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COLIN Z's DESIGN STORY

I am a designer with more than fifteen years of experience creating, developing, and refining products across a wide range of categories. I am driven by growth, curiosity, and a constant desire to improve both creatively and personally. With strong organizational and communication skills, I am comfortable managing multiple projects at once, working under tight deadlines, and adapting quickly to new challenges without sacrificing quality.

Over the course of my career, I have built a strong foundation in the full product development process, from concept through production. This experience has allowed me to sharpen my creative thinking, expand my technical abilities, and develop efficient, thoughtful approaches to problem solving. I work well both independently and as part of a team, and I enjoy turning ideas into practical, well executed solutions.

My experience spans product development, innovation, engineering support, conceptual development, mechanism design, CAD, CAM, 3D printing, prototyping, design for manufacturing, market research, and digital asset creation. While my skill set is broad, my greatest value lies in translating ideas into compelling, well resolved products through strong 3D thinking, creative problem solving, and a clear understanding of the path from concept to production.

   

SOME OF THE
CLIENTS I'VE WORKED WITH

Work History
WORK HISTORY

SHOP•VAC
SK TOOLS
TESA
TECHNOLOGY

2025 - Present

LEAD INDUSTRIAL
DESIGNER

Lead the design and development of wet/dry vacuums, consumer electronics, accessories, and new product initiatives, combining industrial design, engineering, and manufacturing expertise to create innovative, user-focused products from concept through production.

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IDEAL LLC

2024 - 2025

SENIOR
INDUSTRIAL
DESIGNER

Lead a complete rebrand of ULI, developed an entire revolutionary line of outdoor lifestyle products. 

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Design and develop 2026-27 watersports products for multiple brands. - Produce precise CAD drawings, comprehensive tech packs, + 3D manufacturing models.

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SCRAMBLED
EGGZ
PRODUCTIONS
INC.

2004 - 2013

Conceptualized, developed, engineered, prototyped and tested products.

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Graphic and mechanical design and layout of product packaging, sketching, and advanced ideation of product concepts

PRODUCT DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
 

CHRISTIAN TSE + VTse
JEWELRY

2013 - 2015

JEWELRY (DFM)
& DEVELOPMENT

Designed and engineered highly detailed fine jewelry and custom findings for manufacturing and production using CAD and 3D Wax Printers.

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Various high profile clients and time sensitive projects.

ELLISON
EDUCATIONAL
EQUIPMENT
INC.

2015 - 2018

PRODUCT DESIGN
ENGINEER

Designed tools, parts, and accessories for the education and craft industries.

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Design for high-volume manufacturing of metal parts, hand tools, and plastic/polymer components.

JMP
CREATIVE

2018 - 2021

TOY INVENTOR
& PRODUCT ENGINEER

Designed and engineered products from concept to fully functional prototype.

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CAD modeling, 3D printing/prototyping techniques to create fully functional products/toy inventions.

SURF 9

2021- 2024

SENIOR DESIGN &
DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST

Designing products in 2D and 3D for high volume manufacturing. 

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Developed various licensed products in the watersports, paddlesports, outdoors, camping, footwear categories.

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