Evan Gurgui
Objective - To visually manifest the inspirations and design ideas of myself and others. To bring a sense of realism to those far out ideas and to push the ideas which haven't yet been realized. To design with a style which can only be described as a melting pot. To bring qualities of function and aesthetics of beauty to the same keel. To be a profound, conscious, and purposeful designer
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Education
-U.S.-
Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA
BS Industrial Design _ May 2008
Distinguished Honors Scholar _ Honors Program
GPA: 3.58
-Abroad-
Nuova Accademia Di Belle Arti (NABA)
Milan, Italy _ Fall Semester 2006
Honors_Awards
Gold Award - The Maurice Kanbar Excellence in Design Competition _ May 08
Faculty Design Award - Fourth Year Industrial Design - In recognition of exceptional achievement _ Philadelphia University _ April 08
IDSA merit awards finalist - Philadelphia University _ March 2008
Work shown in surface magazine - the 10th annual avant guardian issue - #68 p227
1st Place _ Cotton Inc. Sustainable Interiors Competition _ member of an inter-disciplinary team (industrial, interior, and textile majors) _ year long project recently completed _ October 2007
A part of Philadelphia University's new ad campaign, appearing in their televised commercial
International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) _ May 2007 NYC - project selected for exhibition and featured in a promotional brochure (Same design shown on YankoDesign.com)
1st Place - American Institute of Architect's REcycle/REdesign Student Design Competition 2006
- Design featured in an exhibition for the competition at the AIA Bookstore and Design Center _ 17th St Philadelphia _ April 2006
Philadelphia University Faculty Scholarship (annual)
Philadelphia University Grant (annual)
Gerber Family Scholarship (study abroad semester)
Experience
Lead Product Designer
Innovation Factory
Philadelphia PA _ May 2010 – Present
-product development (ideation to actual product)
-packaging / graphic design
-project management
-patent work
Product Design Consultant
Innovation Factory
Philadelphia PA _ June 2008 - May 2010
-research and product development
-concept ideation (sketching/Rhino)
-physical modeling
-technical drawing
Product Design Consultant and co-founder
tryevoeDESIGN
Philadelphia PA _ January 2009 - October 2009
-reverse engineering (SolidWorks)
-product development:
-sketching to CAD
-proposal work
Industrial Designer (Internship)
Zenith Products Corporations
New Castle DE _ Summer 2007
-product modeling (SolidWorks)
-rapid prototype finishing
-die layout
-packaging
Lifeguard
Zena Recreation Park
Woodstock NY _ Summers 2002-2007
-Certified in CPR, AED, O2 administration, and First Aid
Designer Skills
product development _ research _ sketching / rendering _ prototyping / model making _ testing / analysis _ concept refinement _ project documentation _ digital photography _ technical drawing _ CAD _ 3D rendering _ presentation _ sewing _ snowboarding
Mac / Windows _ Adobe Illustrator _ Adobe Photoshop _ Adobe InDesign _ iMovie
SolidWorks _ Rhino _ Word _ PowerPoint _ Excel _ Outlook
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Specialties
- Industrial Design
- 3-D Modeling
- Packaging
Experience
4 yearsEducation
Awards
Gold Award - The Maurice Kanbar Excellence in Design Competition _ May 08 IDSA merit awards finalist - Philadelphia University _ North East _ March 2008 International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF)_May 2007 NYC - work featured
Affiliations
IDSA
