John Quincy Adams Skalski, IDSA

Creative Specialist & Industrial Design Extraordinaire

Conshohocken, PA

Follow
Contact

About
Portfolio
Stream

About

A creative individual. A talented designer. An aspiring world traveler with a vision to better the future by enhancing experiences through visual and functional innovation. Born and raised in Philadelphia.

Established in 1982, originally a fine art sculptor, John started his career while in high school involving himself in a wide variety of fields participating in such creative outlets like designing of consumer goods, marine design, graphic design, furniture design, spatial/interior design and architecture. He soon realized that the world is too big to only have one thing going for himself.

Earning a B.F.A in Industrial Design from the Savannah College of Art and Design while minoring in furniture design and art history, John found himself and his passions (yes, more than one) while living in Savannah, going to school, and visiting his friends and family during these years.

Moving back to Philadelphia after finishing his degree, John entered the world of general contracting. He worked on everything from home additions to architectural planning, marketing and business growth while pursuing a career in the design world. With a great passion for green design, he received an offer from Amtrak and accepted knowing that he could find his niche in a sustainable transportation industry.

John has been with Amtrak since October of 2007 taking small steps each day in helping his group design the next generation of high speed rail. He is avidly in pursuit of starting up design consultancy while rehabbing his new home. He also the founder of QUINCiii in affiliation with JQA3S Designs LLC, a design company with a with a wide variety of design disciplines ranging from product design to wedding stationary design.

John Quincy Adams Skalski, IDSA

Designing A Better Experience

www.coroflot.com/johnskalski (for now)

www.QUINCiii.com (coming soon)

http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnskalski

johnskalskidesigns@gmail.com

john.skalski@gmail.com

215.237.6880
Education
- BFA Industrial Design
  
  Savannah College of Art and Design
  
  2001 - 2006
- Temple University
  
  2003 - 2003
- High School Diploma General Studies with Art Focus
  
  Upper Dublin High School
  
  1997 - 2001
Experience
- Industrial Designer
  
  Amtrak
  
  Oct 2007 - Present (14 years)
  
  A team effort as designing the next generation of rolling stock!
- Director of Design/Founder
  
  QUINCiii
  
  Mar 2002 - Present (19 years 7 months)
  
  Website is coming soon!
  
  Do you or someone you know have a great idea you need turned into reality? We can certainly help!
  
  More information on it's way.
- Designer, builder, architectural drafter & marketing
  
  Breuer Building Group
  
  Aug 2006 - Oct 2009 (3 years 2 months)
  
  I am in charge of all rough architectural plans, marketing and branding development for the Breuer Building Group as well as on-site photography. I also assist in building part-time.
- Industrial Designer
  
  Gulfstream Aerospace
  
  Sep 2005 - May 2006 (8 months)
  
  Worked with a team of designers and engineers to create concepts of private aircraft interiors.
- Project Manager/Creativity
  
  Grikitisgroup LLC
  
  Mar 2004 - May 2005 (1 year 2 months)
  
  Assisted in creative endeavors as well as Project Management of selected properties and on site jobs.
Awards

2012, Presidential Service and Achievement Award

2011, Brunel Award - Honorable Mention

2008, Presidential Environmental Award
Affiliations

IDSA, American Red Cross
Skills
Elsewhere on the Web
- n
On Coroflot

@johnskalski, member since 2006
- Following 40
- Followers 12

Hydrofoil Sailboat

Hydrofoil Sailboat from John Quincy Adams...

Hydrofoil Sailboat

Symmetry: A One-Design Sailing Experience

These CAD renderings of the plane-like sail and a rotating starboard pontoon. The innovative design of the rotating pontoons allow this One-design sailboat to be a bit more exciting for those who are adventurous; or allowing easy launching, transportation and storage. This CAD model was built in Alias. Adobe Illustrator CS2 was also used.

An exploded parts view of the sailboat. This CAD model was built in Alias then imported into Rhino to create the explode.

Hydrofoil Sailboat

Symmetry: A One-Design Sailing Experience

Industrial Design

Comment

John Quincy Adams...

Creative Specialist & Industrial Design Extraordinaire Conshohocken, PA

John Quincy Adams Skalski, IDSA

Share