Christopher Santos
Industrial Designer
Bronx, NY, USA
mobile: 612.308.7955
be.net/santos_ID
Insightful, well-rounded designer with strong communication, problem-discovery and solving skill sets, seeking to apply professional as well as relevant life experiences to good design.
Work Experience
Tovolo ICI USA
Contract Industrial Designer
Assigned full-on solo projects consisting of quick ideation, market research, polished 2D renders and presentation boards, CAD modeling, 3D Stratasys prototyping and hands-on mock-ups, testing and final preparation for RFQ.
Collaborated with design team on projects involving product photography and set-up, basic graphic design, color studies,creating texture specs and intense brainstorming sessions.
Collaborated with design team on projects involving product photography and set-up, basic graphic design, color studies,creating texture specs and intense brainstorming sessions.
December 2013
- May 2014
Seattle, Washington, United States
World Kitchen
Industrial Design intern - contract designer
Contributed supplemental support to the design team with their personal projects in the form of sketching (analog & digital), basic mockups, 3D Objet printing & clean-up station tasks, presentation board printing/mounting/set-up, basic product photography, and ethnographic observation-documentation.
Assigned a confidential project specifically for the Pyrex® brand (with guidance from design team), which involved online trend and product research, basic survey/ethnography studies, ideation and refinement sketches, final presentation involving design, brand and marketing teams.
Assigned a confidential project specifically for the Pyrex® brand (with guidance from design team), which involved online trend and product research, basic survey/ethnography studies, ideation and refinement sketches, final presentation involving design, brand and marketing teams.
April 2013
- June 2013
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Streng
Industrial Design Intern
Conducted product-trend research and developed trend boards, created quick ideation and refined sketches, and participated in intense brainstorming and problem-solving sessions with design staff. Created Rhino 3D models of some potential concepts for presentation.
Participation in a one-on-one project with Christopher Streng that involved 3D Rhino modeling of a private project where I reported to him for modifications and approval of final models.
Participation in a one-on-one project with Christopher Streng that involved 3D Rhino modeling of a private project where I reported to him for modifications and approval of final models.
August 2012
- December 2012
New York, New York, United States
University Of Wisconsin-Stout
Library Student Manager
Planning, directing, and monitoring the work of student workers. Front desk customer service, handling patron inquiries, checking in-out of library items, re-shelving books, answering phones, and inventory. Laptop, digital camera & video equipment support for borrowing students.
May 2008
- December 2011
Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States
Hennepin County W.I.C.
Bilingual Human Services Representative I (Spanish-English)
Communicate program information and determine client pre-eligibility for the W.I.C (Women, Infants and Children) program via phone interviews, set up appointments for clients to further determine their eligibility or refer clients to additional community resources and services. Use of a variety of computer systems to access and enter client data. Office duties including use of
Microsoft Office (Word & Excel), filing, inventory, and ordering supplies.
Microsoft Office (Word & Excel), filing, inventory, and ordering supplies.
December 2004
- August 2007
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Education
University Of Wisconsin-Stout
Bachelor of Fine Arts Industrial Design
September 2007
- December 2011
Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States
Brainco - School Of Advertising Minneapolis
Courses in copywriting, art direction, and graphic design. (no degree conferred)
May 2005
- May 2006
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Languages
Spanish (Fluent),
English (Fluent),
Skills
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe InDesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Mac OS X,
Microsoft Office Suite,
SketchBook Pro,
Wacom Tablet,
Windows 7,
Bunkspeed Hypershot,
Keyshot,
Rhino 3d,
Relevant ID skills
Digital
Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign, Sketchbook Pro, Rhino 3D and Keyshot, Microsoft Office Suite: Outlook, Word, Excel & Powerpoint. Currently teaching myself Solidworks.
Hardware
Windows 7 & Mac OSX, Wacom Cintiq, Z Corp & Objet Rapid Prototyping.
Studio
Able to communicate ideas two dimensionally and three dimensionally; from rapid low-fidelity ideation to refined rendering (both analog and digital) as well as foam and paper mock-ups.
Languages
Native English, Fluent Spanish: speaking, reading & writing.
Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign, Sketchbook Pro, Rhino 3D and Keyshot, Microsoft Office Suite: Outlook, Word, Excel & Powerpoint. Currently teaching myself Solidworks.
Hardware
Windows 7 & Mac OSX, Wacom Cintiq, Z Corp & Objet Rapid Prototyping.
Studio
Able to communicate ideas two dimensionally and three dimensionally; from rapid low-fidelity ideation to refined rendering (both analog and digital) as well as foam and paper mock-ups.
Languages
Native English, Fluent Spanish: speaking, reading & writing.