Scott Melanson
Senior Industrial Designer at Innovative Design Labs · Push.Design
Maple Grove, MN
In My Own Words
As a professional designer since 2010, I’ve found that my biggest passion in design lies not only within the realm of designing the successful product but within the ability to collaborate and share these skills with other designers and working professionals. Product Design itself is such a fluid movement of tasks that I equate it to one of my other passions, skiing, and snowboarding: No matter how many years you’ve been doing, no matter the level of skill, you must always go into a new challenge reading your surroundings and staying humble. Then and only then can you truly enjoy the experience and share in its every nuance to succeed.
Work Experience
Co-Founder/Lead Creative
Push.Design2012 – Present
Lead Designer and Business Developer
Design, Review, and Execute Products for Production and Sale
Senior Industrial Designer
Innovative Design Labs2019 – Present
Leading all Physical Product Design, Mechanical Engineering, Graphic Work, Visualization, and UX/UI wireframes and Initial Interactivity
Creative Design Director
Big Appl Labs2010 – 2018
Work with Varying Brands created under the umbrella of Big Appl Labs, including but not limited to: Monolith Clothing, Luxe Factor, Disrupt Knowledge, and WeeboSocial
Developed Brand Strategies, Graphic and Web Design, and helped to Market and Shape the Company and its Strategies.
Senior Industrial Designer
WhiteBoard Product Solutions2016 – 2018
As a Senior, I'm responsible for designing and prototyping products and ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and meet the customer’s expectations. Additionally, effectively managing a wide range of clients and projects, both internally and externally, without the need for supervision.
Main Responsibilities Include, but are not limited to:
1. Provide appropriate designs using artistic and learned skills in a manner which best communicates the design to meet the clients’ requirements. 2. Fabricate prototypes in a media best suited to communicate the design along with meeting the project requirements. 3. Establish budgets, monitor, schedule, and coordinate projects. 4. Possess a broad skill and knowledge base, enabling the designer to carry a project from beginning to end. 5. Recognize, prevent and/or resolve issues or conflicts that may arise during the course of a program. 6. Provide leadership and mentoring for fellow designers. 7. Initiate new client relationships, educating them and selling WhiteBoard services.
Adjunct Professor
University of Minnesota2015 – 2016
Assistant to Several Classes (Concept Sketch and Development, Creativity and Toy Design, etc.) as well as writing Syllabus' and Course Planning for numerous classes for the launch for the PDES Program at the University of Minnesota in Fall 2016
Senior Industrial Designer
Lava Design2014 – 2015
Product, Experience, and Graphic Designer; alongside developing Design Strategy and Operations
Industrial Designer
Sportech Inc.2013 – 2014
Transportation Design work for ATVs, UTVs, and Snowmobile alike; While also overseeing product of said items on-site
Industrial Design
Kablooe Design2012 – 2013
Brand Development for Various Clientele, ranging from Industrial Design and Engineering to Packaging, UI, and Graphics
Product Designer
Lava Design2010 – 2011
Concept Generation, Presentation, CAD Modelling and Engineering
Rental Tech and Sales
McAfee Ski & Snowboard2002 – 2010
Certified Professional for Ski and Snowboard Mounting, Calibration, and Optomization
Intern
Hasbro2009 – 2009
Game Design · Concept Development and Ideation for Parker Brothers and Milton Bradley Brands, along with several others · Brainstorming and Play Testing Various Emerging and Current Games to ensure or evaluate User Experience · Presentation illustration, Assembly, and Support
Studio Manager/Digital Editor
Lumiere Inc2005 – 2008
Managed a Professional Photography Studio and Edited All Incoming Work
Design Intern
KraftMaid Cabinetry2008 – 2008
Concept Creation and Analysis of current product, Presentation creation (from Powerpoint to PDF to Video Editing), Photogaphic Documentation of Competitor and Own Product
Intern - Photo Editor and Cleaner
TRG Photo Studio2006 – 2007
· Masking and Cropping of Photographs to meet client's needs for advertisement · Match color as closely as possible to original piece · Print test each piece in various color profiles to confirm and fix all color matching
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
Cleveland Institute of Art2006 – 2010
Studied Product and Automotive Design in the 4 year Program
Applied Studies
Sussex County Community College2005 – 2006
Studied Photography, Automotive Repair, Psychology, and Socialogy
Associates Degree
Wentworth Institute of Technology2003 – 2005
Studied Industrial Design and was active in the Wentworth Bike Team and W.E.B. Leadership
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