Engineering Design Manager at LA ProPoint
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Engineering Design Manager at LA ProPoint
- Owner/Designer at Air'n Art Designs (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Senior Mechanical Designer at Technifex, Inc.
- Independent Contractor; Owner at Air’n Art Designs, Inc. (Sole Proprietorship)
- Department Head, Engineering and Mechanical Design at Creative Presentations, Inc.
- Mechanical Animation Designer / Information Systems Manager at Sequoia Creative, Inc.
- Movie Effects Technician / Mechanical Technician at Stan Winston Studios
- Associate Department Head of Robotics R & D at Alchemy II
- Art Director / Designer at N.C.B. Entertainment
- Graphic Artist / Camera Technician at Graphic Designs Unlimited
- Audioanimatronics Tech “A” (Robotics) at Walt Disney Productions (MAPO)
- Education
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- West Valley College
- California State University-Northridge
- Pierce College
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Aron Lasky’s Summary
A native of sunny Southern California. Aron grew up in the Palm Springs area and moved to the San Fernando Valley in 1971.
Since 1979, Lasky has designed and fabricated solutions for a multitude of entertainment and industry challenges. His unique career essentially began at the birthplace of innovative design: Walt Disney Productions in Burbank, California. Some of his first creations there were animatronic characters for the Tokyo and Florida EPCOT theme parks, including elephants, dragons and a variety of “humans.” Lasky’s mechanical design capabilities, coupled with his innate analytic problem-solving skills, led him to successfully interface with a wide variety of companies within the entertainment industry.
Other than Walt Disney Productions, these companies include Dittos of California (fashion design), Stan Winston Studios (movie props and special effects), Worlds of Wonder (prototype toys and product development, R&D). Themed Entertainment Industry leaders, such as Technifex, Inc. (theme park shows, casinos, special effects, attractions and trade show booths), World-renowned Lester Creative, Inc. (museum and casino projects), Creative Presentations, Inc. (museum shows and interactive displays), and NCB Entertainment (videocassette marketing, point-of-purchase displays, and promotional events).
Lasky has served as Project Lead, Show and Set Designer, Art Director, and Senior Mechanical Designer on hundreds of projects and operates his own mechanical design, computer graphics and consulting business
His clients include commercial and private businesses and the services he provides range from mechanical design, show and set design, computer-aided design, proof-of-concept visualizations, and 3D modeling, corporate presence, website development, video editing, photography, photographic manipulation and special effects.
Aron Lasky’s Specialties:
See website for complete information.
Expert in SolidWorks, AutoCAD, 3D Studio MAX, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere, Encore, Acrobat Pro, all MS OS's and Office applications
Member of:
•ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
•TEA (Themed Entertainment Association)
•GAG (Graphic Artists Guild)
•NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals)
•IWA (International Webmasters Association)
Aron Lasky’s Experience
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Engineering Design Manager
LA ProPoint
(Architecture & Planning industry)
October 2008 — Present (10 months)
Mechanical Design
Mechanical Design Supervision
Drafting Supervision
Document Control Support
Estimating
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Owner/Designer
Air'n Art Designs (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Design industry)
August 2000 — Present (9 years)
Designer and consultant for clients in theme park production, casino development, festival planning and other diverse corporate projects and organizations.
Concept design, Architectural and Facility Interface, 3D visualizations, mechanical design, planning, technical writing, web presence.
A client roster and portfolio is available at www.aartdesigns.com -
Senior Mechanical Designer
Technifex, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)
January 1998 — August 2000 (2 years 8 months)
As project design lead, developed effect concept through fabrication and installation. Worked closely and efficiently with all department leads to create products that met budget and schedule constraints. Conceptualized mechanical design and architectural and facility interface using AutoCAD and 3D Studio Max to develop three-dimensional visualizations of the finished product and viewpoints within clients’ facility.
Created maintenance and operations manuals (printed and on-line CD interactive) for Technifex projects. Manuals included photographs, illustrations, schedules, CAD/3D renderings and manufacturers cut-sheets to help the clients’ maintenance personnel perform routine maintenance and operation of Technifex-provided equipment.
Worked closely with the Marketing department to develop advertising campaigns, logos and graphics for Technifex products, presentations and web site. -
Independent Contractor; Owner
Air’n Art Designs, Inc. (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Design industry)
December 1995 — January 1998 (2 years 2 months)
Broad-scope designer and consultant for clients in theme park production, museum venue exhibits and other diverse corporate organizations.
Project planning and coordination, architectural and facility interface, vendor coordination, budgetary development assistance and function-based mechanical design embodied the primary dependence. -
Department Head, Engineering and Mechanical Design
Creative Presentations, Inc.
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)
June 1990 — December 1995 (5 years 7 months)
Managed engineering department, maintained budgets and schedules. Designed animatronics and show-action equipment. Managed information systems, developed and produced project maintenance and operation manuals and graphics.
Trained and supported personnel in software applications for this international corporation headquartered in northern Los Angeles County. -
Mechanical Animation Designer / Information Systems Manager
Sequoia Creative, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Design industry)
August 1988 — June 1990 (1 year 11 months)
Designed animatronics, managed information systems and trained corporate personnel in software applications.
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Movie Effects Technician / Mechanical Technician
Stan Winston Studios
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)
February 1988 — May 1988 (4 months)
Responsibilities for film production of “Leviathan” included production logistics, design & fabrication of ‘deep sea suit’ & animatronic creature effects, including artistic figure finishing & fabrication of fiberglass molds & parts.
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Associate Department Head of Robotics R & D
Alchemy II
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Design industry)
October 1986 — January 1988 (1 year 4 months)
Managed animatronic projects involving budgets, schedules, parts & materials sourcing. Designed and manufactured prototypes and mechanical animation for movie props, miniatures, children’s toys & exotic games.
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Art Director / Designer
N.C.B. Entertainment
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Entertainment industry)
September 1983 — July 1985 (1 year 11 months)
Responsibilities included production artwork, client coordination, graphic arts, stat camera operation, video cassette cover art production, packaging design, point of purchase animated display design, video convention trade show booth design, promotional campaign design for accounts with Hasbro, Mattel, Rankin/Bass, Filmation, Sibyl Danning, Elvira Mistress of the Dark, Thriller Video.
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Graphic Artist / Camera Technician
Graphic Designs Unlimited
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
September 1983 — July 1985 (1 year 11 months)
Performed duties ranging from graphic design to company representation to companies such as Litton Industries and Hughes Missile Systems.
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Audioanimatronics Tech “A” (Robotics)
Walt Disney Productions (MAPO)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Entertainment industry)
May 1980 — August 1983 (3 years 4 months)
Designed and fabricated animatronic figures as specified by Senior Designer.
Aron Lasky’s Education
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West Valley College
N/A , AutoCAD, VersaCAD software and DOS systems training , 1988 — 1989
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California State University-Northridge
N/A , Business management, Commercial art, Reprographics photography, Camera arts , 1983 — 1986
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Pierce College
N/A , Technical Illustration, Business management, Philosophy, Psychology , 1983 — 1985
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