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.

Native to South Florida.
Education
- Bachelor of Fine Arts Industrial Design
  
  Cleveland Institute of Art
  
  2007 - 2011
- BFA Industrial Design
  
  Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) Class of 2011
  
  2007 - 2011
- High School Diploma Industrial and Product Design
  
  Design and Architecture Senior High School
  
  2003 - 2007
Experience
- Senior Designer
  
  Balance Product Development, Inc
  
  Sep 2012 - Present (12 years 3 months)
- Industrial Design Intern, Home Healthcare
  
  Philips Design
  
  Oct 2011 - Sep 2012 (11 months)
  
  Working with and helping to support a diverse team of designers developing innovative solutions for the Home Healthcare segment.
- Design Contractor
  
  The Little Tikes Company
  
  Jun 2011 - Dec 2011 (6 months)
  
  Worked on the infant/ preschool team working on toys for their fall 2012 line. Sketching, model making, rendering, brainstorming
- Product Development Intern
  
  Radio 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 Intern
  
  TGA Design
  
  Jun 2009 - Aug 2009 (2 months)
  
  -Environmental graphics & experience design
  -Worked within a small design studio collaborating on creating
  wayfinding solutions in and outside of environments.
  -concepting, refining, assembling working drawings, message schedules
- Student design team
  
  GE / CIA
  
  Jan 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
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
Industries
- Commercial Equipment
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