Sugandh Goel

Trend Forward, Technical Minded Team Player

Experienced professional, relocated to Manhattan for Grad School at Pratt (Design Management) http://designbysugandh.blogspot.com/ Currently looking for a full time job opportunity.

Resume

N A M E :

Sugandh Goel

C O N T A C T:

sugandhgoel@gmail.com

*(Female designer with a vast cultural exposure)

E D U C A T I O N :

*MPS Design Management Pratt Institute, 2009
*BFA Industrial Design
Columbus College of Art & Design(2001-2005)
*Wadias College, Pune India (2000-2001)
*Sophias College, Mumbai India (1999-2000)
*Frieherr Von Stein Gymnasium, Germany (1998-1999 Cultural Exchange Student/ ambassador, Rotary Club)

W O R K E X P E R I E N C E : design

* Industrial Designer with Whirlpool Premium Brands Design Studio, Benton Harbor, MI (November 2005- July 2007)
* Co-Op with BOSCH Home Appliances, New Bern, NC (June- November 2005).
* Logo Design for Women's study, Denison University, Granville Ohio (2005).
* Auto accessories concept design for TaTa Group, New York( 2004-05)
* Internship at The Limited, Marketing and visual merchandising department, Columbus, OH. Assignments included building mock ups for packaging and assisting designers with presentation preps.
*8 weeks Internship at the Ohio Expo Center(Summer 2004) Assignments includes sketching, ideation of signage, graphic designing for posters, flyers and assisting manufacturers in the sign shop.
*4 weeks Internship with Interads India.Ltd, New Delhi, India (Summer 2003). Work assignments included sketching and designing a 100'x100' exhibit space for BSNL( Bharat Sanchar Nigam)
*Freelance work for Majestic Auto, India(Summer2003). Assignment included redesigning the fuel tank of their new moped. Market research and sketching for their new soon to be launched exerciser bike.

W O R K E X P E R I E N C E : (misc.)

*Resident Advisor/Assistant, CCAD (Columbus college of Art & Design) Dorms 2002-2005
*ID lab Monitor, CCAD 2003-2005
* TA/class assistant, Saturday Morning art prg. (2nd grade), CCAD 2001-04
* President's office assistant, CCAD 2001-2003

A W A R D S / S C H O L A R S H I P S:

* Winner of the IDSA student Merit award 2005
*2nd Place Victoria's Secret Packaging Design
Competition 2004
*JPMA (Juvenile product manufacturing association) Student design competition, Honorable Mention 2004( over 600 entries, open to graduates/undergraduates/professionals)
*RoadTalk Scholarship award.( Inschool competition)
*Robert Crane Scholarship- CCAD 2003
Presidents list for the past 6 semesters(Cumulative GPA 3.65)

S K I L L S :

Freehand 10, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Ashlar Vellum/Graphite, Microsoft applications, Form Z , QuarkXpress, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Rhino.
Related Courses: Psychology, Materials and processes, Interior design (minor), exhibit, display, furniture, business, marketing.
Conceptualizing, Drawing, Sketching, Rendering, Model Making, Presentation.

Languages:
Fluent:Hindi, Marathi, English, German
Learning: French
Interests:
Ceramics, Traveling, learning new languages, biking, hiking, animals, history, The Simpsons, Movies.

Location

New York, NY

Specialties

  • Industrial Design
  • Exhibition Design
  • Packaging

Experience

3 years

Education

Pratt Institute
Columbus College of Art & Design

Awards

IDSA Student Merit Award 2005

Affiliations

IDSA