apparel, products and accessories.

    • Alpine Vapor

      Nov 2014 - Jan 2017
      Senior Graphic Designer

      Designed high-end packaging and displays for medicinal vape liquids and devices, conducted primary design research for in-store displays. Worked in a multitude of mediums from AI die-lines to CAD files for manufacture.

    • No Agenda Show

      Dec 2016 - Jan 2017
      Associate Executive Producer

    • Bakedwell Brands

      Jan 2017 - now
      Designer at Large

      Lead designer working with small businesses and start-ups establishing go-to-market products and brands.

    • Genius Fund

      Nov 2018 - Apr 2021

      • Creative Director

        Apr 2019 - Apr 2021

      • Lead Designer

        Nov 2018 - May 2020

    • UNITED FUTURE ORGANIZATION

      Mar 2021 - now
      Partner

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Eagle Scout

      Issued by Boy Scouts of America on Apr 2004
      Boy Scouts of AmericaAssociated with Chris G.