As the Retail Design Manager at Project Duo, my responsibilities included:
• Managing an international team and delivering innovative retail solutions to Fortune 500 companies across the globe. Our team is staffed in locations throughout the USA, Australia, Europe and Asia.
• All design deliverables, including initial concept sketches, CAD engineered parts, custom graphics packages, digital models, complete store designs and client presentations.
• Leading iterative product reviews and managing the prototype creation process: drawing approvals, setting-up logistics timelines for part delivery, QA and inspection.
• Coordinating with our Asian manufacturing team to develop and test prototypes and production parts (client deliverables and Project Duo’s own proprietary designs).
• Interacting with new and existing clients to develop custom products and store designs that align with their brand and vision: project kickoff, iterative product reviews and presentations of final in-store designs and digital models.
• Facilitating and coordinating manufacturing Engineering Change Requests. (Based off MOQ limitations, material / tooling lead-times, client modifications and sourcing constraints).