Over 25 years of product design experience. Successful product introductions for a wide range of companies including Bassett Furniture Ind, Bernhardt Furniture Ind, The Lane Co, Brownstone Furniture, Thomasville Furniture Ind, Drexel Heritage, Lloyd Flanders (Outdoor leisure furniture ), Century Furniture, Hickory Chair. Successful product introductions for nationally recognized retail outlets including Walmart, Target, Williams Sonoma Home and Macy's as well as designer showrooms Henredon and Hickory Chair. Additional experience in studio photography management and showroom design. Interested in all areas of product development and industrial design consulting opportunities with companies looking for new style directions for their product. Excellent knowledge of furniture production methods.

Director Product Development / Furniture @ From January 2014 to Present (2 years) San Francisco Bay AreaOwner @ All areas of product design as well as showroom design and space planing. Extensive experience in case-goods, upholstery and outdoor furniture product design and development. From May 1987 to Present (28 years 8 months) Supplier member @ From 2011 to 2012 (1 year) Designer @ Design consultant upholstery and occasional. From 2000 to 2005 (5 years) Staff Designer @ Staff designer. Mostly residential casegoods. From January 1985 to March 1987 (2 years 3 months) Staff Designer @ Staff Designer. Case goods, bedroom and dining furniture as well as juvenile bedroom. Also in charge of all photography for Bassett, National Mt Airy and Weiman. From May 1980 to January 1985 (4 years 9 months)

Furniture Design / BFA, Furniture and interior design @ Kendall School of Design / Ferris State From 1977 to 1980 Bill Love is skilled in: Furniture, Interior Design, Product Design, Industrial Design, Upholstery, Interiors, Concept Development, Concept Design, Sketching, Design Management, AutoCAD, 3D visualization, SketchUp, Design Strategy, Furnishings