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Industrial Designer
Colin Matsco
Los Angeles, CA
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About
“Human needs and desires, functionality and service to people are at the core of my design. It is my passion to listen and learn with humility while designing appropriate solutions for a changing world. My goal is to bring excellent design skills, an exceptional work ethic, cohesiveness and humor to every team I work with.”
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Education
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Industrial and Product DesignCarnegie Mellon University2004 - 2007
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Experience
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Auto DesignerHonda R&DJun 2008 - Present (17 years)I specialize in creating attractive, cost-effective, groundbreaking solutions for the vehicle interior through form, human experience, and interface that define the future of the Honda/Acura brands. All designs focus on maximizing the human experience by identifying needs, distilling key insights, and then designing an optimized product that delights our customer.
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Design InternSmart DesignFeb 2008 - May 2008 (3 months)Design Consultancy work specializing in consumer products for companies such as OXO, Samsung, Clorox, etc. Focused on sketching to key consumer insights and making rapid foam mock ups to test for quick user feedback.
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Advanced Products Group InternNew BalanceJun 2007 - Aug 2007 (2 months)Internship for Boston based footwear company within the Advanced Products Group. Focus involved research into Gym culture and needs through interviews with industry experts and users. Emphasized critical thinking, sketching, and defining the vision and strategy for future products.
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FreelancerLetterthirteen DesignDec 2005 - Jul 2007 (1 year 7 months)Internship for Pittsburgh based design firm specializing in industrial Design and Graphic Design. Position focuses on industrial Design and creating brand identity for clients. Projects include automotive part illustration and product innovation. clients: Promedica, Bayer, exoticars Dec 2005 - 2007
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ID internDaedalus ExcelFeb 2007 - May 2007 (3 months)Internship for design house specializing in industrial Design and engineering. Work focused primarily on medical industry and consumer products. Position involved sketching, prototyping, solidworks modeling
and rendering. spring 2007 -
InternBayer MaterialScienceMay 2005 - Sep 2006 (1 year 4 months)Future Business Group seasonal intern. full-time summer position concentrating on conceptualization of automotive applications and general design, including collaboration with carnegie science center sustainability exhibit. extensive interface with engineers, designers, chemists, and materials experts; regular client interface. summer 2005, summer 2006
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