Jaime Garcia
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About
Jaime is a product designer from Bogotá (Colombia), with over 6 years of experience in the areas of product, strategy and visual communication. Based in Japan since 2014, he currently conducts a research on the value of design for societies in need, based on implementations of future scenarios and new technologies.
Jaime's international education and working background give him a strong understanding of a global approach to design both from an academic point of view to much more practical approaches. Having worked and studied in both Colombia and Italy and his work experience in China gives a special position to pass on diverse knowledge and experience.
Facing design from an strategic point of view, Jaime continues getting involved with diverse interdisciplinary teams, looking beyond design configurations and analyzing the whole product system.
Specialties:
+ Thinking = Research, conceptualization, trendhunting
+ Visioning = New scenarios, strategies, design thinking
+ Creating = Product communication and development -
Education
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Master in arts Business DesignDomus Academy2006 - 2007- Master thesis 'Designing cities: Exercises of participation and habitability' awarded with distinction
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Bachelor Industrial designPontificia Universidad Javeriana2000 - 2005- Selected to represent the faculty during the Olimpiadas de diseño (design olympic games), Manizales 2003. - Selected for the Muestra Interuniversitaria de diseño de mobiliario RAD (Inter-university furniture design exhibition) Museum of Modern Art, Bogotá 2003.
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Technical LogisticsServicio Nacional de Aprendizaje SENA1999 - 1999
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Experience
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Doctoral ResearcherKMDApr 2014 - Present (12 years 2 months)Basically dealing with:
- Design research (what would happen if...)
- Envisioning (re-imagining creative approaches)
- Visualization (as concept, as prop)
- Development (all efforts towards that 'real thing') -
Strategic Designer / User Experience DesignerHPApr 2010 - Jul 2014 (4 years 3 months)Immersed in:
- User research (what people dream with)
- Strategic approaches (making dreams come true)
- Communication idea development (best ways to sell ideas)
- Ideas on innovation (what the future looks like) -
Business / Product DesignerAsentio DesignOct 2008 - May 2009 (7 months)Main activities:
- Project Research (what else is out there)
- Strategic consultancy ('the business pitch')
- Communication idea development (conceptual mappings all around)
- Product development (brainstorming and sketching to find a common shape) -
Business DesignerTotal ToolJul 2007 - Oct 2007 (3 months)Giving a thought to:
- Project Research (thoughts on roadmapping)
- Strategic consultancy (making meaning)
- Graphic and communication (visual tooling)
- Product development (shaping ideas) -
Creative in DesignKassani S.A.Sep 2005 - Oct 2006 (1 year 1 month)Focused on:
- Design consultancy (listen to your client)
- Product development (where is the sweet spot between client & manufacture)
- Graphic & communication development (how to 'visually' pitch an idea)
- Process & product logistics (dealing with deadlines) -
Product DesignerUmiplast S.A.Jan 2005 - Sep 2005 (8 months)Moving between:
- Design consultancy (what design has to offer)
- Product development (dreaming with the feet on the ground)
- Graphic & communication development ('I can see clearly now')
- Process & product logistics (focused on product exports) -
Intern DesignerCD&I associatesJan 2004 - Jul 2004 (6 months)Leading:
- Product development (put more ideas on the table)
- Graphic & Communication development (promote & share visions)
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Awards
+ Distinction master in business design, Domus Academy, 2007
+ Second place Brand Extension - Scholarship competition , Domus Academy, 2006 -
Skills
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@djaimegarcia, member since 2009
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