3D Designer

Maxence Dirat

San Francisco, CA

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3D prototypist with a industrial designer background.

Over 8 years of experience with 3D design, translating ideas and projects into 3D models and prototypes, to help customers throughout their product development process to bring it to the market.

My main fields of expertise are 3D prototyping (modeling and printing), as well as 3D rendering.
Education
- Master degree Industrial design
  
  Strate School of Design
  
  2008 - 2013
  
  5 years industrial design cursus, major in mobility/transportation. Foreign exchanges, internships, partnerships with major companies, and final complete project design reviewed by professional jury.
- Diploma Industrial Design
  
  Cardinal Herrera University
  
  2011 - 2011
  
  Foreign exchange program in Spain.
- High School Diploma Scientifical High School
  
  ND Boulogne
  
  2005 - 2008
Experience
- 3D Power Manufacturer
  
  Fictiv
  
  San Francisco, CA
  
  Jan 2016 - Present (8 years 10 months)
  
  - FDM printing for customers - quick turnaround time (next day/2 days) - model optimization and printability feedback - quality control and packing for direct shipping
- 3D Prototypist
  
  Freelance
  
  San Francisco, CA
  
  Jan 2014 - Present (10 years 10 months)
  
  - design 3D models from scratch/blueprints
  - help customers verify concepts, improve designs and bring new products to the market
  - create prototypes using several printers, involving different technologies and materials
  - take care of prototypes preparation, post process and assembly
  - assist customers in the transition from prototyping to production
- 3D Printing technician
  
  EarLens
  
  Menlo Park, CA
  
  Apr 2019 - 2021 (2 years 7 months)
  
  Setting up daily production print run on various industrial machines (Carbon, ProJet, ...)
  Fast paced & dynamic environment requiring high level of consistency, tracability and accuracy
- 3D Printing expert
  
  Inseec U
  
  San Francisco, CA
  
  Jan 2016 - Apr 2019 (3 years 3 months)
  
  - introduction to 3D modeling and printing for international business students
  - run and maintain on-site printers used by the trainees
  - discuss with the students new breakthrough in the 3D printing industry
  - help the students take advantage of rapid prototyping for iterative design
- 3D Printing Instructor
  
  Techshop
  
  San Francisco, CA
  
  Jul 2015 - Nov 2017 (2 years 4 months)
  
  - write short and simple "Safety and Basic Use" tutorial for new members to learn from and refer to when using the machines
  - help existing members overcome design challenges and hardware limitations
  - monitor and schedule required maintenance and repairs on the machines
  - side projects involving laser cutting and CNC milling
- Production Designer
  
  Standard Cyborg
  
  San Francisco, CA
  
  Jan 2016 - Jun 2016 (5 months)
  
  - assemble, troubleshoot, calibrate and maintain printers
  - streamline the production workflow of the world’s first waterproof prosthetic leg
  - optimize settings for pre-production prototype printing
  - prototype post processing
- 3D Designer
  
  Sculpteo
  
  Paris, France
  
  Feb 2013 - Mar 2014 (1 year 1 month)
  
  - assist customers to turn ideas/concepts into printable 3D models
  - file modification to optimize the model for 3D printing
  - printers testing : creation of test models to check the hardware limitations of various machines/printing processes
  - live prototyping session for rapid iterative design
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3D modeling, 3D rendering, 3D animation, 3D printing, 3D design, 3D artist
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