Chris Davey
Chief Deign Officer / Product Release Director
Sacramento, CA, USA
9162056733
be.net/chrisdaveydesign
Wide range of design skills, ranging from User Experience, Graphic Design and Product Development. Application prototyping from sketch to usability mock-ups, using the latest software packages from Adobe, Bohemia, and InVision.
Product prototypes using sketch, foam, solid modeling/rendering and 3D printing. Near production prototypes using laser cutters and CNC routers.
Currently working with a group with a wide range of disciplines designing user experiences, marketing materials, back-end control panels, as well as working with off-site contractors.
Product prototypes using sketch, foam, solid modeling/rendering and 3D printing. Near production prototypes using laser cutters and CNC routers.
Currently working with a group with a wide range of disciplines designing user experiences, marketing materials, back-end control panels, as well as working with off-site contractors.
Work Experience
Bekonix, Inc.
Chief Design Officer / Product Manager
Founder and Chief Design Officer of the technology startup Bekonix Inc, focused on IoT development. Backed by 25 years of design, strategic thinking, and visual storytelling. Alongside Fortune 500 companies and agile entrepreneurs, I’ve helped develop 100’s of products, including award-winning products from Play, HP, and JBL.
January 2020
-
California, United States
RocketLife
Art Director, Marketing & UI/UX, Product Development
Currently developing a hardware and software solution for LED design. This involves every skill in my bag. Software design, user experiences, and web sites for desktop and portables, as well as creating several manufacturable products.
Previous task was software development for large corporations, such as HP, Kodak, LG, Samsung as well as individuals. Custom photo creations such as photo books, collage prints and more. Driven by printing and ordering across the world in 23 languages, over 1 million uniques visitors daily using desktop software on Mac and PC.
Previous task was software development for large corporations, such as HP, Kodak, LG, Samsung as well as individuals. Custom photo creations such as photo books, collage prints and more. Driven by printing and ordering across the world in 23 languages, over 1 million uniques visitors daily using desktop software on Mac and PC.
January 2004
- Present
California, United States
Global Streams
Senior Designer
Online Video Production company. Helped develop hardware and software solutions, as well as marketing materials.
January 2001
- December 2003
Rancho Cordova, California, United States
Play Inc.
Graphic Designer & Product Designer
Worked in large team of graphic designers creating advertisements, product manuals, packaging, and logos. Also worked closely with engineering wing to bring three new products to market by way of CAD and mock-ups.
January 1997
- January 2001
Rancho Cordova, California, United States
TNT
Product and Graphic Designer
Night vision company that needed a product designer to create plastic and aluminum parts as well as marketing materials for trade shows and magazines.
January 1996
- January 1997
Rocklin, California, United States
Designology
Product Designer
Started as internship, part-time, then hired full-time after graduation from ASU with BS in Industrial Design. Worked with numerous clients to market in the audio, computer, and law enforcement products.
January 1993
- January 1996
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Education
Arizona State University
B.S. Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design
Majored in Industrial Design
January 1993
- July 1995
Arizona, United States
Sierra Jr. College
Associates of Arts Degree
General Education until I figured out what I wanted to do/where I wanted to attend. Took several CAD classes which lead to Industrial design eventually.
January 1990
- June 1992
Rocklin, California, United States
American River College
Certificate of Graphic Desgn
August 1989
- January 1990
Citrus Heights, California, United States
Skills
3D Printing,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe XD,
Amazon Storefronts,
Asana,
Axure RP,
CAD,
Constant Contact,
CSS,
CSS,
Dreamweaver,
Fireworks,
Fusion 360,
Geo Magic Design,
HTML,
HTML,
HTML 5,
In Design,
Java,
JavaScript,
Keyshot,
Muse,
Notepad++,
Pencil,
Photo Shop,
Rendering,
Sharpee,
Shopify,
Sketch,
Solidworks,
UX/UI Design,
WordPress,
Yahoo Storefronts,