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Industrial Designer

Joe Lapke

New York, NY
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    I am a 2011 graduate of the Industrial Design program at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Currently a Furniture Designer for California Closets:

    In my line of work it is important to be innovative and forward looking. Thinking beautifully yet considering all the necessary elements that need to fulfill the areas that need to be addressed.

  • Education
    • BFA Industrial Design, Concentration in German Language
      Rochester Institute of Technology
      2007 - 2011
      Graduated with high honors
    • Industrial Design
      Hochschule Anhalt
      2010 - 2010
      Study abroad exchange program April-July, 2010
  • Experience
    • Product Designer
      California Closets
      Jul 2012 - Present (14 years)
      *Responsible for reviewing design and concept with sales staff.

      *Design and develop simple methods of system furniture building and organization for design optimization.

      *Work with company proprietary CAD software to design and train current and new designers on design fundamentals and methods.

      *Responsible for optimizing designs for production and creating tech drawings with material specs and explanatory sketches to illustrate how furniture should be built.

      *Responsible for answering technical questions on furniture hardware, material, finishes and lighting.
    • Freelance Industrial Designer
      Sealed Air Corporation
      Jun 2011 - Jun 2012 (1 year)
      Packaging and Machine Design. Providing concept sketches and 3D CAD models for food and safety products to be rapid prototype and tested.
    • Freelance Industrial Designer
      Spark Design LLC
      Mar 2012 - Mar 2012
    • Freelance Designer
      Mahany Welding Supply
      Mar 2011 - Jun 2011 (3 months)
      Designed a memorial park bench for East Irondequoit Middle School by performing metal fabrication and by using TIG welding techniques.
    • Intern
      Arrco Controls Inc
      Jun 2009 - Sep 2009 (3 months)
      Worked on packaging machines for various clients. Assembled molds and rebuilt parts for machines. Fabricated electronic enclosures and wired electronic components.
    • Employee
      TSR Motorsports
      2004 - 2008 (4 years)
      Built and worked on USAC Midgets, NEMA Midgets, and Karting.
      Shop duties involved building the cars and formatting chassis setups. Raceday duties involved monitoring tires and track notes.
  • Awards

    -3rd place in Kraft Design Challenge. 2011.

    -2nd place (Gold Award) in the E-Waste prevention category for the International E-Waste Design Competition. 2011.

  • Skills
    • 3D Modeling
    • Furniture Design
    • Industrial Design
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