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Tucker Kobylski


+ PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE

To provide design services that make a strong contribution to the innovation, experience, and functionality of products through continued development of professional skills.


+ EXPERIENCE

Sikorsky Global Helicopters, Coatesville, PA - October 2009-Present
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. Stratford, CT - August 2006-October 2009
Interior/Exterior Designer
Staff designer providing commercial customers with interior and exterior design solutions for everything from airliner to VIP transport aircraft. Responsibilities include: customer configuration meetings, exterior paint scheme design and inspection, interior configuration layout and design, illustrations and renderings, design reviews with engineering and completion, and customer aircraft deliveries.

Design Concepts, Inc. Madison, WI
Industrial Design Internship, May-November 2005
Served as staff designer participating equally in all phases of product development. Responsibilities included: sketch development, brainstorming with all disciplines, digital and print rendering, and presentation materials. Interacted with clients during launch, concept reviews, and final deliverable, presenting both my own ideas and those of the team. Carried multiple projects from conception to final deliverable.

Student Collaborative Projects
Industrial Designer, 3 to 4 month projects
Brunswick Billiards, Ever Dry Erase Products, Vision Fitness, Therma-Tru Doors, and Scion Dealers

Trek Bicycle Store, Madison, WI
Service Technician / Sales, 1999-2005
Assist customers with technical problems in all product areas, provided custom fittings, and maintained extensive product knowledge for high end sales


+ EDUCATION

Master's in Design Management, 2010
Pratt Institute, New York, NY
3.9 / 4.0 GPA Graduated with distinction

BFA in Industrial Design, 2006
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI
3.7 / 4.0 GPA Presidential Scholar Award and Honors

Mechanical Engineering and Graphic Design, completed 71 credits, 2000-2003
University of Wisconsin Platteville


+ SKILLS

Industrial Design: Projects, related skills, and practicum include:
- Working with a variety of people and disciplines in a team environment
- Research of users, human factors, existing products and objectives
- 2D sketching/rendering conceptualizing on paper and digitally
- Model making/prototyping of working mock ups and visual models
- Digital solid and surface modeling/rendering
- Development of graphic identity/branding
- Presentation material development and final deliverable presentations

Computers: Proficient in both PC and Mac platforms
- Modeling/Rendering: Autodesk AliasStudio and Solidworks
- Sketching/Graphics: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Alias SketchBook Pro
- Office Applications: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, and Adobe Acrobat Professional


+ HONORS

- Student Notable - Core77 Design Awards: Strategy/Research, Masters Thesis (team), 2011
- Brooks Stevens Industrial Design Scholarship, juried competition, 2004 and 2005
- 1st Place - Brunswick Billiards Student Collaborative (team), 2005
- 1st Place - Vision Fitness Student Collaborative (team), 2005
- UW-Platteville Cycling Club President, 2001-2003


+ INTEREST

Outdoor activities (cycling, roller hockey, hiking, tennis, and golf), furniture and product design, design culture, sketching, photography, computer graphics and games