Aki Hirota
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-Ability to develop a wide variety of concepts quickly through sketching and to create professional presentation.
-Create design concepts based on product specifications while incorporating research findings.
-Take product concepts through development with using CAD software and various prototyping methods.
-In-depth understanding of materials, manufacturing processes, and their appropriate use for the best results.
-Highly skilled in 3D CAD and rendering, 2D illustration, product graphics, photo manipulation, and business software.
-Ability to create design language appropriate for bland and market.
-Good understanding of ergonomics to improve the usability of products.
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Education
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BS Industrial DesignArizona State University1988 - 1993
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Experience
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Sr. Industrial DesignerHP2011 - Present (10 years)Responsible to design printing devices.
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INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER2009 - Present (12 years)Assisting manufactures, start-ups and inventors to turn product ideas into appropriate, manufacturable products, while maximizing aesthetics and usability.
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Industrial DesignerMicron Technology2010 - 2011 (1 year)Created reference designs and multiple working prototype LED lighting fixtures, one of which chosen for IDSA 2011 Finalist. Designed and created sales prototype of pico projector.
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Industrial DesignerLoud Technologies2005 - 2008 (3 years)Successfully redesigned one of the company’s most popular products, HR studio monitors. Developed a new design language for ONYX-i mixer series, which becomes a standard for the other mixers. Other responsibilities include ideations, product renderings, CAD, drawing, artwork for product graphics, dealing with outside vendors and final article inspections.
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Sr.Industrial designerStrategix Vision1998 - 2005 (7 years)Worked on a variety of design projects for many different markets, including medical, fitness, consumer and high-tech products and contributed in many different ways, including ideation, brain storming, research, CAD, model making, interface design, presentation graphic and graphic design. A lead designer of many of the projects, one of which received the Good Design Award.
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Awards
IDEA Bronze 2016
Reddot Award 2015
IDEA Award Finalist 2011
CEA Mark of Excellence 2005
Good Design 2000 and 2001
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On Coroflot@aki_h_design, member since 2008
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