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David LeGrand

David LeGrand

Los Angeles, CA, US

 

About 

Employment 

eco-made, LLC, Culver City, CA, US, CEO

-Co-founder and principle designer of eco-made, LLC (eco-made.com); a product design company whose flagship product is the eco-amp, a paper iPhone amplifier.
-Manager of day-to-day operations such as product development, product marketing, manufacturing
oversight, shipping, website maintenance, customer service, etc.
-Designer and manager of trade show booths to showcase and sell the eco-amp at events such as
DwellOnDesign 2012 in Los Angeles and Interior Design Show West 2011 in Vancouver.
-Partner with advertising agencies to provide custom branded products in volumes over 60,000 units.
-Provider of industrial design services for production agencies such as MiniVegas (currently dba Pet Gorilla). Designed and managed fabrication of 3 collapsible kiosks, which held monitors, cameras and keyboards for a traveling Toyota exhibit.
-Provider of graphic design services to a variety of companies.
-Provider of web design services. Designing and building of WordPress websites for various clients.

May 2012 - current
 

F2M2, Marina del Rey, CA, US, Freelance Product Designer

-Developed ideas for new products. Designed and built working prototypes for various ideas.
-Executed a variety of graphic design tasks.
-Designed and fabricated iPhone speaker docks out of stacked cardboard as a custom holiday gift for clients.

Dec 2011 - May 2012
 

Griffin Enright Architects, Culver City, CA, US, Research Grant Assistant & Office Intern

-Helped with day-to-day tasks, such as correcting redlines, creating and rendering 3D models, etc.
-Created a 200+ page book showcasing the work of the firm.
-Research Grant – Created 2D drawings, 3D models, 3D prints, animations, constructed display cases, and orchestrated a public exhibition for a research grant studying and representing the work of Konrad Wachsmann.
-Furniture Design Consultant – Hired as a consultant to help with the design and fabrication of a custom set of five steel framed tables for a client.

Jan 2010 - Aug 2010
 

Education 

University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, US, BArch, Architecture

Aug 2006 - May 2011
 

Areas of Specialization