# Loc Dao > Industrial Design CAD Sculptor - Advancing design excellence through surface and form mastery. Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/locdao Surface Designer / CAD Sculptor with 20+ years of experience developing form, precision surfaces, and tactile geometry — including 10+ years delivering concept to production-ready surfaces for consumer hardware, wearables, and automotive design. Career foundation built through a decade of hands-on physical sculpting and fine-material craftsmanship, now applied to high-performance digital surfacing and manufacturing-driven design. Specializes in translating ambiguous design intent into scalable, manufacturable surface systems across ID, mechanical engineering, and manufacturing partners. Recognized for building robust CAD frameworks that carry complex form reliably from early concept through mass production. Expertise includes Autodesk Alias, Maya, Siemens NX, class-A, NURBS, SubD, DFM, and advanced surfacing methodology. ## Work Experience ### CAD Sculptor - Industrial Design @ Google Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Consumer hardware and wearables. Leading surface development using Autodesk Alias, NX, and Teamcenter ### Director of CAD Sculpting - Industrial Design @ Ammunition Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States Responsible for surface development and innovation of Beats audio products. Autodesk Alias ### Lead Digital Modeler @ Canoo Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | California, United States Autodesk Alias, Blender, Unreal Engine, Keyshot ### Senior Digital Sculptor @ Canoo Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 ### Digital Design Sculptor & Visualization Designer @ General Motors Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Warren, MI Autodesk Alias and Maya for nurbs and subd modeling Unreal Engine & Keyshot for visualization and animation. ### Digital Design Sculptor @ General Motors Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Warren, Michigan, United States ### Digital Design Sculptor @ General Motors Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 ### Associate Design Sculptor @ General Motors Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 ### Sculpting Mentor/ Instructor @ College for Creative Studies Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Detroit, Michigan, United States Adjunct instructor - Automotive clay modeling ### Creative Design Intern @ Calty Design Research, Inc. (a Toyota company) Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Detroit Metropolitan Area ### Graphic Designer & Barista @ Vintage Tea & Coffee Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Cleveland, Ohio - Produced Logos, marketing materials, social media graphics, and chalk lettering design for outdoor billboards. - Crafted high quality espresso based drinks and teas. Created beautiful latte art designs in a timely manner for clients. ### Creative Sculpting Intern @ General Motors Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Warren, Michigan -Chevrolet Full Size Truck Studio // Clay Sculptor -Worked alongside the studio team and made contributions to official full-size program models and intern programms ### Product Design Intern @ Nottingham Spirk Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Cleveland, Ohio ### Manicurist & Design @ Golden Nails Salon Jan 2004 – Jan 2013 | Stow, Ohio - Specialized in sculpting natural and artificial nails into precise shapes and surfaces desired by clients. - Developed more effective business methods through market research and incorporation of higher level services resulting in increased sales and client retention. - Facilitated in organizing and contributing to salon events for charitable causes. - Implemented a new brand identity for the updated salon. - Developed more effective color management system. - Create and manage all aspects of design and graphics such as nail art concepts, business cards, flyers, brochures, as well as marketing and advertising graphics. ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Industrial Design & Automotive Design Cleveland Institute of Art ### Biochemistry/ Pre-dental with minor in Fine Arts Kent State University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/locndao --- Source: https://flows.cv/locdao JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/locdao/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13