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Industrial Designer
Sam Falken
Winston-Salem, NC
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About
Industrial Design Grad from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, originally from Winston-Salem, NC.
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Education
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Bachelor of Science Industrial DesignVirginia Polytechnic Institute & State University2016
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Experience
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Housewares DesignerLocal DesignBlacksburg, VAJun 2015 - Aug 2015 (2 months)Designed and produced housewares with a team of designers from the VT ID program. Products were then sold during weekend farmers markets. Further product development came from real time feedback from customers and fellow designers.
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Furniture DesignerSelf EmployedWinston-Salem, NCMay 2014 - Aug 2014 (3 months)- Developed a line of case goods through sketching, Photoshop, and Solidworks
- Received formal critiques from industry leading furniture companies (Century Furniture and Moore Councill Designs) -
Lead Designer for VT PACE TeamGeneral Motors Sponsored ProjectBlacksburg, VASep 2013 - May 2014 (8 months)- Organized a team of designers to develop a new concept for GM
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Junior CounselorCamp Sea GullArapahoe, NCJun 2011 - Aug 2012 (1 year 2 months)Summer Job. Helped to manage cabins with campers age 7-8 and 9-10. Achieved highest available riflery certifications for teaching children about rifles and shotguns on a controlled range.
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English Teacher and TutorThe Theresianisch AkademieWien, AustriaMay 2012 - May 2012- Month long internship teaching, tutoring, and assisting English Classes
- Lived abroad while experiencing complete immersion in Austrian Culture
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IDSA, VTID
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On Coroflot@samfalken, member since 2015
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