Travis Koss
Industrial Designer, Product Designer, Design Research
Chicago, IL, USAWork Experience
Casting House
Web Content Manager & Designer
As a Marketing Designer/Content Manager for Web I am in charge of catalog drive organization, customer data/image support, updating customer listings, Graphic Design for catalog press and projects, Photoshop expertise for ads, web, imagery, etc., updating and creating tear sheets for new product, updating and adding imagery and VR's for web, maintaining website products, and website updates. Various other tasks as well.
July 2015
- Present
Illinois, United States
Innovation Center
Materials Lab Assistant
Research materials and form an online database for students.
Experiment with processes and techniques related to laser
cutting, cnc machining, and 3D printing.
Contact Distributer and Manufactures for material samples.
Assist in the building of a materials laboratory for students to access and reference for current design projects.
Experiment with processes and techniques related to laser
cutting, cnc machining, and 3D printing.
Contact Distributer and Manufactures for material samples.
Assist in the building of a materials laboratory for students to access and reference for current design projects.
February 2014
- May 2014
Chicago, Illinois, United States
University Of Illinois Recreation Facility
Student Manager
In charge of managerial tasks: customer service, paperwork, opening and closing the facility, bank reports, and overseeing employees’ duties.
August 2011
- Present
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Education
University Of Illinois At Chicago
Bachelors in Industrial Design
May 2011
- Present
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Awards
University Of Illinois
Access to Excellence Grant
2014
University Of Illinois
Talent Tuition Award-College of Architecture and Design
2014
Skills
Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe Bridge,
Adobe Dreamweaver,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Premiere,
Branding,
CNC Operator,
Computer Aided Design,
Design Research,
Excel,
Iteration,
Keyshot,
Microsoft Office,
Photography,
Photography Lighting,
Product Photography,
Prototype,
Prototyping,
Rhinoceros 5,
Sketching,
Solidworks,
Video Editing,
Word,