Hi...I'm Jim and I've been working in the freelance world for over half of my career. I have two passions which I pursue, Product Design and Photography and Video. My meticulous nature and drive both lend themselves to creating high quality finished products in both of these fields.
Product Designer/CAD Professional
I'm a product designer/CAD Professional with 27+ years of experience. I have worked on or led projects that range from single part designs to large assemblies. My clients range from individual inventors to corporate clients with some of the best-known brands in their industries.
What to expect when working with me:
o Attention to detail
o Fast turnaround times
o Upfront and timely communication
o Complete drawing packages if needed
o Solid background in engineering and design of real-world products
o Knowledge of many different materials and manufacturing processes
o Solid knowledge of many 2D and 3D CAD platforms including AutoCad,
Inventor, Fusion 360 and Creo
What separates me from a lot of the other Designers that you will deal with is the fact that I'm a true designer, having worked in the freelance world for over half of my career I've found that a lot of the designers are really just CAD people. They don't have the background or understanding of what it really takes to develop a product, source components, control costs and give their clients the best chance at being successful.
Content Creation
I've been doing photo and video editing for about 7 years now. I've been shooting and editing work for local clients mostly in the real estate and creating engaging content for their social media platforms. I've also done some work creating software tutorial videos (CAD software).
What to expect when working with me:
o Quick
o Accurate
o I use the Adobe suite of programs
o Revisions of finished video until you are satisfied
o Color corrections as needed
o Text and graphics
I really enjoy taking raw customer footage that I've shot or that is being supplied and turning it into something that my customer loves and is proud to share and use in the promotion of their brand or business.
Once Jim got going, he really did. He would really go quiet and forget to communicate while working away; but will re-emerge with results, and aa bit late on occasions.
All in all, a pleasant and courteous guy to work with.
As a remote content specialist, I created online training for some of the top CAD/Engineering software packages like Solidworks, AutoCad and Inventor.
ก.ย., 2021 - เม.ย., 2023
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1 ปี, 7 เดือน
Mechanical Designer
ก.ค., 2011 - ม.ค., 2021
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9 ปี, 6 เดือน
Holley Performance Products, Inc.
ก.ค., 2011 - ม.ค., 2021
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9 ปี, 6 เดือน
Independent contractor that worked on various product lines using PTC Creo and some Solidworks. Initially I was brought in to relaunch a product line that was purchased from a competitor. This included gathering all of the CAD data, creating BOM's, working with vendors to source missing components, setting up the assembly cell and launching production.
ก.ค., 2011 - ม.ค., 2021
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9 ปี, 6 เดือน
Engineering Manager
มิ.ย., 2009 - ก.ค., 2011
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2 ปี, 1 เดือน
JDak inc
มิ.ย., 2009 - ก.ค., 2011
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2 ปี, 1 เดือน
Contract engineering manager for JDak Inc, a window manufacture, where I was responsible for all day today engineering activities including product design and development, customer support, manufacturing engineering and prototyping. I inherited a small engineering team that was in disarray. I established best practices and procedures for product development, worked with manufacturing with design and quality issues. I worked closely with the quality department to address current and past issues.