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Michael W. Schobel Industrial Designer

Summary of qualifications

* Strong abilities in Product ideation, hand sketching and prototyping. Excellent Computer design Skills.
* Knowledgeable in various manufacturing processes and materials. Including injection molding, plastics, metal forming, woodworking and electronic circuit design.
* Strong prototyping and model making capabilities utilizing my shop skills, sculpting and mold making abilities.

Education

Art Institute of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Graduated September 1998
Degree: Industrial Design
With Honors G.P.A 3.7

*Introduction to PRO/ENGINEER
* Fundamentals of Design. Pro/E
* Designing with Surfaces. Pro/E
* Fundamentals of Injection molding. Penn State University

Professional experience

*Sept. 2008 to February 2009 Industrial Designer- 7 Color Graphix, Palm Harbor, Florida. Responsible for Signage and exhibit design for various local and national customers. Prepared artwork for large scale printing. Display design and fabrication.

*March 2008 to Sept. 2008 Production Artist- Corvest, Inc. Largo, Florida. Preparation and design of art for silk screen and debossing on promotional products. Companies under the Corvest wing include: Toppers, Advalite and It's all Greek to Me. Helped marketing dept. with redesign of various products.

*July2002 to Sept. 2006 Project Manager/Designer- AM Graphics, Youngstown, Ohio. Including the design, manufacture and fabrication of custom graphics for silk screen, signage, displays and digital imaging.

*Aug.2000 to Sept 2001 Product designer Team Wendy, LLC Cleveland, Ohio
Design and prototyping of various products including, Consumer goods, Sport Helmets, Medical devices and footwear. Using both traditional and computer aided methods. Includes Industrial design, Shop work, Graphic design, Web design and marketing.


*Sept.98 to present Freelance designer
Product design, Furniture design, Architectural design, Motion picture character and Special effects make-up design, story boarding, illustrations and graphic design, electronic prototyping, web design and consultation. Design and creation of airbrush art on automobiles, motorcycles and helmets, signs, T-shirt art for silk screen and sublimation, Including the restoration of antique carousel horses and other amusement attractions for various businesses and private clientele.

Computer Skills

Knowledgeable in Pro Engineer, Rhino 3D, AutoCad, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Sketchbook Pro, Corel Draw, Flash, Dreamweaver and InDesign. Knowledgeable on both PC and Macintosh platforms.

Awards received

* Recipient of "Circle of Excellence" award for superior design abilities.
* Received Merit Scholarship for academic achievement.
* Deans List

* References available upon request.