Resume

 

Jason Ward

Industrial Designer

Email:                  ​jason.ward.industrialdesign@gmail.com     ​              

LinkedIn:             linkedin.com/in/jason-ward-719870172/

Education:

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI

BFA/Industrial design major

Graduated May 2020

Cum Laude

GPA: 3.57

Academic awards and honors:

• 2019 GM collaboration on autonomous vehicle interior concept for 2030

• 2019 Fiskars collaboration 2nd Place in handsaw category

• 2019 Milwaukee public schools special needs collaboration, adaptive stylus design - featured in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper (31 March 2019 issue)

• Alpha Lamba Delta Honor Society Member – since 2017

• Dean’s List SP19 and FA19

• President’s List FA16 and SP17

• 2019 SPE Thermoforming RC car competition – 1st place design award and people’s choice award

• 2019 Roblox design conference - game jam finalist (for the game “J-Battle”)

• 2019 Chicago Toy and Game Week – design student showcase

• Published “Industrial design student connects with great “mecha” makers” on the website onmilwaukee.com




Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy (high school), Waukesha, WI

Graduated May 2016

Honor roll, GPA: 4.1

Skills/coursework:

• Programmable logic skills

• CAD (Revit, Inventor, Sketchup) and Microsoft Excel

• CNC (numerical control) machine experience  

• AP physics I and calculus A/B

 

Work experience:

Junior Industrial Designer, boon inc. , Tempe AZ, September 2022 - current

Designs infant and toddler products under the boon brand. Works closely with brand manager and design managers. Provides…

  • Concept sketches

  • Solidworks CAD models

  • 3D printed (PLA) prototypes

  • Prototype evaluation

  • Colorway mock ups

Freelance Designer , Mark Stephen Experiential Agency, Remote, March 2022 - June 2022

Experience and exhibition design roll. Continued from internship. Provided….

  • concept sketches,

  • CAD models,

  • in context mock ups, renders and

  • control draftings of 3D structures and

    graphics for festivals, exhibitions, corporate events and office branding.

Primarily worked in…

  • Fusion 360, Adobe Dimension, Photoshop and Illustrator, and Twinmotion

Intern, Mark Stephen Experiential Agency, Remote, September - December 2021

Experience and exhibition design intern roll.

Consultant on Roblox Platform, Goliath Games, Remote, May 2021

Provided Goliath Games detailed research, competitive analysis, concepts pathways and developer connections for how they could utilize a presence on the Roblox platform.

  • Explained platform history, trends and competition / toy industry presence

  • Provided basic concept renderings and possible directions available

Monitor, MIAD’s Open Lab, Milwaukee, WI, 2017 – 2020

Provided instructional assistance and support for use of MIAD’s technology resources including:

• 3D printing (PLA and SLA)

• CAD (Autodesk Fusion 360)

• Laser cutting

• Vinyl cutting

Designer/fabricator, Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy, Waukesha, WI, 2018.

• Designed/fabricated laptop storage solutions for academy students

 

Volunteer experience:

Student mentor for MIAD egg challenge, Golda Meir high school , Milwaukee, WI, 2019.

• Mentored a small group of students to redesign an egg carton, introducing them to basic design skills

Student mentor for Fall X 2019 youth design challenge “failing forward”, Milwaukee WI, 2019.

• Mentored a small group of students to design a paper rocket, introducing them to basic design skills

 

Overview of skills:

CAD (Solidworks, Keyshot, Fusion 360)

3D printing (PLA with Cura and SLA with Preform)

Adobe Suite (Indesign, Photoshop and Illustrator) and Digital rendering (Procreate, Sketchbook Pro)

Traditional drafting and drawing

Prototype making – wood, foam and sewing soft goods