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To utilize my work and life experiences in a creative position, that will benefit an employer and have a positive impact on society. Technical Specialist Industrial Design Department, Cleveland Institute of Art August 2012 to present In-House Contract Designer Little Tikes Company, Hudson, Ohio November 2010 to December 2011 Worked full time with the Core & PreSchool Design teams Senior Designer Balance Product Development, Chagrin Falls, Ohio October 2009 to June 2010 As an integral part of the team, I contributed experience on successful large programs and individual projects. Clients: Euro-Pro Ninja Blender, Diebold, Cequent, GOJO, Newell Rubbermaid Senior Designer/Project Manager Nottingham Spirk Design Inc., Cleveland, Ohio 1989 to 2009 Twenty of NS’s thirty seven year history, I’ve contributed to their combined $30 billion in product sales. I’ve worked with a range of companies from NS’s own start-ups to Fortune 500. Co-designed the product line of Dr. John’s SpinBrush, which sold to Procter & Gamble for $475 million After the sale, I was the primary designer for P&G SpinBrushes Clients: Little Tikes, Procter & Gamble, Werner, Gerber, Oddzon, Countyline Ltd., Closetmaid, Invacare, Pet Zone, Reliance Electric, Hasbro, Huffy, Church & Dwight, Intermetro Industries, G&S Metal Products, Fisher Price, General Mills, Coleman, Innodesk, Swing-N-Slide, Emerald Innovations, Kellogg’s and Royal Appliance Chief Technical Assistant in Industrial Design Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio 1980 to 1989 Gained valuable experience in problem solving, while helping students toward completion of design exercises and thesis projects Model Maker Greenlee Hess Industrial Design Inc., Mayfield Village, Ohio 1985 & 1988 Cleveland Institute of Art 1986 to1989 Cleveland Institute of Art 1975 to 1980 BFA, Industrial Design, minor Graphic Design BFA, Drawing, minor Photography Roy Hess, Viktor Schreckengost Clarence VanDuzer Currently listed on over 25 utility and design patents MAC/PC platform, proficient in Photoshop and Graphite, learning Solidworks Ideation, sketch communication, rendering, sculpting, modelmaking, wood and metalworking BOB DORSEY C 440.667.7372 H 440.236.8728 [email protected] 25814 Quarry Ridge Road Columbia Station, OH 44028 OBJECTIVE ExPERIENCE EDUCATION PATENTS COMPuTER SKILLS OTHER SKILLS

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To utilize my work and life experiences in a creative position, that will benefit an employer and have a positive impact on society.

Technical SpecialistIndustrial Design Department, Cleveland Institute of Art August 2012 to present

In-House Contract DesignerLittle Tikes Company, Hudson, Ohio November 2010 to December 2011

• WorkedfulltimewiththeCore&PreSchoolDesignteams

Senior DesignerBalanceProductDevelopment,ChagrinFalls,Ohio October 2009 to June 2010

As an integral part of the team, I contributed experience on successful large programs and individual projects.

Clients:Euro-ProNinjaBlender,Diebold,Cequent,GOJO,NewellRubbermaid

SeniorDesigner/ProjectManagerNottingham Spirk Design Inc., Cleveland, Ohio 1989 to 2009

Twenty of NS’s thirty seven year history, I’ve contributed to their combined $30 billion in product sales. I’ve worked with a range ofcompaniesfromNS’sownstart-upstoFortune500.• Co-designedtheproductlineofDr.John’sSpinBrush,whichsoldtoProcter&Gamblefor$475million• Afterthesale,IwastheprimarydesignerforP&GSpinBrushes

Clients:LittleTikes,Procter&Gamble,Werner,Gerber,Oddzon,CountylineLtd.,Closetmaid,Invacare,PetZone, RelianceElectric,Hasbro,Huffy,Church&Dwight,IntermetroIndustries,G&SMetalProducts,FisherPrice,GeneralMills, Coleman,Innodesk,Swing-N-Slide,EmeraldInnovations,Kellogg’sandRoyalAppliance

Chief Technical Assistant in Industrial DesignCleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio 1980 to 1989

• Gainedvaluableexperienceinproblemsolving,whilehelpingstudentstowardcompletionofdesignexercises and thesis projects

ModelMakerGreenleeHessIndustrialDesignInc.,MayfieldVillage,Ohio1985&1988

Cleveland Institute of Art 1986 to1989 Cleveland Institute of Art1975to1980BFA,IndustrialDesign,minorGraphicDesign BFA,Drawing,minorPhotographyRoyHess,ViktorSchreckengost ClarenceVanDuzer

Currentlylistedonover25utilityanddesignpatents

MAC/PCplatform,proficientinPhotoshopandGraphite,learningSolidworks

Ideation, sketch communication, rendering, sculpting, modelmaking, wood and metalworking

BOBDORSEY

C440.667.7372

H440.236.8728

[email protected]

25814QuarryRidgeRoad

ColumbiaStation,OH44028

OBJECTIVE

ExPERIENCE

EDuCATION

PATENTS

COMPuTERSKILLS

OTHERSKILLS

Cap Candy Kid’s Candy Dispenser Sketches

Containers molded as characters with fun ways of attaching to clothing or back packs.

Responsibleforideation &sketchpresentation.

Elmer’sProbond WoodGlueBottle

Cap covers entire bottle top to provide large opening to refill.

Tapered spout allows trimming atdifferentlengthsforvaryingglue bead size.

Cover snaps onto tube.

Ribsonbottleandcapwill keep bottle from rolling offtable.

Ribswillallowusertolay bottleonitssideatdifferent positions, keeping thick glue near spout regardless of remaining glue amount. This isachievableduetooffset spout from center of cap.

Responsibleforwiderange of bottle designs to enable Elmer’s to gain market share withwoodworkers&diversefrom their school glue image.

PatentuSD390,785

Emerald Innovations Decorative Lighting

Injection molded designs hold strings of twinkle lights.

Plastichingesallow decorations to ship and store compact.

Responsibleforideation,design&development with Chinese manufacturer of many decorations using thistechnique.

Cequent SteeringWheelLock

This is one of three designs produced to help prevent car theft.

Responsibilitiesinclude design&rendering.

Scrapbooking Cutting and Embossing Tool

Interchangeable cartridges areadjustabletocutdifferentstyles and widths of paper and also emboss designs.

Motorpullspaperthroughwhile button is depressed.

Extension table with paper guide pivots down for storage and transport.

Responsiblefordesign,contributedtoideation&development.

Little Tikes RockingHorse

Designed to replace the existingRockingHorseof simpler, more geometric design.

upper lid has tab in front to engage bottom cavity to avoid tipping.

This separate part creates a two tone color break and allows head to nest into bottom cavity for smaller cube.

Styling is cute and softer in form while providing favorite toy storage.

Responsibilitiesincludeideation, design, rendering, ergonomics, sculpting in foam, prototyping&painting.

Little Tikes WhaleSlide

One of many designs to nest at retail to save space. This slide is injection molded.

It is designed for toddlers to climb two steps while holding the sides and slide into shallow dished tail. The child is gently sprayed by the whale’s spout.

Responsibilitiesinclude ideation, design, rendering, ergonomics&prototypelayout.

Procter&Gamble SpinBrushPro

Adult SpinBrush design with ergonomic form and replaceable head.

Responsibilitiesinclude design, ergonomic form study, rendering, product line color palette&projectdirection.

PatentuSD560,913

Procter&Gamble SpinBrush Spiderman 2

Kid’s SpinBrush design using Spiderman 2 Sony license.

Concept shown with floss dispenser, eliminated from production due to cost.

Intended to introduce kid’s to using floss early, in a fun way.

Responsibilitiesincludedesign, rendering, graphics, co-sculpted, project directing &licensemanagement.

Procter&Gamble Kid’s SpinBrushes

A sampling of the many kid’s SpinBrush designs. TheFireTruckhasblinkingredLED lights when in use. Dora the Explorer is a popular licensed character and three dimensional. VeggieTalesisapopularlicenseusing a standardized platform with added character and graphics, Spiderman also uses this platform.

Responsibilityforallkid’sSpinBrushes include design, rendering, ergonomic study, graphics, co-sculpted or sculpted, project directing and license management.

Patents: WalkieTalkieuSD459,895 TelephoneuSD459,894 RocketshipuSD459,584 DolphinuSD461,642 IceCreamConeuSD483,182 AstronautuSD476,159