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Industrial Designer at Cleveland Golf
Mika Becktor
Huntington Beach, CA
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About
Designer, Athlete, Coach, Professional Golfer and Entrepreneur with a BFA and a masters (MFA) in Industrial Design from Savannah College of Art and Design.
Exceptional Craftsman skills with a passion for Problem Solving, Fitness, Nutrition and Learning. -
Education
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MFA Industrial DesignSavannah College of Art and Design2010 - 2012Product Development & Design Entrepreneurship Thesis topic: "Bringing Products to Life: Exploring Opportunities for Making the Product Commercialization Process More Accessible to Emerging Designers."
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BFA Industrial DesignSavannah College of Art and Design2006 - 2010Captain of golf team ranked 2nd in the NAIA 2010 and named NAIA Scholar National Champions 08'-09 while containing a 3.76 GPA. Athletic scholarship.
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Experience
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Industrial DesignerCleveland GolfApr 2013 - Present (11 years 7 months)Research and Development
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Co. FounderAvund GoodsSep 2012 - Present (12 years 2 months)Premium designer leather goods company bridging the gap between luxury and american heritage. The founding of this company served a vital part of my masters thesis.
Design and manufacturing is done in the USA / UK and we ship worldwide.
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DesignerFreelanceJun 2011 - Sep 2013 (2 years 3 months)Freelance work includes but is not limited to concept development, product management, graphic design, packaging and general design knowledge.
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Product ManagerGreenCaseAug 2011 - Sep 2012 (1 year 1 month)Managing the process of taking a series of eco-conscious laptop cases into manufacturing and onto the shelves through crowd funding.
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Coaching Assistent, Strength and ConditioningSavannah College of Art and DesignAug 2010 - May 2012 (1 year 9 months)Assisting the head strength and conditioning coach Sam Carter at SCAD with instructional and administrative duties. Half-time position while pursuing a full time masters in Industrial design.
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Professional GolferPGA of SwedenJun 2011 - Sep 2011 (3 months)Tournament Professional
Played the Danish ECCO Tour, Swedish Nordea Tour, and British Open qualifiers -
Manufacturing Technologies, TASavannah College of Art and Design2011 - 2011Teaching Assistant for Manufacturing Technologies class at Savannah College of Art and Design, teaching and learning from experienced industrial designer and entrepreneur Joel Witkamp
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Student Designer & ResearcherLimited BrandsMar 2010 - Jun 2010 (3 months)Collaborated with Limited Brands to develop a line of travel luggage. Conducted consumer research, developed design concepts, computer modeled and made fully functional prototype.
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Student Designer & Concept DeveloperCase-MateSep 2009 - Nov 2009 (2 months)Worked closely with Case-mate developing innovative iPhone and Blackberry smart-phone accessories based on current trends in the market.
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upon request, contact me at mika@becktor.com
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@MikaBecktor, member since 2009
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