Coroflot

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RUTH ALEXANDERR

Ruth.Alexanderr@gmail.com / www.coroflot.com/RuthA


EDUCATION:

-Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA. 2004 - 2008
[BFA in Industrial Design.]
[Departmental Excellence Award in Industrial Design]
[Study Abroad Course in Puebla, Mexico. Spring 2008]

-Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design, London, UK. Spring 2007
[BA Product Design Study Abroad Program.]


EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

-Daniel Richard Design LLC, Portsmouth, NH, Industrial Designer. 10/08- 6/11.
[ DRD is a small product design and development consultancy, specializing in performance footwear. Responsibilities included : trend and market research, user analysis, concept sketching and design direction, working with a team to meet deadlines, creating presentations, reviewing design progress with clients, final renderings, techinical drawings and specifications for the factory, material and color selection, revising blueprints and prototype samples, etc.]

-M.L. McDonald Sales Inc., Watertown, MA, Sales Estimator. 2008, 2011-12

-Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA. 2004 - 06
[Work-study in Institutional Advancement and Alumni Affairs offices]
[Events such as the MassArt Auction, National Portfolio Day, etc.]


ART AND DESIGN SKILLS:

-Experienced with sketching, rendering, branding, merchandising and creative problem solving.

-Product development, material selection, communication with factories, revising blueprints and prototype samples.

-Knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes and scaled technical drawings.

-Graphic design; layouts, presentations, booklets, and design illustrations.

-Able to conduct trend research and user analysis, then translate the results into the design.

-International travel to factories for development, testing facilities, and sales teams. Domestic and overseas travel for market/trend research and design inspration.

-Model making in foam, paper, cardboard, wood, cloth, plexiglas, etc.

-Familiar with both Macintosh and Microsoft platforms.

-Fluent with Adobe Suite CS3 and Microsoft Office.

-Also experienced with many other artistic mediums- photography, sewing and textiles, print making, wood working, pottery, small metals, glassblowing, etc.