Industrial Designer

Ada Chiu

Vancouver, BCCanada

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www.adachiu.me

Ada Chiu believes thoughtful and innovative design with the highest level of craftsmanship can enrich product experiences relevant to the consumer lifestyle.

Specialties:

- Industrial Design

- Concept Design (ideation sketching + form development)

- Meticulous design refinement
Education
- Bachelor Industrial Design
  
  Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design
  
  2008 - 2012
- Steveston London Secondary School
  
  2004 - 2008
Experience
- Industrial Design Contractor
  
  Coogo Box
  
  Jan 2014 - Present (10 years 11 months)
  
  Design research.
  
  Design concept development through sketching (analog and digital), Solidworks CAD modelling, model-making, user-testing full-scale prototypes, producing final CAD drawings for manufacture, and refine product colour, materials and finishes (CMF).
  
  Communication with manufacturers in China for design refinement and problem solving.
- SketchBook Pro Beta Tester
  
  Autodesk
  
  Jan 2014 - Present (10 years 11 months)
  
  Participate in beta testing of pre-release SketchBook software.
- Industrial Design Contractor
  
  3DLT
  
  Apr 2013 - Dec 2013 (8 months)
  
  Developed designs for the 3D printing templates marketplace.
  
  Responsible for CAD modelling in Solidworks, and rendering in KeyShot.
- Industrial Designer and Research Assistant
  
  Slipstream Design
  
  Jun 2012 - Mar 2013 (9 months)
  
  Applied research project in partnership with Emily Carr University.
  
  Developed design through ideation/sketching, 3D modeling, KeyShot rendering, prototyping, and CAD for costing and fabrication.
  
  Created presentations, graphic design, and maintained process documentation.
- Design Researcher
  
  BC Women's Hospital Foundation
  
  Sep 2011 - Oct 2011 (1 month)
  
  Design research within the Department of Nursing at Provincial Health Services Authority.
  
  Optimized patient care time by refining products, experiences, and systems in both industrial and interaction design disciplines.
- Event Organizer Volunteer
  
  Design Thinking unConference
  
  Aug 2011 - Aug 2011
  
  Organized floor plan details with responsibility of event set up and take down.
- Photographer
  
  Sears Canada
  
  2007 - 2007
  
  Family portrait photographer
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