Alejandro Arciga
Product Designer
+61 449 504 559
www.industrial-designer.com.au
Make use of the passion I have for product design, engineering design, graphic design and manufacturing processes in order to achieve the best results in every project I work on.
Work Experience
Xpressions Design
Freelance Designer
As a freelance designer I have worked with various medium and small businesses in projects of product, packaging and graphic design. The experience obtained in the past 2 years have provided me with a strong eye for design and set of skills that allow me to visualize each project from the management perspective to the continuous interaction with diverse clients and suppliers in order to meet each project’s deadline.
October 2008
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Sydney, Australia
Willow Ware Australia
Product Design Manager
Willow Ware is an Australian owned manufacturing company located in Melbourne Australia. The company manufactures and distributes plastic home wares produced with state of the art blow molding and injection molding machinery.
- Designed 10 new products and updated 15 existing models.
- Applied Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) / FMEA techniques and CAD (Solid Works) /CAM /CAE technologies in the design of new products.
- Reduced by 40% the amount of product returns with minimum tooling modifications.
- Developed new Business to Business (B2B) customers by working close with the sales and marketing department.
- Implemented product design department and developed procedures based on ISO9001:2000
- Designed 10 new products and updated 15 existing models.
- Applied Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) / FMEA techniques and CAD (Solid Works) /CAM /CAE technologies in the design of new products.
- Reduced by 40% the amount of product returns with minimum tooling modifications.
- Developed new Business to Business (B2B) customers by working close with the sales and marketing department.
- Implemented product design department and developed procedures based on ISO9001:2000
January 2004
- October 2008
Melbourne, Australia
The Decor Corporation
Freelance Designer
The Décor Corporation is an Australian owned company located in Melbourne. Décor products are typically manufactured overseas and sold in Australia as well as various overseas markets. The core business is focused on the plastic home wares market.
- Product design management, material optimization, cost reduction, conceptualization, material selection, design evaluation, rapid prototyping, project presentation and documentation.
- Designed a new product using state of the art technologies for Product Design such as Moldflow, Finite Element Analysis.
- Optimized product weight and performance when compared to similar models in the market.
- Product design management, material optimization, cost reduction, conceptualization, material selection, design evaluation, rapid prototyping, project presentation and documentation.
- Designed a new product using state of the art technologies for Product Design such as Moldflow, Finite Element Analysis.
- Optimized product weight and performance when compared to similar models in the market.
January 2004
- July 2004
Melbourne, Australia
Rubbermaid
Product Design Engineer
Newell Rubbermaid is a global manufacturer and distributor group of plastic homewares, hardware, kitchen and cleaning products with a high commitment towards product innovation and marketing with representative in North America (Head Office), Europe and Australia.
- Product design, cost reduction of existing products, packaging design, design of new products and project management.
- Reduced product cost on 2 SKUs with minimum modifications on existing tooling.
- Implemented the research and new product design department.
- Product design, cost reduction of existing products, packaging design, design of new products and project management.
- Reduced product cost on 2 SKUs with minimum modifications on existing tooling.
- Implemented the research and new product design department.
February 2002
- February 2003
Mexico City, Mexico
Education
Swinburne University Of Technology
Master of Plastic Product Design
Scholarship program
February 2003
- July 2004
Melbourne, Australia
National Autonomus University Of Mexico
BA of Industrial Design (Hons)
July 1997
- March 2001
Mexico City, Mexico
Languages
Spanish (Native),
English (Fluent),
Italian (Beginner),
Awards
Skills
Experience With Plastics Molding Equipment,
Finite Element Analysis Experience,
Graphic Design Knowledge,
Problem Solving Techniques,
Design For Manufacture And Assembly Knowledge,
Extensive Knowledge In Plastics,
Involved In The Development Of Tooling Specifications And Design,
Lean Manufacturing Experience,
Marketing Tools Experience,
Mechanisms And Engineering Design,
Moldflow Analysis Experience,
Packaging Design Experience,
Proactive Approach To Product Design,
Product Photography Knowledge,
Project Management Experience,
Website Design And Multimedia,
Worked In Over 45 Product Design Projects ,