Benjamin Bush
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About
I believe that a heaping scoop of empathy and a passion for excellence allows me to stay competitive in an ever-changing discipline.
I want to design with boldness; knowing that if I am scared of being wrong, I will never discover anything new.
I love to challenge and mentor young designers. I strive to cultivate an environment that encourages outright honesty along side disruptive and unorthodox design application.
I need to work in such a way that when I look back over the entire process I can honestly say that I've impressed myself.
Specialties: design management, sketching, modeling, rendering, rapid prototyping, design methods, creative direction, design research, mentoring, instilling passion -
Education
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Master Industrial DesignAuburn University2008 - 2010
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Bachelor Industrial DesignAuburn University2004 - 2008
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Experience
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Assistant Professor of Industrial DesignUniversity of Louisiana at LafayetteSep 2010 - Present (14 years 3 months)Training and edifying the next generation of design students. Installing new design criteria for an ever evolving profession while being extremely resourceful.
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Design MercenaryPublik School DesignJan 2010 - Present (14 years 11 months)Freelance design in the Auburn and Montgomery and Lafayette areas. Also dabbling in photography, graphic design, and theatrical props creation.
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Montgomery Marketing OutdoorCatoma OutdoorMay 2008 - Dec 2010 (2 years 7 months)Design head over sleeping cots and lightweight tents, served as on site consultant for other products for military application
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Grad StudentAuburn UniversityAug 2008 - Jan 2010 (1 year 5 months)Simultaneously researched/developed a thesis based on preventing ACL injuries through a training device and co-taught both photography classes and Adobe Created suite based classes.
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StaffKanakuk KampsMay 2007 - Jul 2007 (2 months)Counseled and managed youth, assisted in programs, created and facilitated construction of numerous props and costumes for theatrical productions
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Awards
CONTRACT WORK
Montgomery Marketing Outdoor (formerly MMI)
June 2008- June 2011
Product Design
Designed and fabricated tents and cots for military use.
Precision Medical Solutions (Montgomery, Alabama)
September 2010- May 2011
Prototype Development
Examined patent material, discussed design flaws and solutions, fabricated functional prototype.
VOLUNTEER WORK
The Way 2 Serve Ministry (Opelika, Alabama)
January 2005- Present
Head of visual communication and event promotion.
Bridge Ministry of Acadiana (Lafayette, Louisiana)
January 2011- Present
Taught drawing and concept development, tutored at risk students. -
Affiliations
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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Skills
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@bushbem, member since 2008
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