David Kahn

Industrial Design Student

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Work Experience

Rosco

Metal Worker, Fabricator, Designer

My responsibilities included receiving specs from factory machinists who needed parts, designing methods for constructing those parts from metal, constructing them, and delivering them. Skills learned and used include milling, sanding, welding, lathe working, CNC machine programing, drilling, sawing, chiseling, angle grinding, and metal filing.
May 2016 - August 2016 Garwood, New Jersey, United States

Lyn Godley Design Studio

Studio Assistant

Designed and Installed SOAR at the Philadelphia International Airport.
Cunducted lighting design exploration and experimentation.
May 2017 - August 2017 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Fresh Artists

Freelance Designer

Designed a line of products for Fresh Artists.
Designed the Pop-Up Shop store front.
May 2017 - August 2017 Pennsylvania, United States

Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson)

Shop Monitor

Maintaining shop space
Operating fabrication machinery
Teaching students how to operate shop utilities
August 2017 - January 2018 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Redcom Llc

Intern

Graphic design
File organization
Client relations
December 2017 - February 2018 Westfield, New Jersey, United States

Bddw

furniture Builder

My responsibilities included building and designing furniture for retail.
May 2018 - August 2018 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Education

Thomas Jefferson University

Bachelor of Science

Industrial Design
Soft Goods Design
Lighting Design
Textile Material Technology
Textile Design
Drawing/sketching/prototyping
August 2015 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Awards

EvoHax

EvoHax 2016 Hackathon Winner

2016

Thomas Jefferson University

TJU Health Hackathon Runnerup

2016

Phi Psi Textile Fraturnity

Joined and became a member in fall 2017

2017

Industrial Designers Society Of America (IDSA)

Joined and became a member in fall 2017

2017

Skills

Adobe Suite, Apparel Design, CAD Programs, Communication, Customer Service, Delivery, Drawing, Ergonomic Studies, Foam Modeling, Furniture Design, Lighting Design, Metalworking, Philosophy, Prototyping, Rhino Cad, Sewing, Soft Good Design, Solid Works, Team Directing, Team Leading, Toy And Game, Woodworking,