Romain Duez

Industrial Designer / Project Manager

Berlin, Germany
My name is Romain Duez, I’m a Industrial Designer / Project Manager. My skills include Industrial Design, Product Design, User Experience, and Project Management. My work focuses on creating meaningful products driven by creativity, insights and underpinned by methodical planning. Originally from France, I graduated from a Master in Industrial Design at RUBIKA Institut Supérieur de Design. The internship program of my design school lead me to work for international design consultancies such as EGGS in Norway and Manuelsaez in New York City.

I pursued my career in Australia, working for the leading product development retail company, Dot Design Group in Sydney. Over 3 years I created product solutions for a broad range of client, including multinational companies such as Canon, Ferrero, TomTom, Onkyo, Unilever, Heineken, etc.
I am also a true bicycle enthusiast, as of last year I settled myself in Berlin and decided to develop an innovative bicycle accessory that I’m planning to launch very soon via Kickstarter.

Work Experience

OTEK BICYCLES

Industrial Designer / Owner

Design
- Generation of design and market concepts through research, innovation and creativity
- Transforming concepts into models through rendering and prototyping to meet requirements
- Engineering concepts using various processes and methods including CAD (Solidworks) and technical drawings.

Entrepreneurship
- Project management
- Creation of a realistic business plan and timings
- Generation of marketing / communication campaign using various methods including social medias
- Sourcing materials and organising quotes from local and international sources
- Managing logistics and ensuring that product reaches customer safely and on time
September 2016 - Berlin, Germany

Dot Design Group

Industrial Design / Project Manager

Design
- Generation of design and market concepts through research, innovation and creativity
- Transforming concepts into models through rendering and prototyping to meet requirements
- Acknowledging client and market demands and adjusting current designs and plans to suit these changes
- Provide client accurate quotations for selected designs
- Engineering concepts using various process and methods including CAD (solidworks) and technical drawings.

Production
- Project management
- Maintaining quality control and developing reports for clients
- Sourcing materials and organizing quotes from local and international sources
- Reviewing prototypes, designs and plans for local and international clients
- Managing logistics and ensuring that product reaches client requirements
October 2012 - May 2016 Australia

Vert Design

Freelance Product Designer

Creation of product design concepts through research, innovation and creativity and transforming concepts into models through rendering and prototyping to meet requirements.

I had the chance to freelance on mainly two different projects : interaction design for Purina and product design for Razorpit.
May 2013 - June 2013 Sydney, Australia

Zehnder Group

Freelance Product Designer

Working on some new design concepts for the Acova factory in Vaux-Andigny.
October 2012 - March 2013 France

EggsDesign

Intern

Creation of product design concepts through research, innovation and creativity and transforming concepts into models through rendering and prototyping to meet requirements.

I had the chance to work on many different industrial design projects. That allowed me to improve my skills in engineering understanding and design development.
March 2012 - October 2012 Norway

Manuel Saez And Partners

Industrial Designer

Creation of product design concepts through research, innovation and creativity using following tools:
- Sketching
- Indesign
- Solidworks
- Keyshot
- After Effects
July 2010 - March 2011 New York, United States

Education

ISD - Institut Supérieur De Design

Master Industrial Design

September 2006 - Valenciennes, France

Languages

English (Fluent),
French (Native),
German (Beginner),
Polish (Beginner),

Skills

3D Studio Max, After Effects, Alias Studio, Graphic Tablet, Illustrator, Keyshot, Office Suite, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Rhinoceros, Sketch, Solidworks, VRay,