Eddie Chiu
Designer — New York, NY
About
Eddie Chiu is a product and graphic designer from New York City
- Experience:
- 5 years
- Education:
- Parsons The New School for Design
- Awards:
- Honorable Mention for Playability
Noguchi Museum (Oct 2005)
Chess Set Design Competition
Top 3 Finalist
Vespa USA (Dec 2004)
Accessories Design Competition
ABC News Interview (July 2006)
Mobee, Motion Training Toy
American Craft Magazine (Feb 2006)
Whob Chess Set
Business 2.0 Magazine (Oct 2005)
Vespa Seat
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Resumé
---- EXPERIENCE ----
Input Creative Group - Warwick, NJ: 2008 – present
(A strategic product and graphic design consultancy.)
Position: Production Manager / Product and Graphic Designer
• Designed all Contact Keeper products and graphics including point of purchase displays.
• Led new product development and production in China.
• Assisted in QC inspection, resolved issues and implemented new production procedures to reduce rejection rates.
• Managed communication and shipping logistics.
Parsons The New School for Design – New York, NY
Position: Instructor
• Taught Product Design Summer Intensive’ - Summer 2007
• Taught Junior year ‘Design 3’ - Fall Semester 2009
Royal Promotion Group New York, NY: May – Sept 2008
Position: Freelance designer
• Designed point of purchase displays for department stores including concepts, presentation renderings, control drawings and assembling instructions.
Smart Design New York, NY: Jan – Feb 2007
(A strategic product design consultancy.)
Position: Researcher and designer.
Atlason Design New York, NY: Jun – Aug 2006
Position: Freelance designer
- Designed packaging for beverages and watches.
Prima Donna Design Inc New York, NY: Nov 2004 – April 2005
Position: Freelance designer
• Tableware design.
• Established relationship with new vendors and manage production in China: from prototyping to retail.
---- EDUCATION -----
Practicum in Social Entrepreneurship
September 2006 – December 2006
Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy
- New York, NY
BFA Product Design
September 2004 – May 2006
• Parsons The New School For Design - New York, NY
October 2002 - June 2004
• Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design - London, UK
---- SKILLS ----
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Microsoft Office
Graphite
Solidworks
Fluent in English and Mandarin
