I am a graduated industrial designer from the Tec de Monterrey (2009) with international experience studying at schools like Central Saint Martins (London), Domus Academy (Milan), and Parsons (New York) and participating in workshops with companies like Alessi, Vitra, Whirlpool, and Cemex. In 2008 I worked as an intern at Feiz Design in Amsterdam, where I worked in projects for Nokia, Herman Miller, and other in-studio assigments.
EDUCATION
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
BA in Industrial Design , 2004 — 2009
Parsons School of Design
Summer Intensive Studies , Product Design , 2007 — 2007
Tutor: Robert Rabinovitz
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Dual City Summer Sessions , Product Design , 2006 — 2006
Tutor: Rob Thompson
Domus Academy
Dual City Summer Sessions , Product Design , 2006 — 2006
Tutors: Dante Donegani & Giovanni Lauda
WORK EXPERIENCE
Independent Industrial Designer
January 2010 — Present
Working on a variety of design projects for national and international companies, comercializing self-produced products and creating limited edition design objects.
Ideatica - Freelance Designer
November 2009 — 2010
Supporting design projects related to sustainable, experience, and product design.
Internship - Feiz Design Studio
August 2008 — December 2008
5 month Internship participating in workshops for Nokia, Herman Miller, and supporting studio projects with research, brainstorming, model making, 3d modeling, and presentation design.
Summer Internship - Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
June 2005 — August 2005
Aid in the Latin American Arts Department
COURSES AND WORKSHOPS
2011 JICA Fellowship "Modern Design and Traditional Craftmanship" at the Kyoto Institute of Technology
2009 ICSID Interdesign Monterrey
A path to meaningful innovation
Project Leader: Ignacio Urbina Polo
2009 Cemex + ITESM Course: Creating Value through design for flyash waste materials. Worked in multidisciplinary teams together with chemical engineers.
2009 Advanced ID Workshop: Monterrey School Bus Concept Development for Monterrey Transport Authority. Interior Design team leader.
2008 Vitra Workshop “Design is a serious play” with Satyendra Pakhale at Domaine de Boisbuchet, France
2007 Experience Design Workshop with Nathan Shedroff
2007 Whirlpool + ITESM Course: Future Concepts Development Course. Worked in multidisciplinary teams together with mechatronic engineers.
2006 Alessi Workshop “The Kitchen 2015” with Laura Polinoro
Monterrey, Mexico
2011 Japan International Cooperation Agency Fellowship 2010 Finalist MUMEDI-Corian Contest - Exhibited at the Mexican Design Museum in Mexico City 2010 Finalist Dimueble Contest Mexico - Exhibited at the Guadalajara Furniture Fair 2009 3rd Place Tupperware Mexico Design Contest