Coroflot

Resume

Ilija Nikolic
nikolicilija@yahoo.com
www.coroflot.com/nikolich

SUMMARY
Masters in Accessories Design, specialized in footwear
Freelance designer

SKILLS
Free Sketching and CAD rendering skills
2D: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop (working knowledge)
3D: Rhino 3D, V-Ray, Bunkspeed Hypershot (working knowledge)
Model making
Other: Cubase SX; Misc. VST & Audio tools, digital photography (exhibited)
Proficient on both Mac and PC

OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position as a Footwear Designer

WORK EXPERIENCE
3/12 - present: Marc Jacobs
Position: Freelance Footwear Designer/sketch artist: work includes sketching, corrections and technical drawing for production.
9/11 - present: Ilija Nikolic
Position: Freelance Footwear Designer
2/11 - 9/11: Manas, Montecosaro Italy
Position: Footwear Design Intern: Work includes all aspects of design process, from research, presentation to designing collections of mens and womens footwear.
7/09 - 10/09: Specialized Bicycle Components, Morgan Hill, CA
Position: Industrial Design Intern: Designed 3 cycling shoes that went into production, among other projects.
4/09 - 4/10: SixPack Fitness LLC, San Francisco, CA
Position: freelance designer
3/08 – 4/09: Puma Store, San Francisco, CA
Position: sales associate
6/07 - 3/08: Eternal Portraits online store: Hand-drawing portraits.
Position: Artist / Co-Owner
1/07 - 6/07: Queens College New Music Group, Flushing, NY
Position: Graphic designer and advertising coordinator.

EDUCATION
Masters in Accessories Design at Domus Academy, Milan
MFA program in Industrial Design at Academy of Arts, San Francisco, CA
Master studies in Music at City University of New York
Bachelors of Arts, Music major at University of Pristina, Serbia

OTHER PERSONAL INTERESTS BESIDES DESIGN AND FASHION:

I play, compose and arrange music: classical, film, jazz, electronic, Disco, Funk, House, RnB, HipHop, different ethnic music, fusion of all mentioned genres & +.
I enjoy good film in different genres, one of my favorite are documentaries.
I love photography.
I play sports: basketball, soccer, running, biking, hiking, skiing...
I find inspiration in: interacting with people, traveling, different cultures, history, nature and all forms of art.

References available upon request