> creative thinking and problem solving > strong sketching, illustration & rendering skills > strong mechanical aptitude > prototyping/modelmaking (wood, metal, plastics, foam) > design engineering...the manufacturing realities of molded plastic, sheet metal, castings, hardware, electronics > parametric CAD modeling on major platforms > web design (flash, html, PHP and mySQL database web development) SOFTWARE:: > ProEngineer, CDRS (>1500 hrs.) - solid and surface modeling, assembly, drawing > AutoCad, Mechanical Desktop (>5000 hrs.) - complex assembly modeling, shop drawings > 3D Studio Max - rendering, NURBS modeling > Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver - animation and Actionscript, html, PHP and mySQL web database/application development > Corel Draw, Illustrator, Photoshop - page layout, vector graphics, image manipulation