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Jake Bosnak

Detroit, MI

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I graduated from the College for Creative Studies in May 2011. From May 2011 to July 2013 I was a full time Industrial Designer / Digital Sculptor for Revolution Design Studios in Madison Heights, MI. I am currently seeking full time employment in any design field related to Transportation Design, Automotive Design, Product Design, Video Game Design, Concept Art, Digital Sculpting, Model Making, etc. I have become extremely proficient in Alias, Hypershot / Keyshot / Shot Pro, Photoshop sketching and rendering, manual sketching, and aside from making a product look very good, I have a good sense of what it will take to make it real. I have a good understanding of mechanical functionality, and love to work closely with engineers to take a product from paper to reality.
Education
- B.F.A. in Transportation Design Industrial Design
  
  College for Creative Studies
  
  2007 - 2011
  
  WTSI FED sponsored project: The military contractor WTSI tasked the junior class to create an attractive exterior design for their new Fuel Efficiency Demonstrator concept. We addressed packaging, aerodynamics, thermal signature reduction, weight distribution, and exterior aesthetics. Outcome: $1000 prize, 1/5th scale milled, physical model of my design on display at the 2011 North American International Auto Show, in Detroit, MI. Hagie STS Crop Sprayer sponsored project: Hagie Corporation, producer of agricultural crop sprayers, tasked us to design a new exterior to enclose their machines and make them more appealing to consumers. We generated a modern, aggressive design that would set them apart in the sprayer market. Michelin LTX sponsored project: Michelin presented the Senior Alias studio with the opportunity to design a new wheel and tire system based around efficiency, for use in the year 2020. The second focus of the project was to design a light truck which would utilize the new wheel and tire. Outcome: Presentation poster and 3D hologram of my model present at the 2011 North American International Auto Show, in Detroit, MI.
Experience
- Industrial Designer, Digital Sculptor
  
  Revolution Design Studios
  
  May 2011 - Jul 2013 (2 years 2 months)
  
  A small studio of 6 employees, we completed work ranging from advanced concept sketching to current production surfacing (class-A modeling). I have been involved in design projects for Rossion, DENSO, Ford, Gibbs Amphibians, Harmon, John Deere, and Heide Performance Products. I have also been tasked, through my company, with creating Alias tutorials for the Harley Davidson design and engineering staff.
  
  I have become extremely well versed in Alias thanks to the Surfacing jobs we get here. I have completed several parts of several buck models for Ford: full size interior and exterior models used in the pre-production phase to make changes where necessary. I have modeled design changes for Gibbs Quadski, taken contest winning designs from students at CCS to prepare their virtual models to be milled and Rapid Prototyped, re-designed and modeled a new Class-8 truck front end for DENSO in 2 days (physical model was milled and is being displayed at the company's office), created virtual data for the Ford Escape that HPP built for the 2012 SEMA convention in Las Vegas (worked on the front splitter, side skirts, fender flares, and completed the rear spoiler and rear diffuser area utilizing a stock Focus ST exhaust tip).
  Unfortunately, due to non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements I can only offer a glimpse of the work I did through my two years of professional experience. The professional work in my portfolio currently only scratches the surface of my talent.
  
  skills
  Well-versed in sketch ideation, manual rendering, photoshop rendering, 3D modeling, physical modeling, and environmental rendering of proposed designs.
  
  Develop and execute designs capable of being produced.
  
  Expert Alias modeler.
  
  Gearhead, motorcycle fanatic, bass junkie, and speed freak.
Awards

3rd Place winner, WTSI/TARDEC sponsored military vehicle project
Skills
- 3D Modeling
- Industrial Design
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JBL speakers for Toyota Avalon

JBL speakers for Toyota Avalon from Jake Bosnak

JBL speakers for Toyota Avalon

The JBL speaker project was contracted to Revolution Design Studios to create a fresh new speaker mesh design for the Toyota Avalon, which was displayed at the 2012 SEMA convention in Las Vegas, NV. We were to address the upper IP, door panels, and rear package tray. The theme was designed by Ben Zullo, and the data for the A-side was developed by the team at RDS.

JBL speakers for Toyota Avalon

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