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Stiven Kerestegian

design@stiven.com
www.chiloteshoes.com
www.esustentable.com
www.techolab.com



Areas of Expertise:
- sustainable/ethical design
- consumer product design
- usability and ergonomics
- market and fashion trends
- web strategy implementation
- branding and corporate strategy
- research (focus groups, shadowing)
- prototyping, model making, sketching
- material and color development
- injection molding, manufacturing
- interdisciplinary collaboration
- project management
- social media platforms
- bilingual native (English / Spanish)


Overview

An inspired and balanced design professional with exceptional creative qualities, highly refined sensitivity to aesthetics and a holistic understanding of products, services and the user.

An approachable natural leader and expert visual/verbal communicator with a passionate yet sensible personality and an endless curiosity for technology, culture and the environment.

A true innovator deploying initiative, ingenuity and technical aptitude in order to manifest opportunities and create value through the design process.


Corporate experience

06'-07' Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY, USA
Innovation Design Lead, Corporate Design and Usability
- Innovation projects creation management and execution
- Market and social research studies
- New business opportunities (platform development)
- Industrial design, cameras

99'-03' Microsoft Corp. Redmond, WA, USA
Lead Industrial Designer, Microsoft Hardware Design
- Desktop Products (wireless mice and keyboard design)
- Microsoft research (technology application and dev.)
- XBOX / XBOX360 (initial concept, accessories)
- Tablet PC (reference design and concept dev.)
- Mobile Devices (concept dev.)
- Office (hardware interaction, promotional packaging, branding)
- Windows (hardware interaction, concept dev.)
- MS Studios (presentation scenarios and new business dev.)
- Consultancy management (Designworks BMW, Ziba, Teague)

96'-97' California Model & Design, San Francisco, USA (www.anyscale.com)
Designer/Model maker (apprentice)
- Nordstrom
- Newman Marcus
- Fry Electronics


Consulting experience

08'-PerfectForms www.perfectforms.com
Design and development of on-line application UI

08'-Architec www.architecproducts.com
Industrial design of eco-line of kitchen products

08' Pillan Organics www.pillanorganics.cl
Brand consulting and e-catalog design

07' Mobility Electronics www.thinkoutside.com
Industrial Design of IGO brand product

07'-Proxivision Media www.proxivision.net
Global Creative Direction

03'-06' ES Diseño. Santiago, Chile
Design Director/ Currently on the board of Diretors
clients:
- SAP, advertisement campaigns
- L'Oreal, promotional product packaging design
- Vichy, promotional product packaging design
- Newman, retail window design

04'-05' Proximity www.proximitygroup.com (acquired by Apple)
UI design, Research and Development
- Focus groups
- User Interface development
- Artbox product dev. (iconography, packaging)

03'-04' Cycore North America Toronto, Canada www.cycore.com
Creative Direction/Interaction Design
- Cult3d product development
- New product/service development
- Web application development (Nokia, Nike, and Microsoft)


Teaching Experience

04'-05' Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile (www.puc.cl)
- Project leader CIDI (Centro Integrado de Diseno e Ingenieria)
- Project director for INDEX: Future Scenarios
- Design Professor, Escuela de Diseno, Arquitectura y Estudio Urbanos

06' Rochester Institute of Technology
Kodak sponsored project cordinator (Industrial Design Studio Class)

02' Western Washington University
Microsoft sponsored project (Industrial Design Studio Class)

03' University of Washington
Microsoft sponsored project (Industrial Design Studio Class)


Formal Education

99'-03' Microsoft Professional Training Programs, Redmond, WA, USA

01'-02' Rhinocerous Nurbs Modeling Mcneel & Associates Seattle WA, USA

00' Alias Studio Modeling, Alias Wavefront, San Francisco, CA, USA

95'-98' Academy of Art, San Francisco CA, USA
Industrial Design Studios
- BFA, Industrial Design

95' San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USA
- 3D Studio 4.0
- Photoshop
- Digital Media

94'-95' Art Institute, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA www.aifl.edu
- Industrial Design Technology

93'-94' Universidad Finis Terrae, Santiago, Chile (www.finisterrae.cl)
- Architecture, Escuela de Arquitectura


Exhibitions / Publications / Awards

09' Vitra gallery, Santiago, Chile, Es salmon Leather

09' Londons 100% Design Show- Materials Section, Chilote House Shoe

05' INDEX: Views Summit, Future Scenarios, Copenhagen, Denmark

04' Vivienda Decoracion / Detalles, Chile

05' DNO-Universidad Catolica de Chile
"Desde el Modernismo Hacia los Escenarios Futuros"

99'-03' US Government Patent Awards
- Voice over IP
- Material Development/ GE Plastics - Input Device Design
- Input Device scroll wheel mechanism

99'-03' Microsoft Patent Awards
(7) awards related to human-computer interaction

99'-00' Hybrid Vehicle "Rebar", Blackhawk Automotive Museum, CA, USA

00' Gold Medal Award CES "Gamevoice", most Innovative gaming product

IDEA: contribution to several IDEA awarded products