Andres Parada

Chicago, IL

About

Loving life at GRAVITYTANK...

Experience:
4 years
Education:
Brigham Young University
Affiliations:
IDSA
Awards:
General Motors Design Scholarship 2006-2007, 2007-2008.

IDSA student merit award winner.

Honorable Mention, LG's Design the Future Competion, 2009.

IDSA Chicago Iron Sketch Competition, Winner, 2009.

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Resumé

AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS


•Published the book "INFORMALITY", 2012
•Contributor to the book "Learning Curves", 2011
•IDSA Chicago Iron Sketch Competition, Winter, 2009
•LG's "Design The Future Competition", Honorable Mention, 2009
•IDSA student merit award winner, 2008
•Recipient of General Motors ID Scholarship, 2007-2008
•Recipient of General Motors ID Scholarship, 2006-2007
•Recipient of BYU Academic Scholarship, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008


EDUCATION


BFA Degree, Industrial Design, Brigham Young University


EXPERIENCE


GRAVITYTANK
Industrial Designer
Chicago, IL. May 2010-present

PDT
Industrial Designer
Chicago, IL. Sept 2008- April 2010

MODALITI
Industrial Designer
Salt Lake City, UT. Sept 2007—July 2008

KYOCERA WIRELESS
Industrial Design Intern
San Diego, CA. May 2007—August 2007

MURAL PAINTER/ ILLUSTRATOR, freelance.
Stockholm, Sweden. March 1997—June 2003


SKILLS


•Languages:
-Read, write and speak Spanish and Swedish
-Conversational ability in Portuguese
•Computer: Alias Studio Tools, Alias Image Studio, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign, Solidworks, Rhino, KeyShot.
•Prototyping: Woodworking, Welding, Polymer Casting, Thermoforming, Body and Detail Work, Painting



Projects by Andres Parada