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Industrial Designer
Thomas Schnell
Chicago, IL
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About
I am a senior studying Industrial Design at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign currently seeking full-time job opportunities.
I work for Arconic Wheel and Transportation Products where I am in a Graphic Design CO-OP program. On campus, I work as a Campus Manager at Campus Sportswear where I sell and design custom apparel. I am an active member of the Theta Xi fraternity and Industrial Designers Society of America. In my free time I enjoy sketching, travel, and snowboarding. -
Education
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BFA, Industrial Design Industrial DesignUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign2014 - Currently Enrolled
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Study abroad semester Industrial DesignInstituto Lorenzo de Medici, Florence2017 - 2017
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Experience
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Graphic Design CO-OPOct 2017 - Present (8 years 8 months)Arconic hired me for a CO-OP position after my 2017 summer internship concluded. I currently work remotely and design content for the marketing team such as print/web media, advertisements and social media posts. I balance multiple deadlines and schedule times for conference calls while still enrolled in a full schedule at the University of Illinois.
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Campus Manager, Shirt DesignerChampaign, ILSep 2015 - Present (10 years 9 months)At campus sportswear I worked with organizations to design and sell wholesale custom apparel. From this job I learned how to design and sell a product based on a client’s needs and price range. Since I was hired I have personally sold over $35,000 worth of apparel since 2015. I also collaborated with the Illinois marathon committee to design shirt graphics and print advertisements for a 20,000 person event.
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Graphic Design InternshipCleveland, OHJun 2017 - Aug 2017 (2 months)While Interning for Arconic I designed content for the marketing team such as print/web media, advertisements and social media posts. I also contributed styling ideas, hand sketches, and 3D renderings to accelerate the development of a prototype product. I constantly balanced multiple projects and deadlines as well as participating in brainstorming and marketing strategy meetings.
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IDSA, Theta Xi fraternity
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@thomasschnell, member since 2018