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Senior Designer at Balance Innovation & Design
Gabriel Puerto
Cleveland, OH
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About
I create meaningful and positive memories and experiences through product design.
Graduate of The Cleveland Institute of Art.
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Education
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Bachelor of Fine Arts Industrial DesignCleveland Institute of Art2007 - 2011
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BFA Industrial DesignCleveland Institute of Art (CIA) Class of 20112007 - 2011
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High School Diploma Industrial and Product DesignDesign and Architecture Senior High School2003 - 2007
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Experience
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Senior DesignerBalance Product Development, IncSep 2012 - Present (12 years 2 months)
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Industrial Design Intern, Home HealthcarePhilips DesignOct 2011 - Sep 2012 (11 months)Working with and helping to support a diverse team of designers developing innovative solutions for the Home Healthcare segment.
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Design ContractorThe Little Tikes CompanyJun 2011 - Dec 2011 (6 months)Worked on the infant/ preschool team working on toys for their fall 2012 line. Sketching, model making, rendering, brainstorming
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Product Development InternRadio Flyer Inc.May 2010 - Aug 2010 (3 months)Assisted the Product Development team develop concepts for their 2010 and 2011 product line.
Research: In-home interviews, parent panels, prototype testing and proof of concept.
Concepting: Participated in brainstorm sessions of new product areas, methods of production, developed many sketches and visual aids, presentation quality renderings, and assisted with prototypes. -
Design InternTGA DesignJun 2009 - Aug 2009 (2 months)-Environmental graphics & experience design
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wayfinding solutions in and outside of environments.
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Student design teamGE / CIAJan 2009 - May 2009 (4 months)-Collaborated with a group of student designers for GE coming up with applica-
tions for OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) technology for lighting trade show
exhibit
-concepting, rendering, modeling, and prototyping
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Awards
Appliance Design Gold - Moen GX Disposals - 2017
Good Design Award - Moen GX Disposals - 2016
Spark Award Finalist - Moen GX Disposals -2016
2011 1st Prizm Award - SIE 65, Cleveland Institute of Art
2010 Viktor Schreckengost Award for Excellence in Industrial Design
2009 Excellence in Industrial Design - Automotive Design Award
2008 & 2011 Student Independent Exhibitions 62 & 65
2007 Eagle Scout- Boy Scouts of America -
Affiliations
CIA, DASH, Miami, Cleveland
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On Coroflot@gpuerto, member since 2009
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