Industrial and Footwear Designer

Arian Fichman

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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I am a professional designer with extensive experience in creative design and development for the footwear industry and industrial products. In addition to my

knowledge in product design I have skills in graphic solutions, 3D modeling and rendering, editing and retouching of images, coordination and tracking in production and the creation of technical sheets.

If you are in need of a professional designer please do not hesitate to contact me.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively independently and part of a team.

Now looking for freelance opportunities.

adfichman@gmail.com
Education
- Course expertise in footwear design and 3d modeling Rhinoceros 3D modeling
  
  McNeel Latin Americas
  
  2008 - 2008
  
  Course Ocer “Rhinoceros 3D”, McNeel Latin Americas. Course expertise in footwear design and 3d modeling. Given by I.D. René Mandel and I.D. Facundo Miri.
- Industrial Designer Industrial Design
  
  Universidad Nacional de La Plata - UNLP
  
  2003 - 2008
- Bachelor Art, design and communication
  
  High School Nº13 (Bahía Blanca).
  
  2000 - 2002
Experience
- Footwear designer and consultant - Freelance
  
  FALLEN FOOTWEAR
  
  San Isidro, Argentina
  
  Mar 2018 - Present (6 years 8 months)
  
  Trend research, footwear design, apparel design, material selection,drawing of
  views and technical details, color variants, technical techpacks for development,
  productive and technical advice, comercial advice.
  Photography and Product Edition, Graphics for social networks, catalogs, Gif, web images
- Freelance Footwear Designer
  
  Design Consulting
  
  Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  Jan 2017 - Present (7 years 10 months)
- Freelance footwear designer and developer
  
  FILPIL
  
  Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  Nov 2016 - Present (8 years)
  
  Responsible for the design, development and coordination for the manufacture of children's footwear.
  Product design, color variants, purchase and logistics of materials,technical datasheets, search of factory and suppliers, development and production, quotation and financial coordination.
- Entrepreneur
  
  WOLFISH
  
  Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  Dec 2014 - Dec 2016 (2 years)
  
  Founding Partner of "Wolfish" brand.
  Startup specialized in the development, innovation and commercialization of Outdoor products.
  In charge of the design, development and manufacture of products, graphic design, organization, administration and delivery logistics.
- Freelance Footwear Designer
  
  RITZ FOOTWEAR
  
  Oct 2016 - Dec 2016 (2 months)
  
  Responsible for the footwear design and the creation of 2017 Winter Collection.
  Product design, variants of colors, choice of materials,
  Photography and photo edition for catalog, catalog design.
- Product Manager and Señor Footwear Designer
  
  G.G.M S.A - Pony / Signia / Asics
  
  Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  Jul 2015 - Nov 2016 (1 year 4 months)
  
  - Market research
  - Product Planning Matrix
  - Trend research
  - Design of new products
  - Materials research
  - Coordination with suppliers
  - Monitoring the development of samples
  - Coordination between marketing and product development
  - Direct relationship with factories (Argentina - Brazil)
- Señor Footwear Designer
  
  TOPPER - (Alpargatas S.A.)
  
  Buenos Aires, Argentina
  
  Aug 2010 - Jun 2015 (4 years 10 months)
  
  Topper’s brand footwear designer in “Alpargatas S.A.” company
  - Sport and Urban Shoes design
  - Conceptual design
  - Trend Research
  - Sole blueprints design
  - Graphic design for Vamp/Upper
  - Directly related to the development workshop and factory.
- Footwear Designer
  
  Vulcabraz / Azaleia
  
  Coronel Suarez, Argentina
  
  Jun 2009 - Oct 2010 (1 year 4 months)
  
  I worked in the footwear factory "Indular Manufacturas S.A.", belonging to the Brazilian group "Vulcabras S.A.", in the area of "Engineering and Development".
  I worked on the developed for the REEBOK and OLYMPIKUS brands.
  - Footwear designs, development and prototypes for Latin America.
  - Variations of colors and materials.
  - Modeling of vamps and uppers for own prototypes.
  - 3D modeling of soles and insoles for working with CAD-CAM.
  - Drawings of all models and variants for manual and internal files.
  - Exhibit design, posters, in-house environments factory.
- Industrial Designer
  
  Astronomy university in the National University of La Plata
  
  La Plata, Argentina
  
  Apr 2008 - Nov 2008 (7 months)
  
  Telescope Design: I did a voluntary work for the department of Astronomy of the National
  University of La Plata (Argentina). I was in a group where we designed some reflecting telescope
  with a educational view to give to some schools in the interior of the province of Buenos Aires.
Awards

- 2010

Finalist of the Argentinan national Contest of design of footwear - “Un paso al futuro”, organized by www.conexionmoda.com and the companies Solva Indupa, Tecnocom S.A, and Plastic Industries Erezcano.

- 2003 - Chair design.

Special mention and product exposed in the "International Furniture Fair MOVELSUL" (Brazil). Working group planning design and construction.
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