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Raja Thomas
Industrial Designer
email: rajathomas1@gmail.com

Work Experience

2012 - till date
Industrial Designer
raja thomas
Arnhem, The Netherlands.

2011 - 2012
senior designer
packaging design and services
FrieslandCampina Innovation Europe
Wageningen, the Netherlands.

2009 - 2011
FrieslandCampina Innovation Europe
design & creative service
packaging & systems deptt.
Royal FrieslandCampina
Wageningen, the Netherlands.

2004 - 2008
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Creative Service
packaging, Campina Innovation
Campina

Wageningen, the Netherlands.


2001 - 2003
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Industrial Designer, Advanced Industrial Design Engineering (AIDE) Program, TU Delft, the Netherlands

The two-year AIDE postmasters program involves training through theory modules and corporate projects in the first year. In the second year the candidate is required to conduct design project for a corporate client as a full time industrial designer. Candidate is required to write a thesis and business report in addition to the deliverable of the project.

Major project

- Auto-Closure Module Design for Polynorm BV, Netherlands
- Automobile Products Concept Illustration and Presentation Design for Matzner Gmbh, Germany and Voest Alpine, Austria

Projects under theory modules

- Advanced Materials and Manufacturing_ Automotive Glazing Design for DutchEvo concept car project,
TU Delft, Netherlands

- Technology and Product Assessment_ Children Electronic Games Design for Sony Environmental Center, Netherlands

- Advanced Computer Techniques_'Flow' 3D Interface Concept Simulation for multitask windows based operating system, TU Delft, Netherlands

- Intelligent Product Design_ Autonomous domestic appliance design for Philips Domestic Appliances, Netherlands

Key responsibilities

- Lead - design and project management
- Concept illustration and presentation design
- Research, documentation and design strategy formulation

Project specific responsibilities

- Technology and materials research
- Future scenario development
- Product systems and services design


2000 - 2001
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Freelance Industrial Designer, New Delhi, India

Worked independently on product design, product development, product graphics and packaging design projects. The product design projects included design and development for different production volumes, namely - mass, batch and 'one-offs'. Clients included - Xerox's 'The Crossing Project', Spark Engineering Pvt. Ltd. and 5th Quadrant Design Pvt. Ltd.

Key responsibilities

- Conceptualization, detailing and visualization in 2d and 3d
- Design and development from concept to pre-production stage
- Project proposal formulation, costing, planning and implementation

Project specific responsibilities

- Development of product from sketch
- Generation of CAD data for solid modeling/CNC data development
- Execution and supervision of model and prototype construction
- Detailing and execution of high-end electronic devices into craft objects
- Product graphics design and art work generation for printing on plastic products


1998 - 2000
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Industrial Designer, 5th Quadrant Design Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India

5th Quadrant Design is a medium sized design consultancy working in the field of industrial, graphic and exhibition design. Worked as member of design team for industrial design, graphic design, packaging design and retail design projects. Clients included Electrolux, the British Council, ISEI Japan, AusAID and Amway.

Key responsibilities

- Assisting in and handling all aspects of design process
- Project planning and execution for assigned projects
- Conceptualization, detailing and visualization in 2d and 3d
- Support business development with project proposal and design ideas
- Providing assistance and training to junior staff

Project specific responsibilities

Product Design

- Development of cad models for illustration and production
- Sketching, ideation, presentation design and presentation
- Execution and supervision of model and prototype making
- Design of product graphics and artwork for printing
- Design for different materials, production techniques and volumes

Graphic Design

- Creating traditional and computer illustrations for magazine covers
- Design of magazines, brochures and periodicals
- Design for offset printing, silk screen printing
- Design of and implementation of e-book

Exhibition and Retail Design

- Design, manufacturing support and installation of display props
- Installation and event management for Exhibition design


Education / Training / Seminars / Fairs
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2008
Rhinoceros Master Class : "High Quality Surfacing, Advanced Filleting And Blending" by Jim Carruthers.
at 3D Modelling Symposium 2008,
Berlin, Germany

2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005
Euromold
Worldfair for Moldmaking & Tooling, Design & Application Development
Frankfurt, Germany.

2007
Rhinoceros 3D Level II training
McNeel Europe,
Barcelona, Spain.

2005, 2004
PIRA Packaging Design and Innovation Conference
Nice, France; UK.

2001 - 2003
Advanced Industrial Design Engineering
TU Delft, the Netherlands.

2000
Indian European Eco Design Project
(Eco Design 'Train the Trainer' Program)
TU Delft, the Netherlands.

1996 - 1998
Master of Design (Industrial Design)
Indian Institute of Technology,
New Delhi, India.

1992 - 1996
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering)
Government Engineering College, Ujjain, India.


Knowledge and Skills
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Conceptualization and Analysis
- Using methodologies including brainmaping, brainstorming and morphological matrix

Drawing
- Advanced level sketching, rendering and graphic design skills.

Model making
- Model making in foam, paper, wood and plastic
- CNC milling
- Thermoforming

Prototyping
- Data generation for stereolithography
- Operational experience with CNC milling and thermoforming based desktop prototyping.

3D modelling / Visualisation
- Highly skilled in complex nurbs modelling for manufacturing and visualisation
- Highly skilled in 3D visualisation

Software
- 2D- Adobe CS
- 3D/CAD- Rhinoceros, Maxwell, Flamingo (renderer), Solidworks 2011.
- Prototyping- Deskproto (toolpath generator) and kay (CNC controller).
- Management, documentation- MS office, MS SharePoint.
- Presentation- PowerPoint, Director.
- Web- Dream weaver, Flash.


Languages
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English, Hindi and Dutch (workable).


Interests
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- Music, Cinema, Architecture, Travel, Reading and Photography.