Darren McKeage

Keage Concepts - Automotive / Industrial Designers

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
If you have an idea or concept in mind, I'd love to speak with you to help you realize your vision. I work with a large network of supplyers, engineers and groups in this field so I'm able to provide a complete picture from napkin sketch to physical product.

Work Experience

Keage Concepts

Owner and Designer

I am a freelance designer hired on as a ideation/sketching creative designer, CAD modeler, packaging, visualization artist, animation, transportation/product designer. I work through all the stages of a project starting with Scope of Work, quoting, project management, team management, establishing the design brief, interiors / exteriors, conceptualizing, theme / branding, sketching, marker and Photoshop rendering/illustration, packaging / elevation studies, CAD modeling, building scale models, clay modeling, photo-realistic rendering, sales, client relations, carry-over parts supply sourcing, vender sourcing and relations.
January 2013 - Present Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Motive Industries

Part Owner & VP of Design

I held the position of President / VP of Design and was a Co-Founder for Motive Industries in Calgary Alberta, Canada. Keage Concepts found it's roots at Motive Industries and essentially spun off as the design studio.
August 2007 - January 2013 Alberta, Canada

Education

Coventry University

MA Automotive Design

August 2007 - January 2008 Coventry, United Kingdom

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk Alias, BunkSpeed Move, Package Drawings, Sketching,