Resumé

Philip Pupa

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EMPLOYEMENT

PACTIV
Industrial Designer
Aug '12 – Present | Bedford Park, IL
As a product designer for the world’s largest producer of food packaging, I creatively translate design needs into product concepts that "wow" our clients. While leveraging Pactiv's strengths in materials and manufacturing, I work with the internal creative design team, marketing, engineering and tooling to realize these concepts through production.

I help drive concept development through brainstorming, design / brand research, concept visualization and 3D modeling. Products include containers, labeling, and graphics in a variety of materials including resins (PP, PLA, PS, etc), molded fiber, paperboard, and pressware. Design deliverables are created using wacom sketching (Photoshop), 3D modeling (ProE), photo-realistic 3D rendering (Keyshot), and rapid prototyping (SLA, FDM).

Clients include:
Arby's
Darden Brands
Jack-in-the-Box
Kraft
McDonalds
Nestle
Noodles & Co
Olive Garden
Smashburger
Starbucks
Taco Bell
Tim Horton's
Tyson

BAXTER HEALTHCARE INTERNATIONAL
Senior Industrial Designer / User Interface Designer
Mar ‘11 – July '12 | Round Lake, IL

Applied user-centered design methodologies to create safe and effective user experiences for home and clinical healthcare. Worked cross functionally with clinical, marketing, engineering, developers, and manufacturing on a range medical products including electromechanical devices; software user interfaces; and products used for storage, preparation, and administering of pharmaceuticals. Experience handling requirements-driven projects while working closely with human factors specialists in accordance with usability standards.

Responsible for helping to identify user needs through ethnography, interviews, and design research. Balanced objectives of both customer and business, while creatively exploring solutions through brainstorming activities. Visualized front-end product requirements into concepts and helped conduct iterative design reviews, focus groups and usability testing. Deliverables included storyboards, sketches, illustrations, user interface wireframes, visual style guides, and 3D renderings. Experience working with external consultants, evaluating concepts with eye-tracking hardware, and developing visual brand language.

BAXTER HEALTHCARE INTERNATIONAL
Industrial Designer / User Interface Designer
Jan ‘08 - Mar ‘11 | Round Lake, IL

PRODUCT COUNCIL
Industrial Designer / Freelance
Sep ‘07 | Chicago, IL

Produced a range of early-stage concept sketches for client requesting innovative lifestyle products used in desktop workspaces.

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CAPABILITIES

PROCESS
Concept Visualization | User Needs Identification | Iterative Usability Testing
Brainstorm Facilitation | Ethnography + Design Research | Human Factors Methodologies

TECHNICAL
Rapid Sketching | Interaction Design | Graphical User Interface | Digital Sketching
Icon + Symbol Design | Rapid Prototyping | Visual Brand Language | Packaging + Labeling

SOFTWARE
Adobe CS ­­– Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Flash
Alias Sketchbook Pro | Solidworks | Rhino | Creo (ProE) | 3D Studio Max | HTML / CSS

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EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
BFA, Industrial Design | Class of ‘07
Outstanding Industrial Design Senior | Metaphase Design Group Award Recipient
Tuition Scholarship Recipient | IDSA Student Chapter President / Treasurer
“Designing Experiences” Product Exhibition Coordinator - Krannert Art Museum

COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO
Graphic Design / Adobe Flash Summer Courses | Summer ‘02

Projects by Philip Pupa