Resumé

John Quincy Adams Skalski
Industrial Designer

215 237 6880
215 784 0528
john.skalski@gmail.com

Objective
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To obtain a versatile position to further my career inside a dynamic company with ample opportunity for growth, originality, and innovation.

Education
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Savannah College of Art and Design (S.C.A.D.), 2001-2006 Savannah, Georgia
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

Professional Experience
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Amtrak, 2007 - present
Wilmington, Delaware
Industrial Designer
- Design rolling stock
- In charge of all on-board signage
- Multitask with a team of designers and engineers

Urban Green Partnership
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2007
Design Intern
- Design brochures for campany and events
- Create presentations for promotions
- Consult with partners to create designs

Breuer Building Group, 2007- present
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
Designer/Architectural Drafter/Sub-contractor
- Assist in building, planning, and constructing
- Multitask to achieve daily goals for completion
- Complete architectural plans and designs for licensed architect(s) to sign off on with approval
- Photograph progression of work completed

31 North Main, L.L.C., 2007
Ambler, Pennsylvania
Contact Owner, Sam Monastero at (610) 246 4007
Industrial/Interior Space Designer
- Consult direct with owner/contractor for complete renovation
- Redesign exterior facade and interior space of a 6000 square foot building for a future laundromat business

Stewart Enterprises, Inc., 2006-2007
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Contact Director, Randy Edwards at (862) 432 1389
www.stewartenterprises.com
Pre-need Sales Counselor
- Research, contact, and sales of cemetery property and products to
pre-need families
- Review contracts, meet monthly quotas, and delivery of corporate
materials to clients

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, 2005-2006
Savannah, Georgia
www.gulfstream.com
Special Topics Design Team: Private Aircraft Interiors
- Designer/Liaison for high-end markets with modifications to existing and new aircraft interior designs
- Responsible for working with a leadership team bringing conceptual ideas through final production/marketing
- Experience with a very strict industry, proprietary Information pertaining to Federal Contracts

The Grikitis Group, 2004-2005
Savannah, Georgia
Site Development and Project Manager
www.grikitisgroup.com
Contact Owner, Alex Grikitis at (912) 220 1700
- Managed several properties undergoing restoration and development
- Financial supervision, managed budget, employee oversight
- Design consultant for interior/exterior living spaces on several sites

Additional Experience
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Bonarroo Music Festival, Summer 2006 & 2007
Manchester, Tennessee
Visual Design Department
- Create, developed, constructed, and finished display exhibits
- Designs were visible to 80,000 people over 328 acres

Built a Concept Car, 2004
Savannah, Georgia
- Designed, constructed, and finished a concept car in ten weeks
- Worked with a team of twenty students

P.S.E.A. (Pennsylvania State Education Association. Art Exhibition, 2001
Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania
- Annual, Juried show at the Woodmere Art Museum
- My piece was chosen out of 125 entries

Computer Skills
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Extremely Proficient in C.A.D. (Rhino, Alias/Studio Pro Tools, Cobalt), Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe In-Design, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Macromedia Freehand, Fast Track, Expert on PC and Mac. Knowledge of Solidworks, Pro-E, AutoCAD, and Catia.

Honors
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- Upper Dublin Township and Montgomery County Excellence Award (2002)
Successful Rescue and Resuscitation of a Patron While on Duty as a
Lifeguard at Upper Dublin Community Pool, North Hills, Pennsylvania
- Azilee C. and Lauren Lockwood Henderson Scholarship (2001)
SAT Scholarship - Savannah College of Art & Design
- Diane Wahrman Scholarship (2001)
Portfolio Scholarship - Savannah College of Art & Design
- Upper Dublin Scholastic Allied Art Awards (1997-2001)
Sculpture and Mixed Media

Activities
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- Urban Green Partnership's GreenFest Philly 2007
- Savannah, Film & Video Projects (2003-2006)
Acting and Production Involvement
- SCAD Sailing Team (2001)

* More References and a portfolio are available upon request

Projects by John Skalski

Manufacturing & Green Design
8 Files

Private Aircraft
13 Files

Graphic Design
10 Files

Laundromat Redesign
10 Files

Hydrofoil Sailboat
4 Files

Sketches & Renderings
8 Files

CAD Models
9 Files

Goody Project Brushoff
5 Files

Digital Time
1 File

Longboard Skateboard
11 Files

My First Yacht
4 Files

RheumAscend - in process
9 Files

Sculpture
10 Files

Character
3 Files

References
4 Files