Melvin Ramirez
Industrial Designer — Grand Rapids, MI
About
As a young talented designer, I am very eager to join a company in which I can apply not only my intrapersonal skills but also my interpersonal skills. As a graduate in Industrial Design at Western Michigan University I feel my education, bilingual skills, great attention to detail, ability not only to find and identify a problem but to work for a solution and enthusiasm for creating the most innovative and creative products would be a perfect addition to any design team.
- Experience:
- 5 years
- Education:
- Western Michigan University
- Affiliations:
- Industrial Designers Society Of America (IDSA) Student Chapter, member.
- Awards:
- Mask design selected for Medici Society Collection
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Resumé
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a design position in the Industrial Design and or Product Design & Engineering fields to apply existing industry knowledge while allowing for further development of design and engineering skills to create value and increase company profitability through innovation, creativity, and problem–solving.
EDUCATION
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design
Minor: Art Graduated: December 2006
SPECIAL SKILLS
Industrial Desgin:
Microsoft Office Tools, Rhinoceros 3.0 3D Modeling Software, Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS, Model Making, Benchmark Research, Illustration, Graphic Design, Product Conceptualization. Familiar with Dreamweaver MX 2004, Cadkey, I-DEAS, CATIA and Pro-E.
Consumers Energy: Bentley Microstation Powerdraft, SWM, SIMS, WIN (BlueZone Mainframe Display.
Bilingual and biliterate in Spanish).
EXPERIENCE
March 2007- Present
Consumers Energy
Muskegon, MI
Customer Energy Specialist: Distribution Assistant III
• Responsible for designing electric service orders for new business, new homes, apartments & mobile homes as well as relocations and demolitions of electric services.
May 2003 - March 2007
Consumers Energy
Kalamazoo, MI
Consumer Energy Specialist Intern
• Responsible for designing electric and gas service orders for new business, new homes, apartments & mobile homes.
May 2002 - May 2003
Electrical Engineer Intern
• Worked with Microstation Powerdraft checking PDM maps for errors, and fixing them.
• Checked phasing in Kalamazoo, Portage, Comstock, and Gull Lake. Entered data into DB19.
• Responsible for testing for bad grounding on utility poles.
June 2000 – August 2000
Kalamazoo Public Schools
Kalamazoo, MI
21st Century Summer Program
Teachers Assistant
• Enhanced student’s basic skills.
• Assisted teacher with errands.
SPONSORED
PROJECTS
Fall 2004
Koolant Koolers
Kalamazoo, MI
KV Model Redesign Team Project
• Involved in conducting market research and developing concepts through
ideation which lead to the development of final concept
• Designed 3D Final Model of product on Rhino 3.0
• Collaborated in constructing a final life size model
Spring 2005
Stryker Medical
Kalamazoo, MI
Stryker Medical Emergency Patient Transfer Device Design Team Project
• Researched current products on market.
• Conceptualized and came up with solution which emphasized on the safety of not only the patient but also the EMS personnel.
• Designed 3D Final Model of product on Rhino 3.0, and Photoshop CS.
• Collaborated in constructing a final life size model.
Spring 2006
Stryker Medical
Kalamazoo, MI
Stryker Mobile Hospital Design Senior Team Thesis Project
• Researched current products on market.
• Designed 3D Final Model of product on Rhino 3.0, and Photoshop CS.
• Collaborated in constructing a final life size model
HONORS/ AWARDS
• WMU Bilingual Incentive Scholarship
• American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) Scholarship/Internship
• WMU Kalamazoo Scholars Recognition
• Mask design selected for Medici Society Collection
ORGANIZATIONS
Industrial Designers Society Of America (IDSA) Student Chapter, member.
