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Ian Sorensen
Designer with Extensive Additive Manufacturing Experience
Alameda, CA
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About
Designer with over a decade of professional experience working in the Industrial Design, and Additive Manufacturing sectors. My experience as an Industrial Designer includes product development and prototyping for the consumer electronics, retail display, and toy industries. My Additive Manufacturing work includes a broad swath of experience from setup and post processing of over twenty 3D printing systems to running 3D print/AM teams. My skill-set is diversified enough that I have been able to apply myself successfully to roles with several well recognized firms.
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Education
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N/A Design Model MakingIrvine Valley College
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Experience
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Senior Additive Manufacturing EngineerAdecco @ Google ArcLabMountain View, CAJul 2020 - Present (1 year 4 months)- Operations management for Additive Manufacturing team workspace and equipment at Google ArcLab.
- Daily post processing and preventative maintenance of customer print requests.
- Customer communication and print request setup.
- Packing of customer orders for pickup or courier delivery.
- 3D scanning and model prep using Creoform HandyScan Black. -
VolunteerAll Bay Area PPEAlameda, CAMar 2020 - Jun 2020 (3 months)- Project manager for local volunteer group making PPE during Covid-19 pandemic.
- Responsible for: intake, processing, and allocation of bulk PET donations to Maker groups in the SF bay area that produced PPE for hospitals, care givers, and essential workers.
- Provided 3D printed face shield components to group as part of larger PPE production push.
- Assisted with breaking down bulk donated fabric for use in facemask production.
- Interviewed by local TV news teams as well as nationally syndicated radio host regarding ABAPPE group efforts. -
Specialized Engineering SupportTezerakt @ Google LegolabsMountain View, CAJan 2019 - Feb 2020 (1 year 1 month)- Setup, post-processing, and preventive maintenance of 3D printers at Google Legolabs.
- Recognized as one of the contributing inventors on the Google Stadia Claw patent (US Patent: US D929,390 S)
- Design development of prototypes and test fixtures for various Google teams.
- Assembly of prototype models and text fixtures generated within the 3D print lab. -
Digital Design SpecialistMilestone Technologies @ FacebookMenlo Park, CANov 2018 - Jan 2019 (2 months)- Updated 3D models of Facebook campus in Autodesk Revit for the Facebook Workplace Technologies Team.
- Architectural 3D scanning using Leica BLK360 scanner. Scan data used as reference material to build model assets in Revit. -
Senior Engineering TechnicianAlpine Oral TechMountain View, CAFeb 2018 - Aug 2018 (6 months)- Provided technical guidance regarding 3D printing processes, applications, and technical considerations.
- Contributed to company patent submission pertaining to Additive Manufacturing methods (not recognized on patent).
- Managed in-house 3D print lab and performed setup and post processing of internal print jobs.
- Provided 3D modeling, 3D scan editing and fixture build support to the engineering team. -
Job CaptainMBH ArchitectsAlameda, CAOct 2015 - Feb 2018 (2 years 4 months)- Creation of design intent drawings and 3D models for Apple retail fixtures using Autodesk Revit.
- Manufacturing drawing review and markups for Apple retail fixture build partners.
- 3D modeling and model building for various clients utilizing Solidworks, Inventor, Revit, and in-house 3D printers.
- Mentor for a team of designers modeling retail spaces with Cinema4D.
- Responsible for the maintenance and management of company-wide Cinema4D infrastructure. -
Engineering Technician IIAkorbi @ Google ATAPMountain View, CAApr 2014 - Sep 2015 (1 year 5 months)- Designed and built prototypes and test fixtures with Google’s Advanced Technologies and Projects (ATAP) Skunkworks team.
- Provided direct support for Project Tango, Project Soli, Project Jacquard, Spotlight Stories: Duet, Project Ara, Project Abacus, as well as Project Vault.
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3D DesignerIcon Design And DisplaySanta Rosa, CAOct 2013 - Mar 2014 (5 months)- Retail fixture design of wood and corrugate displays for the beverage industry.
- Notable clients include Kendall Jackson, Sutter Home, Peet’s Coffee, Freedom Moonshine, and Anchor Steam.
- 3D modeling and rendering with Cinema4D R15; post processing and asset modification using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. -
Freelance Industrial DesignerIA SorensenCAApr 2011 - Nov 2013 (2 years 7 months)- Retail and POP fixture design for the apparel and action sports industry.
- Created manufacturing drawings and interacted with local and overseas manufacturers.
- Notable clients include Reef, Neff, Taylormade, Oakley, Brixton, Raen Optical, and SF Giants.
- Developed a line of 3D printed toy, and model accessories for Shapeways store under the name Yetibrew Design. -
Director of Design and SalesAlpha StudioIrvine, CAJun 2008 - Apr 2011 (2 years 10 months)- Primary designer and sales representative for a startup 3D printing service bureau.
- Developed products and prototypes for notable clients such as: Epson of America, and Targus.
- Reverse engineering, 3D modeling, and 3D scanning of components for: Playhut Toys, Moebius Models, and Nixon.
- Setup and post processing of 3D prints, shop management, scheduling, and billing.
- Additional work included building mock-ups, helping staff with painting, sanding, gluing and other basic shop labor. -
AAV Commander (E-4)United States Marine CorpsApr 1996 - Apr 2000 (4 years)- Responsible for the tactical and administrative employment of Amphibious Assault Vehicles.
- Entrusted with the safety of 2 other crewmembers, and up to 30 embarked Marines, as well as field grade officers while Commander of armored command post (AAVC7-A1).
- Experience leading, training, and managing up to 40 Marines at a time.
- Awarded - Good conduct medal, meritorious unit commendation (x2), naval unit commendation, meritorious mast (x3), letter of appreciation, certificate of commendation.
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Awards
Google Stadia Claw Patent: US Patent: US D929,390 S
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@iansorensen, member since 2008
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