mike serafin
mike serafin // designer — Chicago, IL
About
In the Chicagoland Area @ Vessel Ideation, Chicago - www.vesselideation.com // check me out @ www.memikeserafin.com
- Experience:
- 5 years
- Education:
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Awards:
- Holds Several Patents
SRAM / Rock Shox DIY Graphic Competition 2011 - Winner
Core77 / Wavesport Kayak Graphic Design Competition - Winner
Core77 1-Hour Design Challenge - A win, Several Honorable Mentions
TeaOff - Winner @ Vessel Ideation - 09
UIC IDSA Merit Award - 08
Greener Gadgets Notable Entry - SLIQ 08
IDSA National Undergrad Scholarship 08
IDSA Student Port Comp-One Shot Wonder - Winner
International Housewares Association - Design Defined - Judge 07+08
Pecha Kucha Chicago 07 - Speaker
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// EXPERIENCE //
Vessel Ideation- Chicago, IL
Designer
June 2008 - Now
www.vesselideation.com
Mike Serafin- Chicago, IL
Freelance Designer
Product Design, Illustration
www.memikeserafin.com
// CLIENTS //
Fugoo Design and Development - Irvine, CA \\ 2012
Darius Design - Empire, MN \\ 2012
Cooture Longboards - Vancouver, BC \\ 2012
Bike Magazine- San Clemente, CA \\ 2012
SRAM- Chicago, IL \\ 2011
Lavan Apparel- Victoria, BC \\ 2011-2012
Ahmad Brass Company- Moradabad, India \\ 2010-2012
Bestway Inflatables- Shanghai, China \\ 2010-2012
Cambr.org- Chicago, IL \\ 2010-2012
TEAMS Design USA- Chicago, IL \\ 2009
Materious- Chicago, IL \\ 2009
Morton Salt- Chicago, IL \\ 2008
Excell Computers- Santa Barbara, CA \\ 2007
Outhouse Exhibit Design- Chicago, IL \\ 2007
Radius Product Development- Chicago, IL \\ 2006
Libman Cleaning Products- Arcola, IL \\ 2006
Blimpus Chief Inflation Officer \\ 2011-Now
Elkay Manufacturing Company- Broadview, IL
UIC Interdisciplinary Product Development Sponsor
August 2007 - April 2008
http://elkay.com/
Bestway Inflatables and Materials Corp- Shanghai, China
Toy/Furniture Design/Manufacturing Internship
July - August 2007
www.bestway-global.com
Product Development Technologies- PDT- Chicago, IL
Product Design Internship
October 2006 - June 2007
www.pdt.com
// SKILLS //
-Idea Sketching/Ideation
-Tablet sketch visualization
-Hand Marker Rendering
-Design Problem Solving
-Prototype Fabrication skills
-Brainstorming -Presentation
-Model Photography
// SOFTWARE //
-Adobe Photoshop
-Adobe Illustrator
-Autodesk Sketchbook Pro
-Solidworks
-3d Studio Max / VRay
-Rhino 3-D
// MISC //
-Mountain biking
-Travel
-Woodworking
-Photography
-Exploration
http://www.memikeserafin.com
