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Industrial Designer
Caleb Claassen
Helsinki, Finland
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About
A well-traveled dual citizen of Finland and USA who speaks Finnish and English fluently and excels in diverse environments; Caleb is a well-rounded designer being creative, driven, talented, and self-motivated. His experience ranges from varied freelance to the furniture industry, the mobile industry and automotive industry.
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Education
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Bachelor's Industrial DesignLahti University of Applied Sciences2009 - 2013A four year degree in Industrial Design including at least one summer of internship, half a year of study abroad (FH Joanneum - Graz, Austria), and many cooperative projects with companies to create concepts and products.
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Diploma Product DesignFH JOANNEUM - University of Applied Sciences2012 - 2012A half year exchange program at the FH Joanneum in Austria. Acquired a more rounded design paradigm and expanded experience with international companies and students from diverse backgrounds.
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1-Year Program ArtLahti Community School - Lahden Kansanopisto2008 - 2009A 1-year art program in Finland covering various traditional art techniques including life-drawing, painting, lithography, and digital painting/drawing.
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2x Associates Degree Behavioral and Social SciencesModesto Junior College2003 - 2007Completed general studies for university in the USA as well as fulfilling requirements for a degree in Behavioral and Social Sciences and extra courses, including many electives toward design such as: Adobe Creative Suite program classes, typography, art, computer science and programming, basic engineering (high level math and physics), digital photography and photo manipulation, and graphic arts/printing.
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Experience
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DesignerFinlandMay 2016 - Present (10 years 2 months)Key responsibility is to design and develop tread patterns, sidewalls and moulds for all application areas of Nokian Heavy Tyres. Also responsible for coordinating and developing visual design, design methods and creating new innovations.
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Industrial DesignerHelsinki, FinlandMay 2015 - Apr 2016 (11 months)Industrial design in a team setting, pertaining to mobile and mobile accessories. Covering a wide range of materials, products and skill sets. My main role was as lead designer for Microsoft Surface accessories.
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Industrial DesignerSan Ramon, CAJan 2014 - Apr 2015 (1 year 3 months)Developed designs of products, complementing engineering, marketing, production and sales departments. Calculated dimensions of new products or product enhancements and estimated material needed. Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures. Relied on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performed a variety of tasks. A great degree of creativity and latitude was required.
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Product DesignerBarcelona, SpainOct 2012 - Jun 2013 (8 months)My partnership with Touchland started in university for my thesis project and I was asked to continue product development with them after graduation.
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On Coroflot@calebclaassen, member since 2014
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