Industrial Designer

Sam Falken

Winston-Salem, NC

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Industrial Design Grad from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, originally from Winston-Salem, NC.
Education
- Bachelor of Science Industrial Design
  
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
  
  2016
Experience
- Housewares Designer
  
  Local Design
  
  Blacksburg, VA
  
  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015 (2 months)
  
  Designed and produced housewares with a team of designers from the VT ID program. Products were then sold during weekend farmers markets. Further product development came from real time feedback from customers and fellow designers.
- Furniture Designer
  
  Self Employed
  
  Winston-Salem, NC
  
  May 2014 - Aug 2014 (3 months)
  
  - Developed a line of case goods through sketching, Photoshop, and Solidworks
  - Received formal critiques from industry leading furniture companies (Century Furniture and Moore Councill Designs)
- Lead Designer for VT PACE Team
  
  General Motors Sponsored Project
  
  Blacksburg, VA
  
  Sep 2013 - May 2014 (8 months)
  
  - Organized a team of designers to develop a new concept for GM
  - Worked alongside Mechanical Engineer seniors to develop a proposal for GM and presented to the head of GM’s international design studio
- Junior Counselor
  
  Camp Sea Gull
  
  Arapahoe, NC
  
  Jun 2011 - Aug 2012 (1 year 2 months)
  
  Summer Job. Helped to manage cabins with campers age 7-8 and 9-10. Achieved highest available riflery certifications for teaching children about rifles and shotguns on a controlled range.
- English Teacher and Tutor
  
  The Theresianisch Akademie
  
  Wien, Austria
  
  May 2012 - May 2012
  
  - Month long internship teaching, tutoring, and assisting English Classes
  - Lived abroad while experiencing complete immersion in Austrian Culture
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IDSA, VTID
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