ETIENNE RUFFIEUX
SENIOR DESIGNER
Fribourg, SwitzerlandWork Experience
Frères Rochat
Creative Director
September 2014
- June 2015
Switzerland
PARMIGIANI FLEURIER SA
SENIOR DESIGNER
In house senior designer
July 2010
- June 2014
Switzerland
Freelance
SENIOR DESIGNER AND OWNER.
active in watchmaking design and development, displays and product design
January 2007
- June 2010
Fribourg - Freiburg, Switzerland
REUGE SA
Product and Development Director
Product and Development Director:
Board member, Manufacture restructuring,
Directing product department, implementing R&D structure
Implementing change through creation,
Implementing watchmaking projects, development of specific movements,
Internal and external design management,
Creating new, recognized aesthetic codes, Best Oddity Award, Wallpaper,
Board member, Manufacture restructuring,
Directing product department, implementing R&D structure
Implementing change through creation,
Implementing watchmaking projects, development of specific movements,
Internal and external design management,
Creating new, recognized aesthetic codes, Best Oddity Award, Wallpaper,
December 2003
- January 2007
Sainte-Croix, Switzerland
ZENITH SWISS WATCHMAKERS SINCE 1865
Designer and Product development manager
In charge of the design and development of the 2003-2004 collection,
April 2002
- November 2003
Le Locle, Switzerland
Gucci Group
Product Manager Yves Saint Laurent Watches
March 2001
- March 2002
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
EBEL SA
Designer
January 2010
- January 2001
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Freelance
Owner and designer
January 1994
- December 2000
Fribourg - Freiburg, Switzerland
Education
Art Center College Of Design
BS in Product Design
Los Angeles, California, United States
Languages
French (Native),
English (Fluent),
Skills
Hand Rendering,
Product Design,
Product Development,
Product Management,
Rhino 3d,
Sketching,
Watch Design,
Watches Development,