Resumé

Omer Ackerman
Omer.ican@yahoo.com
www.omerackerman.com

Experience:
Quirky Inc – Design Intern
2012- (3 months total) – 606 West 28th street, New York, NY.
 As part of the Quirky design staff I helped great ideas become awesome products. I was involved in the entire design process, from market research and concept sketching, to physical prototyping, 3D modeling and hand-off to engineers and manufacturers. I've had the privilege to work with some of the fields leading professionals on a wide variety of products- ranging from kitchen ware to consumer electronics.

Independent Designer
2008-2012 – New York, NY.
 Freelance Graphic and Product design.
 Customers include: Threadless, Keter Plastics, TheGamersTV, Audish, Intucell, and Bezalel Academy.

Multimedia Department Commander
2005-2008 – Israeli Defense Force- Education Corps.
 Professional Commander and Work Manager of the department
 Instructor in Design Courses – Photoshop and Illustrato
 Design of Educational literature and implements
 Design and Production of digital and printed media
Examples: Animation, Websites, Interactive Presentations, Posters, Logos, Packaging Design.

Education :
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
2008-2012
 BA of Design - Industrial Design Department

Kunsthochschule Weißensee, Berlin, Germany
Summer Semester, 2011
 Student Exchange Program - Industrial Design Department
Skills

Computer Software:
 Solidworks - Photoshop – Illustrator - InDesign - Photoview360 – Keyshot – Google Sketchup – PowerPoint – Word – Excel – Arduino - Flash
Other Skills and Abilities
 Freehand Sketching, Rendering, Mold making, Knowledge in Ceramics, 3D printing, Prototyping, CNC Milling, Slip casting, Tooling and Woodshop Experience – Lath, Table Saw, Band Saw, Drills, Welding, Manual Milling, Plainer.

Awards:
 2012- Mizler Award for Excellence in Design.
 2012- 1st place winner of “Urban Dialogue” project by Tel Aviv Municipality and Globes Magazine.
 2011- Overall Academic Excellence in History and Theory Award
 2009- Overall Academic Excellence in Industrial Design Award
 2007- Education Corps. Outstanding Achievement Award
 2005- FLHS Outstanding Achievement in Fine Art Award
 2004- Attended New Jersey Governors School for the Arts- Selective Enrichment Program

Projects by Omer Ackerman

DITTO. Dot Pattern Pen
19 Files

STROVE outdoor kitchen
5 Files

PIXIT
12 Files

GAINED IN TRANSLATION
12 Files

DINNING
3 Files

MAKE BONES ABOUT IT
6 Files

PULLEY
6 Files

STREAM SOUND
4 Files

BETWEEN THE CRACKS
9 Files

ACOUSKIN
7 Files

SKETCHES
7 Files

URBAN(tweet)
6 Files