Industrial Designer — Stow, OH
I am currently employed by The Metcalfe Group, located in Solon, Ohio. My everyday experience can vary on an almost daily basis; some clients want sketch renderings, some want CAD models, and some want full-blown looks-like and works-like prototypes. The more experience one can get in a variety of different skills, the better of a designer they can end up being.
It's not just about working with your hands, whether it be sketching, rendering, or prototyping - it's also about thinking functionally as realistically as well. For me, ID isn't all about designing a pretty product, but also making it functional and understandable.
Eric Chalko
3924 Wyndham Ridge Drive Apt. 101
(574)-993-0878
echalko@purdue.edu
Notable Projects:
-ET Foundation Aluminum Extrusion Competition (2009)
-Interzinc Student Competition (2009)
-International Housewares Association Student Competition (2009)
-Design project for Depuy (2009)
-Design project for Delta Faucet (2009)
-Design project for Hasbro (2010)
-Design project for Hon Furniture (2010)
-Design project for GE Healthcare (2010)
-Kitchenaid VBL Design (2011)
Skills
Computer:
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Flash, Rhino 4.0, Keyshot, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Word, Solidworks, Maxwell Render, Sketchbook Pro
Other:
Concept Generation, Sketching, Marker Rendering, Computer Rendering, Digital Sketch Rendering
Companies I've Worked With: Depuy, Hasbro, GE Healthcare, Kitchenaid, Purell, Gojo, Hon Furniture, Delta Faucet, Vendor's Exchange