Brian Kennedy www.briken.co | hello@briken.co
Education
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign B.F.A. in Industrial Design May 2014
National University of Singapore Industrial Design Student Exchange Spring 2012
Chinese Mandarin ä¸ć–‡ Basic Proficiency
Experience
Product Design Intern, SKY Worldwide Ltd, Shanghai, China | Aug 2014 - Feb 2015 Contributed to a variety of fitness products, toys, and packaging. Worked in tandem with local factories and an international user base to produce expedited high quality products. Concept Designer, LG Open Innovation Team, Champaign, Illinois | May - Aug 2014 Design home appliances for the North American market. Research included home visits, online data analysis and surveys. Generated 30+ concepts from sketches to final renderings. Mobile User Experience Intern, John Deere, Moline, Illinois | June-Nov 2013 Interviewed machine operators to build backend content for iPad applications. Worked with Deere visual marketing department to unify UX brand language. User Experience Intern, Autodesk Inc, Singapore, Singapore | June-Dec 2012 Built and tested interactive prototypes for Autodesk 360 desktop. Conducted market research on cloud based applications. Worked in an Agile development environment. Industrial Design Intern, World Kitchen Asia Pacific, Singapore, Singapore | May-June 2012 After completing in-school collaboration, the design team was invited to continue developing product designs for manufacture, targeting high-end food storage for the Indian marketplace.
Capabilities
Design Skills Human centered design User research & testing Brainstorming & idea generation Sketching & storyboarding High & low fidelity prototyping Factory specification & communication
Recognition
Patent: Icon for a Display Screen or Portion Thereof (P22494-US) United States, App Icon Framework for John Deere mobile app icons, Android & iOS | 2014
Digital Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Solidworks, Pro-Engineering, Keyshot Adobe Premiere, AfterEffects, Fireworks Microsoft Word, Powerpoint Makerbot Makerware Sketchbook Pro, Wacom Tablets
LG Open Innovation Challenge First Place: Chosen from 5 top universities in the United States | 2014 National University of Singapore - Internship with World Kitchen Top prize: Design for India studio competition | 2012