Oskar Santamaria

Design & Strategy Lead en DOT

Bilbao, Spain

Work Experience

DOT

Food Design & Strategy Lead

At DOT S Coop we understand the whole meaning of design in the company, we work on a system design where organization, strategy and product/service design merge. Going deep in people’s needs and creating opportunities to make people happy, free and empowered.

As Food Design & Strategy Lead, I am focused on helping food companies in their innovation management, portfolio development, market positioning strategies, identifying and defining new consumer trends, customer experience monitoring, product design and the creation of meaningful brands.
August 2015 - Present Bilbao, Spain

BCC

"Food & Design" Lecturer

The subject, imparted in the 4th year of the Degree in Gastronomy and Culinary Arts of the Basque Culinary Center, is proposed in complementary modules focused on design methodologies to improve the skills of students in their roles towards Food Industry, Food related Entrepreneurship and the Gastronomic Vanguard.

Thus, "Food&Design" provides specific tools for graphic communication and artistic expression, the development of a visual culture that settles logical processes of inspiration and interpretation, design thinking methodologies, psychology of the color and texture applied to the food, design culinary products and services that stimulate the human senses and finally the design of completely innovative food experiences.
September 2014 - Present San Sebastián, Spain

Dakit Design

Industrial Designer

Industrial Designer in DakitDesign
June 2010 - August 2015 Spain

Fagor Arrasate

3D Developer Collaborator

Siderurgic Machinery representation in 3D SolidWorks.
January 2008 - July 2008 Mondragon, Spain

Alecop S.Coop.

Industrial Designer

Design and development of resources for the "Classroom of the future".
September 2008 - July 2009 Mondragon, Spain

Education

University Of Mondragon

Technical Engineering in Industrial Design

September 2004 - July 2009 Mondragon, Spain

University Of Mondragon

Master in Strategic Product and Associated Service Design

September 2010 - Mondragon, Spain

Awards

Basque Crafts By Design

"Kantauri Serie" Selected Project

2013

Maier S. Coop.

Finalist 5th. International Color & Trim Design Competition

2013