Industrial Designer

::EDUCATION::

Bachelor of Industrial Design, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY – May 2010

Scandinavian Furniture Design Program, Danish Royal Academy of Art & Architecture,

Copenhagen, Denmark – Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

::EXPERIENCE::

Graphic designer/Office Assistant, Future Care Inc, New York, NY – Aug 2010 - present

Website & graphic design, customer & provider relations, claims processing, revising medical reports, various basic office responsibilities.

Designer, TYTHEdesign, Brooklyn, NY – Jun 2010 - present

Design research, development & collaboration on socially, economically & environmentally sustainable solutions for fundamental community issues world-wide.

Intern for Change, Center for Sustainable Design Studies, Pratt Institute – Oct 2008 - May 2010

Research of sustainable materials, in-field user research, data collection, communication with manufacturers, planning and leading projects and events.

Freelance Intern, Design in Kind, Brooklyn, NY – Oct 2008 - Jun 2010

Part of a design team responsible for product design, graphics, layout, illustrations, field research, and testing of medical projects targeting third-world health issues and HIV & Aids

Associate, Framer’s Workshop, Brookline, MA – Jun 2007 - Jan 2009

Customer design assistance and sales, document preservation and repair, frame assembly, and high-end custom framing jobs.

Assistant graphic designer, A. D. Design, Wellesley, MA – Jun 2004 - Sep 2008

Assistant to graphic designer on a variety of animation, print, web, and interactive exhibit design projects in both 2D and 3D CAD.

::SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS::

Adobe CS4: Ps, Ill, Ind, Fl, Dw

3D CAD: Solidworks, Swift3D

Apple Final Cut Express

Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel

Mac and Windows OS experience

Wood & metal fabrication

Jewelry and ceramics craftsmanship

Silkscreen and photography printing

::REFERENCES::

Avaliable upon request.

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allegra@allegradesign.us