Industrial Designer

John Gates

Lawrence, KS

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Industrial Designer
Education
- Certificate TESL
  
  The University of South Carolina
  
  2013 - 2014
  
  Studied TESL material and taught English in Beijing, China to earn TESL certificate.
- Bachelor of Fine Arts Industrial Design
  
  The University of Kansas
  
  2009 - 2013
  
  3.65 GPA - Studied under Richard Branham, Lance Rake, and May Tveit toward a degree in Industrial/Product Design. Focused also on entrepreneurship, photography, graphic design, interactive design, and Chinese.
Experience
- Draftsman
  
  Fashion Inc
  
  Ottawa, KS
  
  Sep 2019 - Present (5 years 2 months)
- Design Engineer
  
  Andax Industries, LLC
  
  Saint Marys, KS
  
  Sep 2016 - Sep 2019 (3 years)
- Freight Associate
  
  Home Depot
  
  Overland Park, KS
  
  Mar 2016 - Sep 2016 (6 months)
  
  Stock shelves from 9pm to 6am.
- English Transcriber
  
  Pactera
  
  Beijing, China
  
  Nov 2014 - Nov 2015 (1 year)
  
  Pactera is a company that does outsourced work. I have transcribed lines of text for Microsoft, Sony, Xbox, Skype, and assisted in the development of other company's projects when necessary.
- English Teacher
  
  Web International English
  
  Beijing, China
  
  Jul 2013 - Jul 2014 (1 year)
  
  I taught English to Chinese students from ages 15 to 50 in classes ranging from one to 40 people - Reading, Writing, and Verbal Communication (Grammar, Syntax, Inflection, Intonation, and Pronunciation).
- Avionics Technician
  
  United States Navy
  
  Virginia Beach, VA
  
  Jul 2003 - Jul 2007 (4 years)
  
  Isolate problems in sub-assemblies of F-18 aircraft.
Industries
- Commercial Equipment
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John Gates

Assistant Professor - Educator, Communication Design, Myron E. Ullman, Jr. School of Design

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