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3D Product Designer
Toronto, ON
Feb 2022 - May 2022 (3 months)
✓ Work cross-functionally with internal teams along with designers to discuss strategies, concepts and themes for development of products.
✓ Research new design and art trends for inspiration.
✓ Create databases of custom products, suppliers, vendors and material lists for projects.
✓ Design, engineer, test, and develop innovative products that can be replicated for mass market.
✓ Prepare sketches, 3D designs, renders and shop drawings using SolidWorks and KeyShot
✓ Evaluate design concepts based on appearance, functionality, manufacturability, customer’s requests, and cost/price targets.
✓ Create 3D prototypes and develop methods to refine and validate design concepts.
✓ Quote with vendors new projects that require specific productive processes.
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In Store Specialist
Bogotá, Colombia
Feb 2020 - Aug 2021 (1 year 6 months)
✓ Visit over 60 stores nationwide to monitor and support the development and execution of retail programs that will drive traffic and new customers to stores and optics.
✓ Execute the brand's visibility according to global guidelines. Maintain updated Brands Global Campaigns.
✓ Measure store spaces, physical and digital exhibition to plan, and stage product spaces, design tailor-made solutions for each store who sell the brands, such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, D&G, Persol, among others to guarantee a return on investment (ROI).
✓ Negotiate and advise store owners on the correct portfolio of brands according to the commercial target and average sales ticket.
✓ Train more than 200 sales associates over the brands history, materials, technology and new collections. Teaching more than 400 brand courses online and on site.
✓ Designed and implemented a report to Track and ban non authorized and counterfeit online sellers. The report was replicated to all Latin American subsidiaries.
✓ Increase clients overall sales up to 12% from 2020 to 2021 managing to increase the load of pieces per store and the opening of new brands.
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Design Consultant
KARE
Bogotá, Colombia
Mar 2019 - Oct 2019 (7 months)
✓ Welcome customers and demonstrate excellent product knowledge while answering inquiries.
✓ Schedule appointments with potential clients who were interested in a complete interior design.
✓ Advise clients on interior design factors, such as space planning, furniture, layout, and color schemes.
✓ Visit clients' space, take measures and pictures. Understand their needs, requests and preferences.
✓ Create 3D perspectives using Sketchup. And renders using pCon Planner.
✓Prepare presentation boards for concept, furniture, lighting fixtures and design accessories.
✓ Quotate and follow up: sending quotes, complete information and following up with the client through phone calls and meetings.
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Industrial Designer
DIEX
Bogotá, Colombia
Jun 2016 - Mar 2019 (2 years 9 months)
✓ Design and develop hi-end furniture and commercial spaces according to clients` requirements
and specifications.
✓ Responsible for visiting sites to get measurements for accuracy and precision designs.
✓ Create technical designs in 3D SolidWorks, material specifications and manufacturing drawings.
✓ Communicate with the marketing departments of the brands to ensure that the finishes and
designs we create meet the desired requirements.
✓ Lead the design team, giving advice about technical aspects, assigning tasks and deadlines.
✓ Handle communication emails and coordination between the contractors on site.
✓ Review and ensure drawings for accuracy, material selection and proper finishes with production staff.
✓ Coordinate and supervise the furniture installation.
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Industrial Designer
Ofipartes
Bogotá, Colombia
Jan 2013 - Jun 2016 (3 years 5 months)
✓ Design and develop office furniture focused in the contract universe.
✓ Articulate communications between the design team with marketing, sales and production departments.
✓ Work hands-on in coordination with production staff for the manufacturing, assembly and testing of prototypes.
✓ Lead the communication with local and international suppliers.
✓ Sent to live in China to learn and design 9 molds for injection. And make new commercial alliances. These molds reduced the production costs 25% and increased the production capacity by 40%.
✓ Sent to Salone Del Mobile in Italy to make new commercial alliances and bring new ideas due to high performance.
✓ Maintain knowledge of trend shifts in the furniture industry.
✓ Provide innovative and unique design ideas.
✓ Successfully designed and standardized for production 10 new products.