About
I'm an exterior automotive designer with five years experience at Ford. I just finished working on the 2010 Mustang. I specialize not only in ideating new styles and brands, but also realizing themes through digital modeling.
Resume
EXPERIENCE
2003-Current Ford Motor Company Dearborn, MI
Exterior Transportation Designer
Programs / Products involved with:
-2010 Mustang V6 and GT
-Focus update
-Shelby Cobra
-Two SVT (Special Vehicles Team) trucks, one off-road and one on-road
-High-end series Focus, Fusion, Edge, and Sport Trac
-Advance Concept Studio
Responsibilities:
-Sketch and render new themes for future Ford products.
-Prepare and present ideas and themes to management board.
-Create preliminary AutoStudio surfaces to mill concept clay properties.
-Refine surfaces by guiding teams of clay and digital sculptors.
-Collaborate with engineers to apply production constraints while
maintaining design intent.
Summer 2002 Ford Motor Company Dearborn, MI
Transportation Design Intern – Shelby Cobra project
Summer 2001 I.A.S. (Industrial Art Services) Troy, MI
Design Surfacing Intern – Chevrolet SSR Production surface focus
Summer 2000 I.A.S. (Industrial Art Services) Troy, MI
Design Surfacing Intern
EDUCATION
1999-2003 Brigham Young University Provo, UT
B.F.A., Industrial Design: Transportation emphasis
SOFTWARE
Autodesk AutoStudio
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Mac & Win OS
SKILLS
3D Modeling (Rapid & Class A)
Sketching
Rendering (Digital & Traditional)
3D Animation
Ideation / Brainstorming
Targeting / Benchmarking
Model building
Location
Canton, MI
Specialties
- Industrial Design
- Illustration
- 3-D Modeling
Experience
5 yearsEducation
Website
www.robjensendesign.com
