David Gonçalves
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About
Award winning Product Design Consultant with over 15 years of experience helping start-ups, researchers and middle sized companies to develop their own physical products. As an expert at the intersection of engineering, digital technology and human needs, I have designed products ranging from consumer electronics to medical devices to social robots.
Proficient in all stages of product development and design project management and comfortable working autonomously or as part of multidisciplinary teams.
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Education
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MSc Design and TransportCoventry University2007 - 2008Final Project thesis was about urban mobility and the creation of guidelines for a new urban transport system. The vehicle design outcome was displayed at Coventry Transport Museum. Project is available online at: http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Scarab/145722 and http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/12/scarab-a-human.html http://www.yankodesign.com/2008/11/19/scarab-is-small-scarab-is-fast-scarab-is-hot/
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Graduate Industrial and product designUniversidade de Lisboa1999 - 2004
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Experience
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Product Design consultantLisboa, PortugalJan 2017 - Present (6 years)Concept Design | New Product Development | Design Strategy | Design Project management
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Freelance Industrial DesignerLisboa, PortugalOct 2008 - Dec 2016 (8 years 2 months)Worked as a contractor in different NPD projects for different companies/startups, working mainly in Concept Design, CAD modeling and Prototyping, in the development of new physical products (using the moniker "studionamic".
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Senior Product DesignerYDreamsOct 2013 - Sep 2014 (11 months)Main role in R&D | Industrial Design
> Responsible for Design Project Management and for the development of concepts for consumer and industrial robots.
> Successfully developed the outer shell for the MONARCH project, along with the necessary CAD model and packaging and ergonomic studies.
> Successfully developed a modular Robotic platform along with the CAD model & documentation.
> Responsible for prototyping; generation of CGI images and videos for marketing purposes. -
TeacherEPI - Escola Profissional de ImagemSep 2010 - Nov 2013 (3 years 2 months)> Responsible for teaching project methodology and the Design
process to students.
> Responsible for conducting tests and grading students.
> Responsible for guiding students in their internships. -
Concept and 3D artistDigital Unit, Lisboa.May 2009 - Jun 2010 (1 year 1 month)> Responsible for the development of character concepts.
> Responsible for Fluid Simulations for TV commercials.
> As team member participated in 3D modeling and texturing, rendering, matte painting, post production and video editing. -
Product DesignerLustrarteJul 2005 - Mar 2007 (1 year 8 months)> Successfully developed a full collection with 24 new products, along with the CAD models, documentation and prototypes.
> Designed and coordinated the construction of the exhibition stand at Light&Building 2006. -
Freelance Designer"Freelance"Nov 2004 - Jun 2005 (7 months)Developed projects for clients, participation in design competitions, engaged in collaboration with other designers
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InternLisbon City Hall - Division of Projects and StudiesMay 2004 - Nov 2004 (6 months)> Worked as member of a team of landscape architects and urban planners.
> Developed solutions for specic urban spaces, small parks and amenities, i.e. street lighting, signaling structures and communication elements in the pavement for pedestrians.
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Awards
2010- Winning Project exhibited at NAIAS, Detroit.
2009- Winning Project exhibited at NAIAS, Detroit.
2008-Merit Prize, 12th IBDC -Taiwan.
2005-Honorable Mention, international competition "Mangiare Ovunque", Milan Design Week.
2004-Project displayed, international trade show
IN'NOVA in Lisbon -
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@david, member since 2006
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