Eduardo Otero Rodríguez

Industrial Designer

Treviso, Italy
I am a designer who uses a humankind approach for developed the right products for people. My goal is to create unique products designs that involve aesthetic, ergonomics and sustainable criteria showing an emotional level.

Work Experience

Eduardo Otero Rodriguez

Senior Industrial Designer

Responsible to excel the design solutions, that are not only as a part of a business solution, as well as a part of delivering an honest good design that plays within the boundaries of desirability, viability, and feasibility.

Toolbox includes:
Business innovation
Ethnographic/Design Research
Strategy
Digital
Industrial design
Service Design
Branding
Packaging

www.eduardooterorodriguez.com

Brand Reel video https://vimeo.com/274903066

Managing my own Design Brands:

Connex Desk www.connexdesk.com
Insane Design www.insane-design.com
October 2017 - Treviso, Italy

PET Engineering

Senior Industrial Designer

As an Industrial Designer of the product design in-house department. I am in charge with both creative design and strategic analysis phases for new packaging developments for iconic brands such as Heineken, Pepsi, Carlsberg, Amstel, Baltica, Efes, and Danone. Skilled on ideation, sketching, rendering, visual design, desktop research and managing third party consumer insights. Working in close collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team of designers, engineers and project managers.
August 2013 - October 2017 San Vendemiano, Italy

CB'a Brand Vision & Design Solutions

Freelancer Strategic Designer

Responsable for a strategic analysis of an italian fashion brand to increment its presence on the Italian market. The result is to apply a communication strategy that enhance the consumer experience.
October 2012 - November 2012 Italy

Brains4design

Junior Industrial Designer

Responsible for sketch ideation of products, 3D construction, and rendering. As well in charge for the developing of the strategic research to provide insights into the consumer experience of new and existing products and services. Working closely with the Senior Designer and Design Director. Skilled in Product design process for companies like BMW, Mini Cooper, Volkswagen, Skross, CWS - Bocco, DMI, and Dometic. Experienced working in a small team environment with strong competencies in design and engineering developments as well with strict deadlines.
December 2011 - August 2012 Germany

Menori Design

Packaging Freelance

Responsible for sketch ideation of structural packaging concepts, final 3D development, and renderings for the client keynote. Working closely with the Design Director.
October 2010 - August 2011 Germany

PacProject

Freelance

Responsible for sketch rendering for cigarettes structural packaging, collaborating with the Senior Designer for early presentation
November 2009 - November 2009 Hamburg, Germany

Red Pack Brand Design

Freelance

Responsible for sketch ideation of structural aerosol cans concepts at early stages collaborating in small team environments. Skilled with Photoshop, Illustrator and Copic marker render technics
March 2009 - March 2009 Hamburg, Germany

Red Pack Brand Design

Intern Packaging Designer

Responsible for developing Structural and Graphic concepts for the launch and re-launch of products on the FMCG German Market. Skilled in packaging design process for companies like Ferrero, Colgate Palmolive, Calida, Ratiopharm, DocMorris, Müller, and Schwartau. Experienced working in a small team environment with strong communication and strict deadlines.
February 2008 - August 2008 Germany

ICESI University

Graphic Designer Marketing department

Published multiple articles in print at the advertising displays. Developed strong visual
communication skills
August 2005 - June 2006 Cali, Colombia

Education

Politecnico Di Milano

MA Strategic Design

Course work includes Product Service System, Social Innovation, Design Thinking, Communication, Environmental Sustainability, Local Development, Design for Experience, Design Driven Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Business Plan Development
October 2010 - January 2012 Milano, Italy

Pforzheim University

Exchange Program Industrial Design

Developed skills in Research, Ideation, Design & Management and Sketching Rendering
September 2007 - June 2008 Pforzheim, Germany

Icesi University

BA Industrial Design

Developed skills in Industrial Design Theory, Plastics, Research, Ideation, Prototyping/model-making, 3D CAD, Rendering, Materials & Processes and entrepreneurship
January 2002 - July 2008 Cali, Colombia

Languages

Spanish (Native),
English (Advanced),
Italian (Fluent),

Awards

Favini

Workshop Favini BlueWave

2017

FoodBev

Winner World Beverage Innovation Awards 2016 - Best Bottle in PET

2016

Now Le Off

Exhibition @ Now Le Off

2015

Venice Design Week

Exhibition Stilwerk Berlin

2015

FinIper Piazza Portello Contest In Collaboration With Total Tool

First Prize

2011

Award Design And Point ICESI

4th Best Graduate Project

2007

AndinaPack Contest 2007

Honorable Mention

2007

ICESI University

Honor high academy

2007

Skills

Adobe Illustrator CS5, Adobe Photoshop CS5, Business Plan, Cinema4d, Design Management, Experienced In Physical Modeling, Good Knowledge Of Workshop Machinery, Hand Sketching, Indesign, Innovation, Keynote , Keyshot, Microsoft Project 2007, Onshape, Packaging, Pixelmator, Product Service System Design, Sketchbook Pro, Solidworks, Structural Bottle Design,