Experience

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  Integrity fasteners inc

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2019

  ▪ Oversaw most accounting and reporting functions, including processing and tracking incoming and outgoing payments, producing earnings statements, and processing weekly payroll for 6 employees▪ Introduced multiple initiatives to improve office functionality, including an innovative update to digitize the in-house filing system for quick access to critical information ▪ Devised a comprehensive measure to facilitate the management of all periodic reconciliations within scheduled timeframes Show less ▪ Inspected products and raw materials for a high-volume hardware materials distributor to ensure compliance with ISO 9001 certification standards and with government packing and shipping requirements▪ Analyzed line capacity and efficiency metrics to provide recommendations for improving distribution standards across the board, maximizing volume while preserving quality▪ Monitored workplace safety procedures and identified high-risk behaviors, building an environment of strong communication and safety accountability amongst employees▪ Introduced and rolled out methods to obtain post-distribution customer feedback, analyzing results to develop and implement strategies to increase satisfaction ratings Show less

  • Accounts Payable / Recievable Specialist

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2019

  • Quality Assurance Specialist

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2011
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  Mdh network

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2019

  Visual designer

  ▪ Managed and executed visual design projects such as presentations, displays, handouts, and policy manuals for a network of adult residential care facilities and programs▪ Implemented strategies in graphics and user experience to convey detailed information in digestible formats and in compliance with branding guidelines, budget, and quick turnaround expectations ▪ Coordinated a project to revitalize the organization’s web content and quality, adding a home screen and search features and creating digital mockups and iterations to deliver to the site developer▪ Grew and optimized employee development resources through an initiative to streamline the company’s digital training module; created a detailed user-interface for ease-of-use and established standardized visual design specifications, templates, and style guides to ensure updates can be implemented seamlessly▪ Contributed to the evolution of design policies/practices, implementing targeted typography, artwork, and all other visual/interactive expressions while sustaining visual integrity and brand standards in alliance with technical teams Show less

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  Karim merchant design

  Jan 2016 - now

  Industrial designer

  ▪ Develop concepts, models (SolidWorks), and production-ready designs for a variety of freelance projects, aligning budgets, legal compliance, material quality, and branding guidelines to deliver reliable products, including ergonomic surgical tools and potentially lifesaving devices for military/law enforcement personnel▪ Interpret and implement branding guidelines and development initiatives with client’s artwork to ensure case styles, presentations, and packaging are consistent with the company’s image; established branding strategies for clients including Greenware Supply, Integrity Fasteners, and IMC LLC▪ Emphasize communication and collaboration at all levels of the design process, building relationships with factories and developing solutions for operational efficiency and procedure optimization in sample making and materials procurement while adapting designs for reverse cost engineering, and production quality control▪ Consistently test and evaluate products to optimize effectiveness and to modify designs for individual client needs ▪ Featured in "Interaction for designers, how to make things people love" by Bryan Boyl at ACCD 2018 in recognition of user experience innovations and a holistic approach to industrial design for conceptualizing and launching an exoskeletal knee rehabilitation system entitled RESET Show less

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  Keyshot

  Sept 2019 - now

  ▪ Participate in UI/UX development and assist in shaping information architecture and interactability for a number of newly implemented features in KeyShot 9,10,11, and KS 2023▪ Apply development strategies to create eye-catching product visualization materials for marketing and promoting the company’s 3D rendering software, KeyShot ▪ Advance colleagues’ inter-functional development by producing and hosting webinars and online video content designed to teach industrial designers and product engineers—as well as marketing and sales teams—to use KeyShot in visualizing, presenting, and marketing design concepts from start to finish▪ Actively invest in quality assurance for the product, investigating and reporting program bugs to development teams while emphasizing their effect on users’ workflows▪ Lend user experience feedback and platform expertise in collaboration with international UI team to develop human-centered solutions for optimizing the program’s user interface▪ Run all in-house 3D printing and serve in an advisory role as subject specialist for customers, design companies, and global resellers, providing insight for full-color prototyping and printing with 3MF from KeyShot▪ Represented the brand as a featured speaker at 8 national and international conferences, presenting product features and uses to augment and improve design and development processes Show less

  • Product Content Manager

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Senior Industrial Design & Creative Specialist

    Feb 2022 - Nov 2024

  • Industrial Design & Creative Specialist

    Sept 2019 - Feb 2022
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  University of california, riverside

  Apr 2020 - now

  Advisory board member - design thinking