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Lead Industrial Designer at Fuhu Inc
Gianluca Camarda
Los Angeles, CA
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About
Acquired a strong Industrial Design education at Carleton University and Dawson College in Canada. Over ten years of diversified, international design experience in both multinational companies, and award winning design consultancies, working on consumer electronics, sporting goods, medical, consumer products, toys and more. Passion, excitement and having fun designing, has allowed me to accomplish my goals and achieve success. Great positive attitude, with strong interests in user experiences, fluent in three languages, and I’m very determined to find new design challenges that will take Industrial Design to a new level.
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Education
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Bachelors Industrial DesignCarleton University2001 - 2007
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Diploma Industrial DesignDawson College1998 - 2001
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Experience
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Senior Industrial DesignerNXT Health IncOct 2012 - Present (13 years 8 months)
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Lead Senior DesignerFuhu, IncApr 2013 - Aug 2014 (1 year 4 months)Manage and lead the design team on various consumer electronics + product accessories mainly, but not limited to, for kids. Exploring the best user experiences while overviewing the full design development process. Daily communication and frequent onsite involvement with our Asian suppliers/partners such as Foxconn. Products include, speakers, displays, tablets, and cases.
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Senior Industrial DesignerEaston-Bell SportsFeb 2012 - Jan 2013 (11 months)Responsible as a Senior Industrial Designer in one of the most well known sports brands, for innovating the protective equipment and bag product lines. Executing, managing and directing, current and advanced products. Maintaining the brand consistency throughout the line. Creating and presenting executive design reviews. Development with vendors to realize the products while respecting FOB’s, in line with company goals.
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Industrial Design ConsultantDW Product DevelopmentJan 2011 - Jan 2012 (1 year)Design consultant involved in key design functions such as; ID/mechanical design development, creative lead, communication with suppliers and clients, manufacturing/materials research and UI.
Involved as a strategic partner with Eco-Logic Brands, (http://www.ecologicbrands.com/), helping them realize the highest standard of sustainable packaging design. -
Senior Industrial DesignerBOLTgroup: Brand Strategy + Product InnovationFeb 2008 - Dec 2010 (2 years 10 months)Senior Industrial Designer at one of the leading design firms in the Eastern United States. Managing and implementing the design process from concept to market. Responsible for diverse aspects of client relationships from presentation of proposals to creating scopes of work, and experience with design budgets. Also involved in branding, exhibition and UI design projects and hold a strong interest in sustainable design solutions.
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Industrial DesignerMega BrandsApr 2003 - Dec 2007 (4 years 8 months)As a full-time and contract based Industrial Designer, in one of the largest toy companies in the world I was involved in many different functions of design. These include concept development, styling, 3D CAD modeling, prototyping, extensive communication with Asian suppliers and acquired strong injection molding manufacturing methods.
Accomplishments: Worked on several successful projects with WALT DISNEY -
Industrial Design ConsultantGifu Design Center in Gifu, JapanAug 2003 - Sep 2003 (1 month)A winner in the Jan Ken Pon International design competition, I was invited to the Gifu World Design Center in Gifu Japan, and worked alongside local companies as a consultant in design, to develop my product.
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