tracy metivier

Air brush, color matching, finish painting, hand building, sculpting, restoration of existing work, volunteer assistance.

* Manage global automotive creative direction and identity with representatives in Asia, Europe, and USA. * Maintain communication and relationships with OEM designers. * Support programs with concept design development, color submissions, creative trouble shooting based on program timing. * Follow general design industries ( furniture, fashion, interior design, major auto shows ) for trend research / bench-marking to come up with new relevant designs and innovations. * Present OEM and supplier design teams with our trend presentations to gather feedback on current and desired product qualities. * Work with R&D to develop, and suggest new product lines.

* Product Development: prototype and mold fabrication, style and trend research, graphically create and interpret designs for clients. * Color Management: [ carpet, vinyl, binding, threading ] color and construction approvals * for Chrysler, GM, and Ford. Maintain approval documents and retains. Communicate with client and production facilities color correction comments. * Complete color readings with both an X-Rite spectrophotometer and macbeth light booth.

* Maintain communication and relationships with OEM designers. * Support programs with concept design development, color submissions, creative trouble shooting based on program timing. * Bench-marking research at major auto shows. * Maintain submission histories.

* Designed patterns and graphics to be applied to glass by silk screening, * etching, laminating decorative film, or slumping. * Created business cards, graphics for exhibit panels, brochures, and work documents. ; * Project management included overseeing timing from initial sample request to trouble * shooting during production; As well as maintaining the architectural glass department * marketing. * Consulted with firms to introduce the product, maintained the sample library, assisted * with fabrication, tested films and inner layers.

* Fulfill all steps of Appearance Approval Report document with suppliers from pre-texture application and texture mapping to final color and gloss approvals. * Review parts before and during production to confirm that they meet master standards for Minivan and Ram lines. * Conduct vehicle harmony reviews before vehicle goes into full production. * Maintain time frames of supplier resubmits, and populate database with AAR histories.

2008 - Chrysler Global Supplier Award Design Competition 1st place winner. Design manufactured, and scholarship awarded.","2005 - Hagopian Rug Design Competition 1st place winner. Design manufactured, and scholarship awarded."]