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ASHLEY THORFINNSON


EDUCATION

Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY Fall 2008 - Present
Masters of Industrial Design
Coursework includes: Industrial Design Technologies, Furniture, Slipcasting, Drawing, Directed Research and Solid Works

Dartmouth College Hanover, NH June 2007
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art & Environmental Studies
GPA 3.63 cum laude; Wolfenden Fine Arts Prize, 2007 & Office of Residential Life Purchase Prize, 2007
Coursework included: Fine Arts, Architecture, Sustainable Development and Environmental Issues, Agriculture & Ecological Economics

University of Pretoria Pretoria, South Africa Fall 2006
Coursework included: International Development, Environmental Issues, and Ecological Economics. Studied through Dartmouth Foreign Study Program in Namibia, Swaziland & South Africa

Studio Arts Center Intl. Florence, Italy Fall 2005
Coursework included: Design, Fine Arts and Art History, conceived of an Interior Architecture and design scheme for an Italian café and realized the design with a 3d model


EXPERIENCE

Skills: Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite 3, Solid Works, Sketch-up and Windows XP

Center for Sustainable Design Studies Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Intern for Change June 2009 – Present
Developing website content, visual language development for Sustainable Case Studies, and executing thorough research of sustainable materials and technologies. Executed a recycling research project for an internationally-renowned coffee chain and it's NYC waste management partners.

Pratt Towers Housing Co-op Outdoor Space Design Team Member
Brooklyn, NY July 2009-Present
Met with community members, developing plans for the renovation of their outdoor space, designing sustainable and low-cost furniture solutions to transform the space

Sweat Equity Enterprises Intern Spring 2009
Aiding in the national/international expansion of in-school and after-school programs and the development of a Web 2.0 platform. Furthering SEE's ability to create colllaborations between youth and industry for innovative 'real-world' design/technology/entrepreneurship projects. Youth demystify products, while industry engages in a corporate social responsibility initiative in training youth in 21st Century Skills.

Rogers Marvel Architects & TRUCK Product Architecture New York, NY
Business Development Supervisor June 2007-August 2008
Led RMA’s & TRUCK’s Marketing team: organizing and developing submission materials for new design acquisitions, awards, and publications; Lead Materials Librarian: meeting with manufacturers and distributors to source new materials


LEADERSHIP & ACTIVITIES

Buckminster Fuller Institute Fellowship 2009-2010
Contextualizing, un-packing and understanding systems thinking, systemic problems and innovative solutions. Learning Buckminster Fuller's Comprehensive Anticipatory Design Science thinking, and applying it to the evaluation of the 2010 BFI Challenge entries. Conveying experiences through the fellows' blog at http://challenge.bfi.org/onefor100.

Project H, New York Chapter Member Fall 2008 - Present

IDSA Member Fall 2008 - Present
Memeber of The Industrial Designers Society of America, Pratt Chapter

Area Dartmouth College August 2004 – June 2007
Director (Summer 2005, Winter 2006) & Treasurer (Spring 2005)
Conceptualize and curate shows for student run art gallery, facilitate weekly meetings, execute openings, design advertising and promotional materials, balance and work within $6,000 budget

SafeWater Plus Central Plateau, Haiti Summer 2004
Worked with a Minneapolis-based Rotary International Club and World Vision to assist in the maintenance, provision, and design of safe water solutions throughout the Central Plateau