Mark William Salerno
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About
Designer. Creative. Futuresmith.
Freelance Designer & Teacher of industrial, product, vehicle, multimedia and graphic design, participating in projects for Sony, Chicco, Ray Ban, Chrysler, Fiat, Ferrari, Indesit, Moleskine, McCormick, Landini, Luxottica, Piaggio, Hotpoint Ariston, Australia's famous magician Cosentino, award-winning App ideas for Windows Phone and others.
Teaching at multiple universities is a major career component with over 500 international students tutored, collaborating with big-name brands.
An upbringing in Australia saw natural talent excel with a solid design education including studies at Swinburne TAFE and Monash University, eventually completing a Master in Car Design with Alfa Romeo in Milan, Italy. -
Education
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Master Car DesignScuola Politecnica di Design2007 - 2008In collaboration with Alfa Romeo to design & model the next flagship vehicle.
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Bachelor Industrial DesignMonash University2003 - 2006Graduated with Honours. Student of the Year Award (2003).
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Certificate IV Product DesignSwinburne TAFE2002 - 2002Diploma in Applied Design, Product Stream.
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Experience
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ProfessorMilano, ItalyFeb 2012 - Present (14 years 6 months)Over 300 Master-Level students tutored, collaborating with names such as Bertone, Pininfarina, Iveco and more. At Project Leader status, worked on vehicles of the future. Multiple field trips with students to the great Italian Museums and Ginevra Car Show. Courses include:
- Co-project leader for Master in Car & Transportation Design (Master)
- Automotive Clay Modelling (Master)
- 3D Printing; Product (Pre-Master)
- 3D Rendering; Product, Fashion Branding & Visual Merchandising (Master)
- Visualization Tools; Product, Fashion Branding & VM (Master)
- Digital Illustration; Mixed Discipline (Pre-Master)
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Industrial Design SpecialistMilano, ItalySep 2008 - Present (17 years 9 months)Senior in Industrial, Product & Vehicle Design, participating in projects for Chrysler, Fiat, Ferrari, Indesit, Moleskine, McCormick, Ray Ban, Piaggio, Hotpoint, Sony, Pirelli, MTA, Chicco, and more. Tasks include hosting and presenting workshops and presentations to major companies high-list members.
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Awards
Four-time student of the year + multiple design contest top places
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@MarkSalerno, member since 2009