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JEREMY KERBS
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY DESIGNER
PHONE: 303.284.4510
EMAIL: jeremykerbs@gmail.com
WWW. jeremykerbs.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Design Consultant
Droid Replicator (Broomfield, CO)
2002-Current
- Help clients translate ideas into successful, viable products via design thinking & user-centered design methodologies.
- Improve current products for clients through research & facilitate testing of high & low fidelity prototypes.
- Advise clients of appropriate processes, materials, & equipment to meet product goals & specifications.
- Create graphical assets used digitally or printed to effectively communicate & promote ideas, concepts, & products.
Product Design Engineer
Sherpa6 (Littleton, CO)
2019-2021
- Supported development of US Army and Microsoft's Integrated Visual Augmentation System.
- Designed application interfaces for Watchtower, a tactical MDM solution for military use.
- Provided manual testing support for Watchtower package.
- Designed and implemented a modular edge computing package integrated into a mobile vehicle platform.
- Modeled a mesh network traffic analysis package to be used in harsh conditions, providing real-time network health.
Usability Engineer
Nuvectra (Broomfield, CO)
2017-2019
- Created a deep brain stimulation application interface used by doctors to improve the quality of life for patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease.
- Developed an inexpensive disposable tool used by physicians during a time-sensitive surgical procedure to confirm optimal implantation.
- Redesigned several patient devices to reduce manufacturing costs, improve ease of use, and robustness.
- Lead a complete redesign of a spinal cord simulation package to be easier to learn, understand, and use by clinicians.
Design Engineer
Kodo kids (Broomfield, CO)
2015-2016
- Increased profit margins of various legacy products by optimizing the designs to utilize more efficient production techniques.
- Conducted user research through interviews, observation, & usability testing of prototypes to iteratively enhance designs prior to public release.
- Directed an organizational-wide process to reduce redundant efforts & create effective information transfer during a product’s lifecycle.
- Effectively maintained a heavy workload of multiple design projects, large operational tasks, & technical support duties to address staffing constraints.
Designer / IR&D Tech
Coldquanta (Boulder, CO)
2012-2015
- Developed precision machining techniques for silicate components to secure phase 1 & phase 2 contracts with numerous government agencies.
- Designed and manufactured components used in the International Space Station.
- Generated technical documentation to communicate & repeat manufacturing techniques & processes with colleagues.
- Designed an electronics enclosure & software interface for an embedded instrument monitoring system.
- Created a cohesive branding language to create large-scale trade show displays, printed materials, and digital assets to promote products and services.
- Made colleagues more valuable to the business by training to operate equipment & software.
Product Designer
Magpul Industries (Erie, CO)
2010-2012
- Earned design & utility patents for contributions made to the development of several commercial products.
- Conducted user research through interviews & usability testing of prototypes to iteratively enhance designs prior to public release.
- Worked extensively with the engineering, testing, & production teams to ensure that design objectives were maintained during development.
- Worked with operations executives to define a process to efficiently develop ideas into final products.
- Established & automated a production sewing assembly line to demonstrate that products could be produced in-house cost-effectively.
TOOLS, SKILLS, & INTERESTS
EDUCATION
METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE
Denver, CO \\ B.S. Industrial Design | 2007-2010
WESTWOOD COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Denver, CO \\ A.S. Architecture Design | 1998-2000
FAVORITE TOOLS
APPLICATIONS
Sketch App • OmniFocus • Mindnode • Procreate • Affinity Designer • Pixelmator • Solidworks • Fusion 360 • Keyshot • Blender 3D • Adobe Creative Suite
EQUIPMENT
- Caran d'Ache Black Code Ballpoint
- LEUCHTTURM1917 Dotted Notebook
- Post-It Notes
- Sony RX100 VI Compact Digital Camera
- 11” iPad Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro
- Macbook Pro
- Leatherman Skeletool
- Mitutoyo Calipers
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS & INTERESTS
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
- Concept Development
- Design sketching
- 3-D Parametric and Surface Modeling
- Digital and Analog Rendering
- Rapid Prototyping
DESIGN ENGINEERING
- Mechanical Design
- Testing Support
- Geometry Optimization
- Material Selection
DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING
- Manufacturing Processes
- Design for Injection Molding
- Automation
FABRICATION
- Cut-&-Sew
- CNC Machining
- Model Making
- Rapid Prototyping
REVERSE ENGINEERING
- 3-d Scanning
- Photogrammetry
USER EXPERIENCE
- Interaction Design
- Visual Design
- Animation
- Mixed Reality
- Embedded Systems
- Native App Design
- Data Analysis
- User Research and Testing
- Software Architecture
- User Flows
HOBBIES
Bicycles • Exploring • Outdoors • Lego • Electronics • Maker Movement • Jeep • Gardening • Cooking
