Jorge Xelhuantzi
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About
I’m a product/industrial designer and engineer with a BA in Industrial Design (Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico) and an MSc in Integrated Product Design (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands). I have experience working in 4 different countries (UK, The Netherlands, India & Mexico). I like to work in projects that are exciting, challenging and meaningful. I don’t want to stagnate working in the same thing over and over. I like to be dynamic, always changing, staying out of my comfort zone.
I learn fast and well, I’m adventurous, entrepreneurial, and trust my guts, I like to do, build, repair, tweak, mod, carve, mill, cut, sand, and of course create. I like technology, electronics, and software. I love sports, especially football. I love arts, especially music & films. I play & build electric guitars, and I love everything that has to do with it (amps, effects, accessories, etc.).
I’m sociable, relaxed and playful, but serious and committed. I like long lasting relations with people. I am lucky to have a large and supportive network of people, many friends, and many best friends. I try to constantly increase my social circle.
Contact me if you have a nice project, a challenging job, if you want some designer feedback, or simply to talk about design, technology, music, art, or anything you can think of. -
Education
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Master of Science (M.Sc.) Integrated Product DesignDelft University of Technology2011 - 2013
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) Industrial and Product DesignUniversidad Autónoma Metropolitana2003 - 2009
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Certification Packaging DesignUniversidad Autónoma Metropolitana2008 - 2008
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Experience
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Mechanical Design EngineerBritish American TobaccoSouthampton, United KingdomDec 2020 - Present (5 years 6 months)
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Industrial Design & Engineering consultantGreen Lime DesignBristol, United KingdomJul 2015 - Present (10 years 11 months)
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Design EngineerMalmesbury, United KingdomAug 2019 - Oct 2020 (1 year 2 months)Working for Environmental Care, Lighting & Professional NPD, I owned parts and assemblies to take them from a concept, to a manufacturable product. Applying systems thinking and user-centered design approaches.
My role also involved setting performance specifications for my parts and assemblies, develop test methods to prove the performance metrics, and conduct user studies/trials to connect the performance metrics to user satisfaction. All of these working in a multidisciplinary environment, with scientists, electronics, quality & reliability, compliance, human factors and more. -
Product Design EgnineerUnited KingdomJul 2016 - Aug 2019 (3 years 1 month)Aurora Lighting is a large group dedicated to provide quality lighting solutions. I work in the Aurora Projects division, where we design, manufacture and deliver lighting innovative and high quality lighting systems and schemes. As part of the NPD team, within the engineering department, I create high volume, standard catalogue products, based on market demand, customer and sales input, and strategy.
I carry the product's full design cycle, from brief, to manufacturing, and occasionally I am involved in the design and development of bespoke solutions for customers. -
Design ConsultantLondon, United KingdomJul 2015 - Sep 2018 (3 years 2 months)Desolenator is a vibrant startup developing a consumer product that will provide drinking water to one billion people currently living in water stressed areas.
I work in Desolenator as an external consultant, developing marketing & communications material such as brochures & banners, as well as carrying user research, helping the company to visualize their targets, their users, their product roadmap, and their future products. -
Design ConsultantEvesham, United KingdomAug 2015 - Sep 2015 (1 month)JMDA is a design consultancy studio that helps clients turn their ideas into products through meaningful design and robust engineering.
I worked in JMDA as an external consultant. Strengthening the design team and carrying design & engineering duties when the team requires it. My main tasks are the development of detailed CAD models & drawings, engineering of mechanisms and assemblies, communication through sketches & CG visuals. -
Product DesignerRijen, NetherlandsSep 2014 - Apr 2015 (7 months)Jardin develops high quality garden furniture and house storage solutions
manufactured in resin (PP & ABS).
As part of the product design team, I took projects from briefing, led by market & sales requirements, all the way until engineering. Delivering CAD files to the R&D team who would adjust thicknesses, tolerances and drafts for final production files. Additionally, I designed presentations and photorealistic visuals for fairs. -
Product DesignerDelft, NetherlandsApr 2013 - Sep 2014 (1 year 5 months)Tvilight is a pioneer in the development of smart street lighting solutions. My collaboration with them started developing my thesis project “Design of an integrated smart public lighting system”, in which I developed a presence based lighting controller embedded in a street lamp. After that I continued working in the R&D team developing next generation of products through research, prototyping, testing, concept design & styling. Additionally I designed all the installation & user manuals for the whole product range.
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Product DesignerCuautitlán, MexicoMay 2010 - Jul 2011 (1 year 2 months)Envases Universales is a major supplier of metal and plastic packaging for multinational brands. I was hired to setup the design department in the metal packaging area, and to kickstart the in-house design and development of products at clients request and also on our own initiative. In this company I developed packaging solutions for chemical, food, and beverage sectors, including clients like Sayer Lack, Del Monte, Capullo oil, etc.
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Freelance DesignerOct 2009 - Nov 2009 (1 month)Corners POP designs and manufactures exhibition furniture for large department stores. They have clients such as Estee Lauder, Sony, Lancome, etc.
I worked with Corners POP in two projects. Firstly designing a set of exhibition furniture for Samsung Mexico’s new TV lines. Secondly I designed a set of furniture for a Sony shop in Guadalajara, Mexico. My responsibilities included, design, visualization, fabrication & installation supervision. -
Field research volunteerChihuahua, MexicoApr 2008 - Nov 2008 (7 months)CEDAIN is a Mexican NGO dedicated to empower Mexican indigenous communities through their crafts & culture.
As a field researcher, I lived in the small Tarahumara community of Norogachi, Chihuahua, Mexico. Together with 2 colleagues, we made a database of craft-men and women in the area, classified their crafting field by materials & techniques, and we lectured the community in design fundamentals and market innovation.
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Awards
Patent awarded - Improved luminaire suspension system - Aurora Lighting, 2018
Finalist with honours - Interior luminaire of the year, Lux Live Awards - Aurora Lighting, 2017
Winner of Millenium Alliance Award - Desolenator + eKutir, 2016
Finalist in "Mexico City's taxi design" contest, 2008
Project "Cacto" published by Hometone.com, 2009
Relevant participant in "Electrolux Design Lab" design contest, 2008 -
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@JorgeXel, member since 2008
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