Resumé

Name: Joe Tan
Age: 32
Nationality: Singaporean
Race: Chinese
Contact Singapore: (+65) 92 320 326
Languages: English, Mandarin, Teochew


:::::::::::::::::::::::WORK EXPERIENCE :::::::::::::::::::::::::

Freelance Designer, Apr'12 - Present

BMW Group DesignworksUSA [5yrs 5mnths]
- Singapore, may'10 - mar,12
- Munich, apr'10 - may'10
- Singapore, oct'07 - apr'10
- Los Angeles, oct'06 - sept'07

ENZER Electronics Pte Ltd, July'05-Aug'06 [1yr]

OSIM International Pte Ltd, Dec'03 - Jun'04 [7 mnths]
Industrial + graphic designer (internship)


::::::::::::::::::::::::::: EDUCATION :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

National University of Singapore [2001- 2005]
Bachelor of Arts (Industrial Design), Honors (2nd Upper Division)

:::::::::::::::::::::::: DESIGN AWARDS :::::::::::::::::::::::::

2011 Design For Asia: Gold Award
Neil Pryde Road Bike

2011 President's Design Award
Design of the Year: Neil Pryde Road Bike

2011 Red Dot Design Award
Neil Pryde Alize Road Bike

2011 IF Design Award
Neil Pryde Alize Road Bike

2011 IDEA Bronze
Sennheiser Adidas Sports Earphones

2011 IF Design Award
Snapper NXT

2011 Good Design Award
Snapper NXT

2010 President's Design Award
Design of the Year: Sennheiser Adidas Earphones

2007 Red Dot: Design Team of the Year
as part of the BMW Group

2007 Opus Award
Gold Award (756 entries)

2005 Taiwan International Design Competition
Finalist Award (1749 entries)

2004 Furniture Design Awards
Merit Award (Young Designer Category)
Exhibited at International Furniture Fair Singapore Expo 2004

2003 Flos LighTouch Lighting Design Competition
Finalist Award
Exhibited at Millenia Walk

2003 Opus Design Awards
Top 200 (1771 entries)

1995 & 1996 Design & Tech Subject Award, Victoria School
Highest Score, 2 consecutive years

:::::::::::::::::::::::: Freelance :::::::::::::::::::::::::

Freelance:
Dinkum Technology [2006]
Product Design

Phoenix Caskets [2004]
CAD and 3D Rendering

Embassy of Finland and NUS [2004]
Graphic Design
Designed the invites and posters for “Finland in Poster Art?Exhibition.

Silicon Auto Products Pte Ltd [2003]
Product and Graphic Design

::::::::::::::::::: SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE ::::::::::::::::::::::

Alias, Bunkspeed, Maxwell, Maya, Solidworks, Photoshop, Illustrator, MS office

:::::::::::::::::::::::::: REFERENCES ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Niko von Saurma: Director, Munich Studio
Niko.Saurma@designworksusa.com

Magnus Aspegren: Director, Shanghai Studio
magnus.aspegren@designworksusa.com

Dr Yen Ching Chiuan
Head of Division of Industrial Design
National University of Singapore
akiyc@nus.edu.sg
(65) 6516 3524

Projects by Joe Tan