Kevin Tucker Resume

Work History:

Current:

-Iconic Marine Group - Fountain Powerboats, Donzi, Baja.  Washington, NC (September 2019 to Present)
Senior Designer
Responsibilities Include: New product design and development, exterior styling, general arrangements, interior design, existing product design updates, color hand and digital sketches/renderings, 3D modeling, tooling design, marketing illustrations, etc.

Previous:

-Hinckley Yachts.  Portsmouth, RI (April 2012 to September 2019)
Senior Designer
Responsibilities Include: New product design and development, exterior styling, general arrangements, interior design, existing product design updates, new product documentation and construction drawings, carpentry drawings, full scale mock-ups, custom option development, production support, color hand sketches/renderings, 3D modeling, tooling design, marketing illustrations, etc.

-Intrepid Power Boats.  Largo, FL (March 2009 to April 2012)
Design Engineer
Responsibilities Include: New and Existing Product Documentation, Production Engineering, Build Books, Owner’s Manuals, Product Illustrations, Boat Show and Marketing Layouts, Pricing, Vendor Drawings, Sourcing, Engineering Changes

 
-Chris Craft Corp.  Sarasota, FL and Kings Mountain, NC (March 2004 to Nov 2008)
Design Manager, Industrial Designer, Plug Shop/Prototype Manager.
Responsibilities Include: Project Management, New Product and Concept Development, Quick Sketching, CAD Development 2D and 3D(AutoCAD, Rhino), Interior/Cockpit Design and Details, Full Scale Prototyping (wood, cardboard, Bondo), Cockpit/Cabin Hardware and Material Selection, Furniture Design, Plug Development and Design, Marketing items and Boat Show Exhibit Layouts, Computer Renderings, Vendor Part Drawings/Vendor Relationships, Production Prints/Instructions, Plug Shop Material Orders

Boat Models Developed Include (18):
Corsair 22, 28, 32, 33, 36
Launch 22, 25, 28 
Lancer 20 (Woody Edition, Silver Bullet Edition, GT Prototype, and Lancer 22 Rumble
Catalina 23, 26, 29, 29 Express, 29 Sun Tender 


-Hoveround Corporation.  Sarasota, FL (September 2003 to February 2004)
Industrial Designer- Concept Development, Project Management, Quick Sketching, CAD Development (Solid Edge), Model Making, Prototyping, Vendor Relations 


-Intellectual Property Group.  St. Petersburg, FL (May 2003 to September 2003) Patent Research


Related Skills:

Computer Skills:  Windows and Macintosh Operating Systems, Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, PageMaker), Microsoft Office, Vellum Solids, Solid Edge, Solid Works, Rhino 3D, Rhino Marine, AutoCAD, Corel Draw
Graphic Art Skills:  Layout, Drawing, Rendering, Corporate Identity
Shop Skills:  Cardboard, Wood, Plastics, Metal, Plaster, Bondo, Fiberglass, Vacuum Forming, Model Making


Education:

Bachelors of Industrial Design, acquired December 16, 2002
Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.  Enrolled, June 2000 to December 2002, GPA: 3.4 Cum Laude
Emphasis: Product Design, Methodology, Anthropometry, Materials and Processes, Model Making
Activities:  Ireland Study Abroad Program with Industrial Design (Spring 2001)

Associate of Arts, acquired April 2000
St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg, Florida.  Enrolled, June 1999 to May 2000
Concentrations in Computer Graphics, Design, and General Education

Florida State University.  Enrolled June 1998 to May 1999.  Undergraduate Studies

Activities and 
Accomplishments

-Patent Acquired March, 2008 #7,341,018 (Lancer 22 Rumble Seat)
-Lancer GT displayed at SEMA Automotive Accessory Show in Las Vegas Oct. 2008
-Magazine Covers and articles including 2006 Motor Boating Boat of the Year for the Corsair 33
-Annually attends IBEX, Ft. Lauderdale Intl. Boat Show, and Miami Intl. Boat Show
-Industrial Designers Society of America, 
 

References Available Upon Request