Bob Best

Prototype Shop Manager

Cincinnati Metropolitan Area

About

After graduating from DAAP, I moved to Los Angeles, I worked in product design and modelmaking. Activities that included; consumer products, RV's, auto accessories and photography. I moved back to Cincinnati and joined Index Design, my activities included; project and shop management, design and modelmaking. 2000 Bill Fisher of Fisher Design purchased Index and all of it's assets, and that included the employment of Index's staff.. 2005 I joined ANZA Inc. I was laid off from Anza in November of 2011 due to shortage of work. 2012 Worked at Ransohoff, manufacturers of industrial washing machines. Currently Manage a model shop at Apex Supply Chain Tectnologies. Specialties: Product design, experienced SolidWorks user, skilled machinist, excellent modelmaking hand skills.

Experience

  • Shop Manager at Apex Supply Chain technologies
    Sep 2013 - Present · 12 yrs 10 mos

    Manage prototype model shop and two employees, one Sr. Designer/ Model Maker and one University of Cincinnati Co-op. We support the innovation team at Apex Supply Chain Technologies.

  • SolidWorks CAD user at Ransohoff
    Jul 2012 - Jun 2013 · 1 yr

    I work with the Engineering Group supporting their product design for manufacturing.

  • Sr. Designer / Project Mgr. at ANZA Inc.
    2005 - 2011 · 6 yrs

  • Sr. Designer / 3D Manager at Fisher Design
    2000 - 2005 · 5 yrs

  • Designer / Shop Manager at Index Design
    1990 - 2000 · 10 yrs