Jd Draughn
Finish Design Engineer at west elm
- Role
- Finish Design Engineer at Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Finish Design Engineer
Feb 2014 — Present · Brooklyn, NY, US
Work with designers and merchants to align with market trends and a rigid deadline-based brand calendar; direct the finish design and sampling of all assorted products• Implemented a panel library and cataloging system to manage thousands of developmental panels and master standards• Applied new best practices and protocols to enhance product finish consistency for multiple countries and vendors • Designed and currently operate a finish design studio in Brooklyn, New York that produces new finishing systems in order to gain speed to market• Extensive international travel is required to review, correct, and approve samples that are produced for each retail season
Education
Davidson County Community College
Associates of Fine Art, Fine Art
1976 — 1978
Appalachian State University
Fine Art
1978 — 1981
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Ceramic Sculpture
2012 — 2014
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Design
2008 — 2012
Skills
- Wood Finishing
- Furnishings
- International Relations
- Product Development
- Furniture
- Rendering
- Strategic Planning
- Finish
- Color Styling
- Art
- Concept Design
- Product Marketing
- Merchandising
- Manufacturing
- Management
- Team Building
- Product Design
- Drawing
- Photography
- Interior Design
- Marketing
- Design for Manufacturing
- Negotiation
- Sales
- Studio Art
- Visual Arts
- Art Education
- Inventory Management
- Custom Finishes
- Product Finishing Development
- Woodworking
- Retail
- Wood
- Sales Management
- Administration
- Concept Development
- Customer Service
- Purchasing
- Epa/Osha Compliance
- Showroom Setup & Staging
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