Joseluis Santillan
Industrial Designer
Los Angeles, CA, USAI am an industrial designer passionate about designing for environmental sustainability and social impact. With my experience in design thinking and project management, I love to communicate ideas through sketching and visual presentations. My aim is to bring concept solutions to life that benefit people, the planet, and business.
As someone who is interested in researching opportunities to tackle climate change adversities, I coordinate with people from the community to take action and strategize with a diverse team to innovate solutions. My experience in design, sales, and project management allows me to lead projects from ideation to execution effectively.
I am excited to continue my journey in designing for environmental sustainability and social impact and am always looking for new opportunities to make a positive difference in the world.
As someone who is interested in researching opportunities to tackle climate change adversities, I coordinate with people from the community to take action and strategize with a diverse team to innovate solutions. My experience in design, sales, and project management allows me to lead projects from ideation to execution effectively.
I am excited to continue my journey in designing for environmental sustainability and social impact and am always looking for new opportunities to make a positive difference in the world.
Work Experience
City Of Long Beach
Sustainability and Equity Strategist
April 2023
- Present
Long Beach, California, United States
Crate And Barrel
Sales Associate
• Created visual mood board presentations and prepared detailed floorplans and product renders for clients.
• Influenced customer purchases by engaging with people daily to deliver product details and design suggestions.
• Organized products using merchandising techniques, packaging presentation, and allocating inventory items.
• Influenced customer purchases by engaging with people daily to deliver product details and design suggestions.
• Organized products using merchandising techniques, packaging presentation, and allocating inventory items.
November 2022
- March 2023
Torrance, California, United States
Mash Studios
Concept Designer
• Prevented bottlenecks by communicating project statuses, change requests, and material costs from vendors.
• Illustrated company product line with material options and technology features to improve design standardization.
• Assisted in compiling client work orders for quoting and provided product renders for project bids from RFPs.
• Illustrated company product line with material options and technology features to improve design standardization.
• Assisted in compiling client work orders for quoting and provided product renders for project bids from RFPs.
February 2022
- May 2022
Los Angeles, California, United States
Los Angeles Custom Furniture & Reproductions
Carpenter
• Built and installed high-quality custom furniture to specific measurements with a diverse team of woodworkers.
• Motivated team members by highlighting their project accomplishments.
• Collaborated daily with Painters, Electricians, Plumbers, Stone Fabricators, Technicians, and Construction teams.
• Followed safety procedures for machines and power tools and reported maintenance concerns.
• Motivated team members by highlighting their project accomplishments.
• Collaborated daily with Painters, Electricians, Plumbers, Stone Fabricators, Technicians, and Construction teams.
• Followed safety procedures for machines and power tools and reported maintenance concerns.
January 2021
- January 2022
Los Angeles, California, United States
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
Cleantech Project Associate
• Encouraged and enhanced team collaboration by adopting better personal emotional EQ skills.
• Co-designed better visualizations for product marketing by participating in brainstorming and ideation meetings.
• Developed automation workflows and guided three cross-functional teams through project life cycles.
• Presented to a live public audience on renewable energy and raised awareness about the benefits of cleantech.
• Co-designed better visualizations for product marketing by participating in brainstorming and ideation meetings.
• Developed automation workflows and guided three cross-functional teams through project life cycles.
• Presented to a live public audience on renewable energy and raised awareness about the benefits of cleantech.
May 2020
- December 2020
Los Angeles, California, United States
California State University Of Long Beach
Design Production Assistant
• Operated a university design lab and performed 2D & 3D printing services for student design projects.
• Upgraded storage systems to facilitate inventory tracking of workshop tools and safety equipment.
• Trained students in safety for woodshop equipment use and taught industrial design sketching fundamentals.
• Upgraded storage systems to facilitate inventory tracking of workshop tools and safety equipment.
• Trained students in safety for woodshop equipment use and taught industrial design sketching fundamentals.
August 2014
- May 2019
Long Beach, California, United States
Education
California State University, Long Beach
Bachelor of Science, Industrial Design
Actively created design projects to meet humanity's needs while integrating design insight from real-world design professionals.
August 2014
- May 2020
Long Beach, California, United States
Hongik University
Study Abroad
Collaborated with students and faculty from various parts of the world to learn various aspects of Korean design, global fluency, and cultural ideologies.
August 2019
- December 2019
Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Languages
English (Native),
Spanish (Native),
Awards
Skills
Adobe Creative Suite,
BIomimicry,
CAD,
Canva,
Fluent Spanish,
Google Suite,
Idea Generation,
LUXION KEYSHOT,
Microsoft Office,
Miro,
Notion,
Project Planning,
Rapid Prototyping,
Scheduling,
Sketching,
Slack,
Solidworks,
Team Leadership,
Tracking Progress,
User Research ,