Brett Mellor
Industrial Designer
Spartanburg, SC, USABrett was raised on Legos and gravitated to creating at an early age. His love for building and testing has led him into lots of trouble as a youth and a great skill set in the design world. He has a passion for the creative process and prototyping his ideas. Combining these with a unique perspective of applying folding to his designs, he has taken these skills and applied them to product and furniture design.
Work Experience
Mellco Creative
Creative Swiss Army Designer
Creative tool for Retail Design, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality Experiences, Graphics, Marketing or Social Campaigns. If you are looking to make something creative, we have plenty of fuel to feed your new fire.
August 2019
- Present
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Westrock
Industrial Designer
•Designed award winning concepts for major clients (Samsung, Nintendo, Krispy Kreme, Microsoft) with photo-realistic renderings
•Partnered with clients to communicate brand story and proactively address any challenges to their program
•Improved design process to address bottlenecks from initial design all the way through manufacturing; increasing overall speed to market
•Led design exploration sessions with clients to create a brand strategy and establish brand standards within retail
•Assisted Design Manager in day to day managerial tasks and implemented design team initiatives
•Partnered with clients to communicate brand story and proactively address any challenges to their program
•Improved design process to address bottlenecks from initial design all the way through manufacturing; increasing overall speed to market
•Led design exploration sessions with clients to create a brand strategy and establish brand standards within retail
•Assisted Design Manager in day to day managerial tasks and implemented design team initiatives
August 2014
- August 2019
North Carolina, United States
Wasatch Design Collective
Industrial Designer
•Develop felt folding process
•Design and build a family of felt folding products
•Exhibit design projects locally and internationally
•Design and build a family of felt folding products
•Exhibit design projects locally and internationally
May 2013
- January 2017
Utah, United States
Whirlpool
Industrial Design intern
•Forecasted future Whirlpool brand VBL (Visual Brand Language) for appliance suites through trend analysis and design ideation
•Created visual boards for persona, brand qualities, and design elements
•Presented concept directions to senior leadership and translated Jenn-Air VBL into fridge interior
•Designed in a joint venture with Whirlpool and P&G to develop a new market
•Created visual boards for persona, brand qualities, and design elements
•Presented concept directions to senior leadership and translated Jenn-Air VBL into fridge interior
•Designed in a joint venture with Whirlpool and P&G to develop a new market
September 2013
- December 2013
Michigan, United States
Brigham Young University
Research Assistant
•Explored origami and folding applications in products, and develop concepts
•Help plan and direct 2013 design symposium
•Produced tables for studio
•Conducted weekly material process demonstrations
•Help plan and direct 2013 design symposium
•Produced tables for studio
•Conducted weekly material process demonstrations
February 2012
- August 2013
Provo, Utah, United States
Munchkin Inc.
Industrial Design intern
•Carried a line of products from drawings to tool start
•Coordinated materials and tolerances with engineers
•Added design solutions to product challenges
•Developed ergonomics through iteration and user observations
•Coordinated materials and tolerances with engineers
•Added design solutions to product challenges
•Developed ergonomics through iteration and user observations
April 2012
- August 2012
Van Nuys, California, United States
Unique Stone Designs
Owner and Designer
•Oversaw project development of designs
•Produced and manufactured 15 new products
•Designed and built company website
•Created marketing material for tradeshows
•Conducted market research to determine designs and costs
•Established and created designs for customers
•Produced and manufactured 15 new products
•Designed and built company website
•Created marketing material for tradeshows
•Conducted market research to determine designs and costs
•Established and created designs for customers
June 2008
- March 2011
Murray, Utah, United States
Education
Brigham Young University
Bachelors of Fine Arts
Industrial Design
May 2011
- April 2014
Provo, Utah, United States
Skills
3D Printing,
Animations,
Automotive Painting,
CNC Machining,
General Masonry,
Illustrator,
Indesign,
Keyshot,
Mold Making,
Photoshop,
Premier,
Production Artwork,
Research & Design,
Rhino,
Sketchbook Pro,
Solidworks,
Wood Working,