Arnold Chu
Multi-disciplined product design professional — Brooklyn, NY
About
Arnold is a multi-disciplined product design professional with
experience in the many aspects of today’s product oriented business.
Together with his academic background in industrial design
and electrical engineering, Arnold has been professionally involved
in areas of management, product development, manufacturing, international commerce, marketing and retail sales.
- Education:
- Pratt Institute
- Awards:
- Designs Featured in DesignBoom, The Bohemerian, Life+Times, & Lushgazine. 2011
Exhibition, Perpetual Motion, ICFF New York. 2011
Exhibition, Cappellin, New York. 2011
Presenter, Apartment Therapy, New York. 2010
Exhibition, C.O.D.E Exhibition, Copenhagen. 2010
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Arnold Chu
343 4th Ave, Apt 3L
Brooklyn, NY 11215
arnoldchu@gmail.com
www.arnoldchu.com
+1-718-801-3453 (USA)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Extech Industries, New York, New York. 2005 - Present
Merchandising Manager - International Import Department
Cirkitech Electronics Ltd. Taipei, Taiwan. 2000 - 2004
Director - International Business Development
Boxx International Corporation. Hawthorne, New York. 1995 - 2000
Project Manager – Computing Products Development
Stereo People USA , New York, New York. 1992 - 1995
Retail Manager
EDUCATION
Pratt Institute, School of Art & Design, New York, USA. 2009 - 2012
Master of Industrial Design, Cum Laude
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark. 2010 Summer
Scandinavian Furniture Design Program
Pratt Institute, School of Continuing & Professional Studies, New York, USA. 2008 - 2009
Industrial Design foundation courses
Polytechnic Institute of New York University, New York, USA. 1988 - 1992
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), Cum Laude
SPECIAL SKILLS
COMPUTER OS
Windows, Mac OS, UNIX.
DESIGN SOFTWARE
SolidWorks, Maya, Rhinoceros, Adobe Photoshop,
Illustrator, InDesign, Fireworks, Sketch
Book Pro, Sketch UP, Pepakura Designer, Sculptris
Alpha, DAVID scanning.
BUSINESS SOFTWARE
Microsoft Office Suite, Advance Excel training
certification, Adobe Acrobat, Prophet 21, Crystal
Report X.
ROBOTICS
Arduino Hardware & Software, iRobot Roomba
ROI, Processing.
PROTOTYPING
Rapid prototyping ( SLA & Shapeways), Laser
cutting, Wood working, Foam modeling, Metal
tube bending, Welding, Vacuum forming, and
Plastic thermal-deforming.
LANGUAGE
English, Chinese (Spoken & Written)
