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Amit Patankar

Detroit, MI

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Award winning Industrial Designer and innovator with over 14 years of professional experience In diverse Design teams at various locations around the world.

Inventor of 7 US patents, 3 world patents and 3 China patents with several citations.

Key strengths:

Strong visual communication in both 2D & 3D

Skilled storytelling

Keen eye for design detailing and product craftsmanship

Passion for creative CMF design with experience of several automotive programs

Innovative, problem solving mindset

Good team player with strong interpersonal skills
Education
- M. Des Industrial Design
  
  National Institute of Design, India
  
  2002 - 2005
  
  Post graduate diploma program in product / Industrial design
Experience
- Lead Components and seating designer
  
  Ford Motor Company
  
  Dearborn, MI
  
  Jan 2024 - Present (10 months)
  
  Design automotive interior components, seats, accessories
- senior designer
  
  Yanfeng automotive interior Systems
  
  Detroit, MI
  
  Jan 2012 - Jan 2024 (12 years)
  
  Lead conceptual design for various future mobility and innovation projects in the automotive interior space.
Awards

CMF Design Award 2023 (Shanghai, China)

Red Dot design award 2021 (Singapore)

Red dot design award 2019 (Singapore)

The Good Design Award 2019 (Chicago, USA)

Automotive Brands Contest Award 2019 (German design council, Germany)

opus design award 2003 (winning entry, Japan)
Affiliations

IDSA
Industries
Skills
- 3D Modeling
- Architecture
- CMF
- Keyshot
- Illustrator
- Industrial Design
- Maya
- Photoshop
- Prototyping
- Rhinoceros
Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot

@patankardesign, member since 2006
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Amit Patankar

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

Systems Administrator, Visible Futures Lab (VFL)