Erick Martinez

Creative Design Consultant

Munich, Germany
It’s all about design. Every day, every hour, every moment of our life. It’s all around us.

As a dynamic, curious, and inspired person. My mission is to create and produce novel design & visualization solutions to communicate products clearly and powerfully.

I have 12 years of experience in product & transport design, product development, high-end visualization and design education. With best practices and expertise from idea conception to final product.

Living and working in the Americas, Asia, and Europe I have developed strong social and communication skills and ultimately a global trend awareness in user centered design.

I am Erick Martinez, Industrial designer.

Work Experience

Erick Martinez Design Consultant

Creative designer & founder

Produce creative and innovative design solutions in Industrial Design, Transport Design, Design Visualization, and Product Development. Building outstanding relationships based on successful design stories.
May 2017 - Munich, Germany

Autodesk

Design Consultant Design & Visualization

Achieved successful concept - production product & transport design consultancy; design process planning & implementation; visualization solutions for design studios & UX; Mentoring 200+ designers through training on design process and emerging technologies. With projects inter alia for Audi, BMW, Ford, Jet Aviation, Mercedes Benz, Renault, Siemens, Volkswagen.
June 2015 - April 2017 Munich, Germany

RTT - Realtime Technology

Design Consultant

Delivering design consulting concept-production; creating visualization for design reviews and evaluation; augmented reality interactive design solutions; digital material creation; virtual design configurators. With projects for Audi, Bentley Motors, BMW, Donkervoort, Emirates Airlines, Jaguar Land Rover, Toyota Motors, Villeroy & Boch, among others.
May 2013 - May 2015 Munich, Germany

Raffles Design Institute

Product Design Program Director

Create and manage Product Design study program in India; improved strategic design for PD departments across 23 Asia Pacific campuses; Create network with design Industry for collaboration ventures & design contests with design studios locally and internationally.
December 2009 - December 2012 India

Ficosa International

Global Product Design Engineer Leader

In charge of concept to production design and development for shifter, parking brake, exterior mirror through CAD evaluation & simulation analysis; DFMEA & BOM creation; prototyping and product validation, final approval for release.
July 2006 - December 2009 Mexico

Volkswagen

Exterior Designer Inter

Exterior designer internship in Mexican and German design centers. Create design from concept / sketch / 3D model / clay model / prototype. Among them head & tail light design for production Bora/Jetta 2007.
June 2003 - March 2004 Wolfsburg, Germany

Monterrey Technical Institute

Cathedratic Professor

After graduating I was Invited to join as a cathedratic professor lecturing design on Alias software for the Industrial Design BA as well as new lecture development.
August 2007 - August 2009 Monterrey, Mexico

Education

Monterrey Technical Institute

Industrial Designer BS

2001 - 2006 Monterrey, Mexico

Hamburg University Of Applied Sciences

Automotive construction and design

Exchange student
2004 - 2004 Hamburg, Germany

Karrieretutor

Certificate course

Agile product development
-Design Thinking
-SCRUM master
September 2017 - December 2017 Munich, Germany

Languages

Spanish (Native),
English (Fluent),
German (Fluent),
Italian (Beginner),
French (Beginner),

Awards

Plus X Award

Product of the Year 2016/2017

2016

Plus X Award

Design

2016

Plus X Award

Innovation

2016

Plus X Award

Functionality

2016

Plus X Award

Ease of Use

2016

Plus X Awards

High Quality

2016

Michelin Challenge Design

Outstanding Design Award

2007

ITS Spain

Intelligent Transport Systems ITS Award

2011

General Motors

BEST OF THE BEST global supplier of the year

2008

General Motors

BEST OF THE BEST global supplier of the year

2007

International Congress Of Car Design And Engineering

Design honorable mention award

2006

Skills

Creative Design, Design, Design Education, Design Process Implementation, Design Process Planing, Design Strategy, Development, Engineering, Exterior Design, Industrial Design, Product, Product Design, Product Design, Transport, Visualization,