Mark Norwood General Design Resume

Mark Norwood
P.O. Box 69
Butler MD 21023-0069

DESIGN SKILLS: • Designed plastic parts, marking and attachment system for bar coded interoffice envelope sorting system

• Created logic flow and designed housings for personal lap counter.

• Layout and renderings for large solar collecting array.

• Designed and created 3-D renderings of housing for Frozen Drink Machine.

• Designed bar drink dispenser head.

• Designed and created 3-D rendering of container and bowl for dog watering system.

• Designed and created 3-D rendering for novelty housing for battery charger.

• Designed and created 3-D rendering of novelty night light.

• Designed and created 3-D rendering of wall charging flashlight and night light.

• Designed injection molded multi-featured housings and associated components.

• Designed automatic bottle sampling instrument used to deliver fluid samples at a controlled rate to a particle detector.

• Redesigned Multi-port Scanner for facility-wide monitoring of air-born particles.

• Provided technical, aesthetic and ergonomic design for medical light visor.

• Headed the design team for line of sensors for pulse oximetry, completed the design and its prototypes on a compressed schedule.

• Redesigned spray-head actuating lever for commercial washer.

• Headed the design team for line of sensors for pulse oximetry, completed the design and its prototypes on a compressed schedule.

• Created documentation for the FDA, including hazard analysis.

• Designed production assembly fixtures.

• Designed the physical optical interface between the patient and the sensor for pulse oximetry.

• Designed specialized medical cabling.

• Member of the design team for the printer companion to the pulse oximeter.

• Designed packaging for medical devices.

GRAPHIC DESIGNS: • Designed logos for Mitcherling, Mitcherling and Johnson Oral surgeons, Imprint Inc., Advertising Specialities, McCafferty's restaurant, The Roxx Limited gallery and jewelry, Fire & Ice, Harbor Silver & Gold, Bio-Brite medical light visor, Circadian Travel Technologies Inc., Packaging Strategies Inc., Water Circuit Breaker, Interseed Inc., Georgia Emission Testing Company, Gray & son Inc., Gaslantic Corp., Ralph's Automotive,

• Designed image system for Maclean-Blevins & Associates.

• Designed logo, packaging, flyers, recipe booklet, etc. for Jilly's Chilis LTD.

• Designed cover graphics for Strategy in Three Dimensions, Timothy S. Mescon & Dorothy E. Brawley

• Designed invitations, flyers, press releases, posters, etc. for the YWCA of Greater Baltimore.

• Designed logo, flyers, pass-out cards for Twilight Zone

• Designed instruction sheet for Digital Decal

• Designed brochure for Waverly Homeownership Program

• Designed logo, packaging, flyers, brochures, labeling for Guardian Pet Containment Systems.

• Designed logo, packaging, instruction sheet for Klick-Klacks

• Photo Realistic Renderings for Lenderking Inc., Abaco Joe Frozen Drinks, Micro Intelligent Systems, DesignTech Inc.

• Illustrations and Photo Realistic Renderings for Capital R&D, LLC

• Illustrations and Photo Realistic Renderings for Northside

• Drawings, Flyers and Pad Printed Markings for InterOffice Express, LLC.

• Many Illustrations for instruction manuals, posters, advertisements, logos

COMPUTER SKILLS: • Over 10 years experience using professional graphics programs, CorelDRAW! and Photo Paint, Adobe Pagemaker, Illustrator and PhotoShop, Micrografx Designer, Aldus PhotoStyler, Halo Imager, Tempra, Ventura, Macromedia Freehand and Fontographer, and Digital Video Producer.

• Used AutoCAD extensively over the past 17 years to produce production drawings, layouts, 3D models and documentation.

• Over 15 years experience with several rendering programs including 3D Studio/Max, Extreme 3D and 3D F/X.

• Used AutoCAD extensively over the past 17 years to produce drawings, layouts, 3D models and documentation. Over 12 years experience with several rendering and animation programs including 3D Studio/Max, CorelDRAW! and 3D F/X.

• Expertise in WordPerfect and Microsoft Word and have had 15 years experience writing operation and maintenance manuals, invention records, product definitions and project schedules.

• Extensive knowledge of PC software and hardware including Window 95, 98, ME, Ethernet, NT Workstation and NT Server.

FABRICATION SKILLS: • Over 18 years experience producing mechanical and electronic prototypes

• Produced polystyrene and ABS constructs, vacuum and pressure formed housings and components, punched and drilled metal housings and chassis, epoxy and silicone castings of small prototype components for medical appliances, CNC mill and laser cut parts.

• Produced electronic packaging prototypes including the construction and testing of prototype electronic hardware.

EXPERIENCE: Norwood Designs
P.O. Box 69, Butler, Maryland 21023-0069

9/91 to
present
Sole Proprietor, Norwood Designs - Established a multi-faceted design firm to address my many interests and talents. As a graphic design consultant, designed and coordinated the production of projects including, graphic designs, logo designs, four-color brochures, print advertising, flyers, image work, photo realistic renderings, animations, product labeling, packaging and keypads.

As an industrial designer/engineer, designed the following projects hand held drink dispensing head, "Virtual Windows" and "SunBox" portable light therapy system. Designed the housings for, light visor for treatment of "S.A.D.," frozen drink machine and pen based portable computer. Responsible for all technical, aesthetic and ergonomic aspects of these projects.

As a mechanical design consultant, designed and coordinated the production of projects including, an optically-read addressing system, the "Sunrise" alarm clock, "Sportcount" personal lap counter, electric fence for dogs and Responsible for all technical, aesthetic and ergonomic aspects of these projects.

As a graphic designer, created graphic designs, logo designs, photo realistic renderings, animations, product labeling and keypads.

As a computer consultant, performed computer and network services such as PC computer recommendation, installation and set-up, upgrades, troubleshooting, repair and software installation and upgrade. Set-up and maintenance of NT Server over Ethernet connection. Trained clients in the use of Word, Outlook, and other productivity software.

All these services were accomplished by working closely with clients from conception, design and implementation stages, while providing quality at a reduced cost.

HIAC/ROYCO, a Division of Pacific Scientific, Technical Service Park

2431 Linden Lane, Silver Spring Maryland 20910

3/90 to
9/91
Mechanical Engineer/Project Leader - Designed the Automatic Bottle Sampler (ABS) used to provide controlled bench-top fluid delivery to particle sensor. This design improved manufacturability, reliability and aesthetics while reducing cost. Redesigned existing Multi-port Scanner portion of an air-borne particle measurement instrument to improve reliability. Coordinated the efforts of an engineering team to design and prototype the next generation of Multi-port Scanner. The scanner development was completed within two months and "photo-ready" prototypes and documentation was finished within the following month. Redesigned two other sample delivery systems to improve performance and reliability.

Catalyst Research, a Division of Mine Safety Appliances

3706 Crondall Lane, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117

9/86 to 1/90 Project Engineer/Design Engineer - Headed the research and development of sensors used for pulse oximetry. Designed two styles of oximetry appliances incorporating surface mounted components, hybrid assemblies, flexible circuitry, specialized shielding techniques and medical grade cables. Drafted product definitions, hazard analysis and specified operating parameters for these devices. Built and tested prototype models for research and clinical trials. Member of the design team which designed a printer companion to the pulse oximeter. My responsibilities included packaging design and layout, documentation and prototype production. Coordinated the selection, purchase and installation of surface-mount assembly equipment including quartz panel I. R. oven, "pick and place" equipment, solder paste dispensing equipment and rework stations, for prototype lab. Supervised the start-up and training of personal, who successfully produced the first prototype run of a complex surface-mount assembly. Also, provided technical assistance to doctors, nurses and bio-technicians, concerning the use of MiniOX IV Pulse Oximeter and accessories. Investigated customer complaints and responded in writing. Traveled to hospitals to observe difficulties and recommend specific remedies.

6/80 to 3/86 Electronic/Applications Engineer - Specialized in battery applications and interfacing techniques, specifically involving battery backup of low power CMOS processors, memory and real time clocks. Managed the production of modular electronic assemblies, supervised a junior engineer and a technician, designed and coordinated a successful full custom I. C. project, as the company's customer interface, provided "over the phone" applications and troubleshooting information and represented the company at electronics conventions. Designed and constructed test equipment for hand-held instruments. Developed and distributed troubleshooting guides for customer use. Conducted field lectures and training sessions using these guides.

EDUCATION: 9/78 to 6/82 - The Johns Hopkins University Evening College and Essex Community College - Engineering Curriculum.

9/75 to 3/78 - Georgia Institute of Technology - Accumulated 97 credits in an Electrical Engineering core program.

INTERESTS: Computer graphics, Inventing, Automobile restoration, Collecting Antiques and Novelties, Model construction, Art, Music, Bicycling and Swimming.

PATENTS: Patent Number 5247931 for Pulse Oximeter Appliance - 9/28/1993, Catalyst Research
Patent Number 06053415 04/25/2000 Apparatus and method for manually encoding a magnetic stripe

DESIGN SKILLS:	• Designed plastic parts, marking and attachment system for bar coded interoffice envelope sorting system • Created logic flow and designed housings for personal lap counter. • Layout and renderings for large solar collecting array. • Designed and created 3-D renderings of housing for Frozen Drink Machine. • Designed bar drink dispenser head. • Designed and created 3-D rendering of container and bowl for dog watering system. • Designed and created 3-D rendering for novelty housing for battery charger. • Designed and created 3-D rendering of novelty night light. • Designed and created 3-D rendering of wall charging flashlight and night light. • Designed injection molded multi-featured housings and associated components. • Designed automatic bottle sampling instrument used to deliver fluid samples at a controlled rate to a particle detector. • Redesigned Multi-port Scanner for facility-wide monitoring of air-born particles. • Provided technical, aesthetic and ergonomic design for medical light visor. • Headed the design team for line of sensors for pulse oximetry, completed the design and its prototypes on a compressed schedule. • Redesigned spray-head actuating lever for commercial washer. • Headed the design team for line of sensors for pulse oximetry, completed the design and its prototypes on a compressed schedule. • Created documentation for the FDA, including hazard analysis. • Designed production assembly fixtures. • Designed the physical optical interface between the patient and the sensor for pulse oximetry. • Designed specialized medical cabling. • Member of the design team for the printer companion to the pulse oximeter. • Designed packaging for medical devices.
GRAPHIC DESIGNS:	• Designed logos for Mitcherling, Mitcherling and Johnson Oral surgeons, Imprint Inc., Advertising Specialities, McCafferty's restaurant, The Roxx Limited gallery and jewelry, Fire & Ice, Harbor Silver & Gold, Bio-Brite medical light visor, Circadian Travel Technologies Inc., Packaging Strategies Inc., Water Circuit Breaker, Interseed Inc., Georgia Emission Testing Company, Gray & son Inc., Gaslantic Corp., Ralph's Automotive, • Designed image system for Maclean-Blevins & Associates. • Designed logo, packaging, flyers, recipe booklet, etc. for Jilly's Chilis LTD. • Designed cover graphics for Strategy in Three Dimensions, Timothy S. Mescon & Dorothy E. Brawley • Designed invitations, flyers, press releases, posters, etc. for the YWCA of Greater Baltimore. • Designed logo, flyers, pass-out cards for Twilight Zone • Designed instruction sheet for Digital Decal • Designed brochure for Waverly Homeownership Program • Designed logo, packaging, flyers, brochures, labeling for Guardian Pet Containment Systems. • Designed logo, packaging, instruction sheet for Klick-Klacks • Photo Realistic Renderings for Lenderking Inc., Abaco Joe Frozen Drinks, Micro Intelligent Systems, DesignTech Inc. • Illustrations and Photo Realistic Renderings for Capital R&D, LLC • Illustrations and Photo Realistic Renderings for Northside • Drawings, Flyers and Pad Printed Markings for InterOffice Express, LLC. • Many Illustrations for instruction manuals, posters, advertisements, logos
COMPUTER SKILLS:	• Over 10 years experience using professional graphics programs, CorelDRAW! and Photo Paint, Adobe Pagemaker, Illustrator and PhotoShop, Micrografx Designer, Aldus PhotoStyler, Halo Imager, Tempra, Ventura, Macromedia Freehand and Fontographer, and Digital Video Producer. • Used AutoCAD extensively over the past 17 years to produce production drawings, layouts, 3D models and documentation. • Over 15 years experience with several rendering programs including 3D Studio/Max, Extreme 3D and 3D F/X. • Used AutoCAD extensively over the past 17 years to produce drawings, layouts, 3D models and documentation. Over 12 years experience with several rendering and animation programs including 3D Studio/Max, CorelDRAW! and 3D F/X. • Expertise in WordPerfect and Microsoft Word and have had 15 years experience writing operation and maintenance manuals, invention records, product definitions and project schedules. • Extensive knowledge of PC software and hardware including Window 95, 98, ME, Ethernet, NT Workstation and NT Server.
FABRICATION SKILLS:	• Over 18 years experience producing mechanical and electronic prototypes • Produced polystyrene and ABS constructs, vacuum and pressure formed housings and components, punched and drilled metal housings and chassis, epoxy and silicone castings of small prototype components for medical appliances, CNC mill and laser cut parts. • Produced electronic packaging prototypes including the construction and testing of prototype electronic hardware.

EXPERIENCE: Norwood Designs P.O. Box 69, Butler, Maryland 21023-0069
9/91 to present	Sole Proprietor, Norwood Designs - Established a multi-faceted design firm to address my many interests and talents. As a graphic design consultant, designed and coordinated the production of projects including, graphic designs, logo designs, four-color brochures, print advertising, flyers, image work, photo realistic renderings, animations, product labeling, packaging and keypads. As an industrial designer/engineer, designed the following projects hand held drink dispensing head, "Virtual Windows" and "SunBox" portable light therapy system. Designed the housings for, light visor for treatment of "S.A.D.," frozen drink machine and pen based portable computer. Responsible for all technical, aesthetic and ergonomic aspects of these projects. As a mechanical design consultant, designed and coordinated the production of projects including, an optically-read addressing system, the "Sunrise" alarm clock, "Sportcount" personal lap counter, electric fence for dogs and Responsible for all technical, aesthetic and ergonomic aspects of these projects. As a graphic designer, created graphic designs, logo designs, photo realistic renderings, animations, product labeling and keypads. As a computer consultant, performed computer and network services such as PC computer recommendation, installation and set-up, upgrades, troubleshooting, repair and software installation and upgrade. Set-up and maintenance of NT Server over Ethernet connection. Trained clients in the use of Word, Outlook, and other productivity software. All these services were accomplished by working closely with clients from conception, design and implementation stages, while providing quality at a reduced cost.
HIAC/ROYCO, a Division of Pacific Scientific, Technical Service Park 2431 Linden Lane, Silver Spring Maryland 20910
3/90 to 9/91	Mechanical Engineer/Project Leader - Designed the Automatic Bottle Sampler (ABS) used to provide controlled bench-top fluid delivery to particle sensor. This design improved manufacturability, reliability and aesthetics while reducing cost. Redesigned existing Multi-port Scanner portion of an air-borne particle measurement instrument to improve reliability. Coordinated the efforts of an engineering team to design and prototype the next generation of Multi-port Scanner. The scanner development was completed within two months and "photo-ready" prototypes and documentation was finished within the following month. Redesigned two other sample delivery systems to improve performance and reliability.
Catalyst Research, a Division of Mine Safety Appliances 3706 Crondall Lane, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117
9/86 to 1/90	Project Engineer/Design Engineer - Headed the research and development of sensors used for pulse oximetry. Designed two styles of oximetry appliances incorporating surface mounted components, hybrid assemblies, flexible circuitry, specialized shielding techniques and medical grade cables. Drafted product definitions, hazard analysis and specified operating parameters for these devices. Built and tested prototype models for research and clinical trials. Member of the design team which designed a printer companion to the pulse oximeter. My responsibilities included packaging design and layout, documentation and prototype production. Coordinated the selection, purchase and installation of surface-mount assembly equipment including quartz panel I. R. oven, "pick and place" equipment, solder paste dispensing equipment and rework stations, for prototype lab. Supervised the start-up and training of personal, who successfully produced the first prototype run of a complex surface-mount assembly. Also, provided technical assistance to doctors, nurses and bio-technicians, concerning the use of MiniOX IV Pulse Oximeter and accessories. Investigated customer complaints and responded in writing. Traveled to hospitals to observe difficulties and recommend specific remedies.
6/80 to 3/86	Electronic/Applications Engineer - Specialized in battery applications and interfacing techniques, specifically involving battery backup of low power CMOS processors, memory and real time clocks. Managed the production of modular electronic assemblies, supervised a junior engineer and a technician, designed and coordinated a successful full custom I. C. project, as the company's customer interface, provided "over the phone" applications and troubleshooting information and represented the company at electronics conventions. Designed and constructed test equipment for hand-held instruments. Developed and distributed troubleshooting guides for customer use. Conducted field lectures and training sessions using these guides.

EDUCATION:	9/78 to 6/82 - The Johns Hopkins University Evening College and Essex Community College - Engineering Curriculum.
	9/75 to 3/78 - Georgia Institute of Technology - Accumulated 97 credits in an Electrical Engineering core program.
INTERESTS:	Computer graphics, Inventing, Automobile restoration, Collecting Antiques and Novelties, Model construction, Art, Music, Bicycling and Swimming.
PATENTS:	Patent Number 5247931 for Pulse Oximeter Appliance - 9/28/1993, Catalyst Research Patent Number 06053415 04/25/2000 Apparatus and method for manually encoding a magnetic stripe