Andres Alvarez Rios

Freelance Industrial Designer

Bogota, Colombia

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- Senior industrial designer with over 15 years experience.

- Coordination of interdisciplinary groups to manage the product development cycle. (Concept, Industrial Design, graphic image, packaging, budget analysis, manufacturing and marketing strategy).

- Experience in plastic part design. (injection molding, blow molding, rotational molding and thermoforming).

- Experience in lithographic printing, screen printing and prepress.

- Experience in design of metal parts.

- Perfectionist, highly detail oriented and with a comprehensive management of design process.
Education
- Especialista en Gerencia de Mercadeo
  
  Universidad EAN
  
  2006 - 2007
- Diseñador Industrial
  
  Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
  
  1993 - 1998
Experience
- Freelance designer
  
  Kinetic Marketing
  
  Jan 2013 - Present (8 years 7 months)
  
  - Concept industrial design and renders for merchandise products.
- Freelance Designer
  
  VisualD
  
  Jan 2012 - Present (9 years 7 months)
  
  - Concept design of POP displays, especially cosmetics and healthcare products.
  - Blueprints and detailed specifications for manufacturing.
- Design director
  
  Umiplast S.A.
  
  Bogotá, Colombia
  
  2007 - 2011 (4 years)
  
  - Project management with a team of 4 designers.
  - Development of special projects for key accounts.
  - Direct communication and teamwork with clients for specific strategic design projects.
  
  ACHIEVEMENTS:
  - PROCTER & GAMBLE: Winner design for a new and breakthrough modular display system for LATAM regional deployment.
  - PHILIP MORRIS: Winner design for an upgradeable high end cigarette dispenser for LATAM regional deployment.
- Freelance designer
  
  Digital Design Solutions
  
  Feb 2007 - Mar 2007 (1 month)
  
  - Concept design of POP displays.
- Industrial designer
  
  Umiplast S.A.
  
  Bogotá, Colombia
  
  2001 - 2007 (6 years)
  
  - Design of any kind of displays for various POS campaigns.
  - Graphic design and offset / screen printing prepress process for display's branding, catalogs, brochures, etc.
  - Technical drawings and detailed specifications for manufacturing.
  - Assembly instructions for knockdown displays.
  - Approval of first run prototypes and final manufacturing pieces.
  - During 2002 to 2003 a commercial work was developed, visiting and providing advice to clients additionally to main design functions, thus making a comprehensive project management cycle.
  - Deals were closed for up to US$ 40.000 and later on leading to new repurchases.
  - Pre-engineering process for key clients.
  - Development of strategic design projects for injection molding process.
- Industrial designer
  
  Integra diseño de exhibición Ltda.
  
  1999 - 2001 (2 years)
  
  - Design and 3d modeling of trade fair booths and displays.
  - 3d animation
  - Blueprints and specifications for manufacturing.
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