Matt Collins

Product Designer & Illustrator


Objective

Currently interested in joining a product team building useful & functional tools and solving complex problems. I enjoy the challenge of adding motion and personality to products in a way that doesn't inhibit the user experience. Would like to bring some life back to the web.

Experience

Product Design Consultant
October 2023 - Present
Overdrive Energy Solutions

Product design, UI/UX, information graphics, marketing materials & illustration. Direct field research in the deployment of solar power equipment at live events and how power data is utilized in real time. Auditing existing products, power monitoring software & website to develop a product roadmap.

Senior Designer
August 2022 - September 2023
Three29 Media

Responsible for product design, UI/UX, responsive website wireframing & design, advanced prototyping, strategy, branding, illustration, information graphics, and video editing. Presenting design work directly to clients and implementing client feedback.

President & Creative Director
October 2012 - May 2023
Last Place Footwear Inc.

Responsible for all company operations and creative direction for Last Place & Commonwealth Skateboarding, a privately held design company in Portland, Oregon. Established our wholesale product business unit, with over $250,000 in sales of original branded products I designed.

Footwear Designer II
September 2006 - March 2012
Reebok

Responsible for the design and development of Reebok men’s lifestyle products. Anticipating trend directions for each product line as well as creating compelling seasonal brand stories. Working directly with global factory development teams to manufacture briefed projects.

Footwear Designer
August 2005 - September 2006
Stride Rite

Footwear designer for the Tommy Hilfiger boy's athletic team. Responsible for the design and technical specifications for multiple products per season. Executed product renderings, technical drawings, material selection, graphics for each product.

Education

The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University
2001 - 2005
Graphic Design