Industrial Designer

Wesley Tong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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“As an Industrial Designer, we create products or systems to improve ones life through innovation and beauty. But when a product cannot be reinvented at the moment, we are obliged to make it as beautiful and seductive as we can until the solution presents itself.”

-Wesley Tong

Specialties: Hands on skills

Highly skilled in Drawing, Model Building, Technical Drawing, Slip Casting

Rendering, Plaster Modeling, Illustration, Research, Branding and Identity, Metal Welding, Wood Working

Software (Graphics and 3D modeling)

Adobe CS, SolidWorks, KeyShot

Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Final Cut Pro (PC and Mac Platform)
Education
- BID Industrial Design
  
  Pratt Institute
  
  2004 - 2008
Experience
- Senior Product Design Manager
  
  Renpho
  
  Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  
  Aug 2022 - Present (2 years 4 months)
  
  Lead Industrial Designer and Manager for Renpho branded products and other sub brands.
- Industrial Design Manager
  
  DFO Global
  
  May 2019 - May 2022 (3 years)
  
  eCommerce Performance Marketing
  Product Development Team
  Designing gadgets, health and fitness products and many more.
  Packaging Design
  Repackaging OEM Products
- Associate Industrial Design Manager
  
  Furrion
  
  Jul 2018 - May 2019 (10 months)
  
  Luxury Outdoor Living
- Senior Industrial Designer & Design Manager
  
  Color Crane Group Ltd
  
  Jul 2014 - Apr 2018 (3 years 9 months)
  
  Design Consultancy and In-house design brands. Household Products
- Senior Industrial Designer
  
  Design Icon Ltd
  
  Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  
  Mar 2014 - May 2014 (2 months)
  
  Industrial Design Consultancy
- Senior Industrial Designer
  
  Backstage International Ltd
  
  Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  
  Sep 2011 - Mar 2014 (2 years 6 months)
  
  Industrial Design Consultancy
- Design Director
  
  Designtech Associates Ltd.
  
  Feb 2010 - Jun 2013 (3 years 4 months)
  
  Industrial Design Consultancy
- Partner
  
  2Design LLC
  
  Mar 2009 - Jan 2010 (10 months)
  
  To bring ours and other young designers' designs to be manufactured and sold to retailers nationwide, and of course international when possible.
  
  We currently focus on designing housewares, lifestyle products and jewelry accessories.
- Freelance Industrial Designer
  
  ECCO Design
  
  Feb 2009 - Feb 2009
  
  Fun conceptual project
- Design Studio Intern
  
  A2 inc.
  
  Nov 2008 - Dec 2008 (1 month)
  
  Flatware & Barware Design and SolidWorks modeling
- Freelance Designer
  
  Ion Design
  
  Sep 2008 - Oct 2008 (1 month)
  
  Multiple projects
- Intern
  
  ECCO Design
  
  Jun 2007 - Aug 2007 (2 months)
  
  Build Models, Design ideation sketches, Washer/dryer UI design, Research Diagrams, Graphics, Model Shop manager
- Design Studio Intern
  
  GOD ltd. 'Goods of Desire'
  
  Jun 2006 - Aug 2006 (2 months)
  
  -Designed promotional products for Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd.
  -Illustrated for multiple T-shirt designs including patters, pens and notepads
  -Animated for shop entrance installation
  -photographed for 10 year anniversary G.O.D. book
- Design Studio Intern
  
  GOD ltd. 'Goods of Desire'
  
  Jun 2005 - Aug 2005 (2 months)
  
  -Designed and drafted furniture designs including bed, chairs and coffee table.
  -Built installations for main shop, restaurant menu and promotional displays.
Awards

*2014 Australian Good Design® Winner (Airsonea, iSonea)

*2014 EID Excellence in Design® Award Bronze (Airsonea, iSonea)

*2014 Red Dot Finalist (Airsonea, iSonea)

*2008 IDSA Student Merit Award

*SPR 2007 - 2008 Deans List

*FALL 2006 Presidents List

*FALL 2004 - 2006 Deans List
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Wesley Tong

Assistant or Associate Professor of Illustration

Associate Professor of Multi-Disciplinary Design