Resumé

Curriculum Vitae

Mahdiyar Fakhraei Ghazvini
Home Address:
30 River Rd, Apt 3H
New York, NY 10044
Cell Number: +1 (310) 954-7000
Email Address: mahdyar_fg@rocketmail.com
Website (Portfolio): coroflot.com/mahdyar


1 - Personal Information

First Name: Mahdyar Ghazvini
Family Name: Fakhraei
Date of Birth: Aug. 16th, 1985
Place of Birth: San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Nationality: US Citizen
Marital Status: Single


2 - Educational Profile

Master's Degree:
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Industrial Design
University of Tehran (UT) – Kish International Campus, Iran
Total Grade: 17,57 (Out of 20 - Based on Iran's Grading System)
(Feb. 2012)

Master Thesis:
Project Title: Designing A Running-Shoe With Energy-Saving Capability
Thesis Grade: 18,50 (Out of 20 - Based on Iran's Grading System)
Description: With the design approach "Green Design", the design of the running shoe was done as a Proposed Concept for Nike Inc according to its guidelines and design parameters; The mentioned concept cay store energy by human movement.
(Jan. 2011 – Feb. 2012)

Bachelor's Degree:
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Mechanical Engineering
Aachen University of Applied Sciences (FH-Aachen), Aachen, Germany
Total Grade: 2,8 (1,0 = best grade & 4,0 is the minimum passing grade - Based on Germany's Grading System)
(Aug. 2007)

Bachelor's Thesis:
Project Title: Library Comfort Analysis
Thesis Grade: 2,0 (1,0 = best grade & 4,0 is the minimum passing grade - Based on Germany's Grading System)
Description: Worked with the measuring instrument stand at the library of Solar-Campus Jülich – Measured and analyzed on the comfort level of the persons at the medium, according to the ventilation systems analysis
(Apr. 2007 – Aug. 2007)
* The Thesis is published by Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany.
ISBN: 978-3-8454-0250-5


3 - Academic Workshops

Metamorphosis Workshop
University of Tehran (UT) – Kish International Campus
Instructed By: Dr. Christian Boucharenc, Professor of National University of Singapore (NUS)
Description: Attended and got the Certificate of the Metamorphosis Workshop of Industrial Design, worked on the deformation of shapes between two products in order to reach the final metamorphic shape / the operated products were a giraffe toy and a detergent bottle.
(Feb. 19th – Feb. 23rd, 2011)


4 - Working Experience

(Feb. 2012 - Present)
Company: Cando Design Lab
Place: Tehran, Iran
Description: Working as Product Designer, 3D Modeler, & doing some Graphic Design in the fields of Product Design, Interior & Exhibition Design, & Strategic Design / Getting Projects related to Mass Production of House-ware Goods

(Dec. 2010 – Present) - (Part-Time Job)
Company: Mehr Afshan Institute
Place: Tehran, Iran
Description: Working as SolidWorks™ Teacher, instructing academic projects related to product design and/or modeling to the B.Sc. and/or College students / 3D Modeling

(Aug. 2011 – Dec. 2011)
Company: RPI Co.
Place: Tehran, Iran
Description: Worked as the Service Manager and Sales Engineer of the document imaging machineries such as Book-Scanners, Document Scanners, Microfilm Archive Writers, Microfilm Processing Machines, etc – Have received 5 Official Licenses from the Service Training Workshop of the company Zeutschel, the manufacturer of Documents' Imaging Systems, in Tübingen, Germany

(Apr. 2010 – Jul. 2011)
Company: Mehrandish Co.
Place: Tehran, Iran
Description: Worked as the Consulting Engineer / Project Analyzing – consulted and suggested project-plans for engineering companies working in Gas-Lines Technology / Worked as the Industrial Designer and Part-Modeler of instruments

(Sep. 2008 – Mar. 2009)
Company: Khak-e-Mosalah SAZAN Co.
Place: Tehran, Iran
Description: Worked as Mechanical Designer on Reinforced Wall Components as Machine Elements Designer and Field Engineer / Worked as 3D Modeler and Product Designer, designed a Roller of making Adhesive

(Aug.2007 – Aug. 2008)
Company: AF Optical Inc.
Place: Fremont, CA, U.S.A.
Description: Worked as Product Designer and 3D Modeler of Components related to Optomechanical Instruments such as Microscopes, Cameras, Telescopes, and etc


5 - Computer Skills

Microsoft Office Programs:
Word (excellent) / Power Point (excellent) / Excel (excellent) / Office Project (proper knowledge)

Product Design Programs:
SolidWorks (excellent) / Autodesk 3D's Max (proper knowledge) / Auto CAD (proper knowledge) / Rhinoceros (basics) / ANSYS (basics)

Graphic Design Programs:
Adobe Photoshop (excellent) / Logo Design Program (excellent) / Macromedia Freehand (proper knowledge) / Google SketchUp (basics) / Adobe Illustrator (basics)

Rendering Engines:
PhotoView 360 (excellent) / KeyShot (excellent) / HyperShot (proper knowledge)

Web Designing Programs:
Adobe Dreamweaver (basic knowledge for static website design)


6 - Language Skills:

English:
First Language

Persian:
Excellent in Speaking, Reading, and Writing

German:
Very Good in Speaking, Reading, and Writing*
* Got the German Language Certificate “ZD” with the Total Grade: 1,0 - (Sep. 2006)


7 - Designs:

(Dec. 2009) Designed an Ergonomic Kitchen-Table's Seat; Course: Applied Ergonomics; University Project, University of Tehran, Kish International Campus.

(Jan. 2010) Designed Three Kick-Scooters with Added Values; one of them modeled with SolidWorks; the Kick-Scooter's design has done according to the Chevrolet™ Corvette™ and the theme of the film "The Fast and The Furious™"; Course: Industrial Design Methodology; University Project, University of Tehran, Kish International Campus.

(Jun. 2010) Designed a User Centered Phone Booth; Course: User Centered Design (UCD); University Project, University of Tehran, Kish International Campus.

(Dec. 2010) Designed a Laser-Lamp retro-designed from Aladdin's Magic Lamp; The lamp is used for children's' room; The concept has taken part in the iF Design competition in Germany.

(Jan. 2011) Designed a Shade-Lamp named Candelica©; The form of the lamp is based on Helical Components and Candle.

(Mar. 2011) Designed a Toaster and Special Dishes which their shape are formed according to a Toast-Bread; the concept was designed with SolidWorks® program.

(Apr. 2011) Designed a Running Shoe with Energy Saving Capability; Designed 3 running shoes for Nike and Adidas - the concepts have the capability of Energy-Saving and Generating; Course: Project 1 and 2 of Industrial Design; University Project, University of Tehran, Kish International Campus.

(May. 2011) Designed Three Concepts of Touch Screen Mobile Phones with the SolidWoks program; the hardware of phones are basically designed according to Windows Phone 7™ and Symbian™ Series 60 – 5th Edition Mobile Phones.

(Jun. 2011) Designed an External Hard-Drive and a USB-Flash Memory named iSafe©; The concept has taken part in the iF Design competition in Germany.

(Jul. 2011) Designed a Golden-Ring with beryllium jewels carved on it and the jewels form two birds on the body of the ring.

(Mar. 2012) Designed and Modeled a Cloth Rack for the brand Magic-Hand™; The modeled concept is on the process of production; The process of designing the products was done as CanDo Design Lab's member.

(Apr. 2012) Designed a 3D Model of an Organizer which its shape resembles a rising statistic diagram; the name of the concept is MANAGiSER©; it has dedicated places for Papers, Folders, Punch, Pens & Pencils, Notes, etc.

(Apr. 2012) Designed and Produced an LED-Fiber Light for the Interior Decoration of a residential house in Tehran; The design process was done as CanDo Design Lab's member.

(May. 2012) Designed the Official Logo of Irsa Kimia™ Chemical Company which produces Shampoos and related goods; Have taken part to the whole Strategic Design of the Company's Products esp. in the field of company's Products Design in Shaping, Forming, & Visual Identity; The design process was done as CanDo Design Lab's member.

(May. 2012) Designed & Modeled the Interior of the Exhibition Flat of Iranian Porphyry® company that took part in International Exhibition of Stone & Mining, Tehran, Iran; The process of designing the products was done as CanDo Design Lab's member.

(Jun. 2012) Designed the Packaging of 3 different types of Saffron for Golestan® Company, one of the famous producers and exporters of Iranian Saffron; The Products were designed are Packaging, Gifts, and Containers, based on the Iran's Traditional Identities in Product Design; The design process was done as CanDo Design Lab's member.

(Jul. 2012) Designed and 3D Modeled 2 Trays for Arcomin® Company; The trays are ergonomically and aesthetically designed; The design process was done as CanDo Design Lab's member.

(Aug. 2012) Designed and 3D Modeled 5 types of Swatters shaped according to its task by getting the idea of Frogs & Flies.

(Sep. 2012) Designed and 3D Modeled the Interior Design of a ca. 40 square meter confectionery named "Nakhlak Confectionery" located in Dibaji district, Tehran, Iran, which has been accepted and is in the building and installing process which is going to bet ended in March 2013. The design process was done as CanDo Design Lab's member.

(Nov. 2012) Designed 9 new concepts for the 1 liter bottle for Savola Cooking Oil company which is well-known in the Middle East Cooking Oil Manufacturers. The design process was done as CanDo Design Lab's member.

(Dec. 2012) Designed a set of 0.33, 0.5 and 1 liter Juice Bottles used for serving organic orange juices made by Zumex® machines in all places where Zumex's product are applied in Iran. The design process was done as CanDo Design Lab's member and the whole Idea and Graphic Design was done by Eshareh company who was the main contractor company with Zumex.

Projects by Mahdyar Fakhraei Ghazvini

Corvette Scooter
7 Files

Avantissima Coffee Maker
10 Files

Mobiles for Nokia
12 Files

MANAGiSER
3 Files

Ice Plates
10 Files

Confectionery Interior Design
5 Files

Characteristic Swatters
14 Files

Belts' Stand for Luxury Store
18 Files

Birds Ring
5 Files

Toaster
3 Files

Candelica
2 Files

Clothes Rack Re-Design
12 Files