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Furniture / Transportation / Product Designer
Rob Wurm
Green Bay, WI
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About
My experiences and responsibilities:
Collaborating with Interactive Developers
Designing Corporate Environments
Designing Marine Interior/Exteriors/Hulls
Designing Furniture Systems
Selection of Hardware and Materials for various experiences
17 years of design experience
Designed hundreds of products both future concepts and production models
10 international patents
2 patents pending
I love solving problems, innovating products and creating spaces that are awesome experience for the users. I love transportation (cars, boats, bikes and new forms of transportation) that look sharp and open peoples minds to whats possible. -
Education
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BFACollege for Creative Studies2007
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BS-Five quarters of Mechanical Engineering/ Industrial DesignThe Ohio State University2002
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Experience
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Senior Industrial DesignerGreen Bay, WISep 2016 - Present (9 years 9 months)Designing furniture for various applications. Markets include but are not limited to Healthcare, Education, Government, Business and Universities.
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Contract Yacht DesignerOconto, WIJun 2017 - Aug 2017 (2 months)Designed Yacht Interiors and made recommendations for materials and finishes for various components.
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Contract Industrial DesignerOshkosh, WIJul 2016 - Dec 2016 (5 months)Designing military defense vehicle exteriors and developing supporting materials for the broader organization including the Board of Directors.
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Industrial Designer / Interactive Experience DesignerDe Pere, WISep 2009 - May 2016 (6 years 8 months)Responsibilities included creating products and meeting clients’ detailed specifications. Creating concept generation and 3D printing of prototypes for manufacturing, bill of materials documentation, product models for the future (3-10 years), as well as current commercial model products. Solutions involving interactive retail experiences ranging from large scale environments to wire framed prototypes on mobile and desktop applications.
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Car Designer/ ArtistGreen Bay, WIJun 2015 - Dec 2015 (6 months)Responsible for meeting with clients and designing custom fabricated metal parts or custom artwork. Sometimes it was as a finished piece for wall art, other times it was to figure out the designs as they were being built.
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Yacht DesignerSturgeon Bay, WIFeb 2014 - Mar 2015 (1 year 1 month)My responsibilities as a contract yacht designer included supporting the engineering team by designing components. Supported the Design team creating interior and exterior sketches, CAD models, BOM documents and technical assembly drawings.
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Industrial DesignerKohler, WIMay 2007 - Nov 2008 (1 year 6 months)CAD support for the design team to streamline designs for engineering and manufacturing. Product Designer conducting research and creating products. Mentored interns with project involvement.
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Contract Product DesignerRacine, WIMay 2008 - Jun 2008 (1 month)My responsibility was to develop concept sketches of air fresheners. Delivered refined presentation boards of sketches and digital models.
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Animator & CAD ModelerTriTek EngineeringTucson, AZOct 2007 - Nov 2007 (1 month)My responsibility at TriTek was to develop CAD data and a 360 degree animation for their marketing website. The car that was released at the 2009 SEMA show in Las Vegas.
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Industrial Design InternKohler, WIApr 2007 - Jun 2007 (2 months)Supported the design team in the following areas: creating mockups, producing prints for final design review presentations, prepared CAD models for concept review, ideation sketching and brainstorming.
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Industrial Designer and FabricatorLaze Stone WorksTroy, MIOct 2005 - Dec 2006 (1 year 2 months)Collaborated with clients to design custom built fireplaces and arts and crafts style sculptures. Installed custom limestone fireplaces in the clients’ home.
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CNC Model Lab TechnicianDetroit, MIJan 2003 - Jun 2005 (2 years 5 months)Assist in setting up and running the CNC milling machine. Assist students in model making. Demonstrating how to vacuum form, use band saws, lathes, grinders, sanders, and automotive painting of clay 1/4 scale concept cars and trucks.
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Awards
CCS Scholarship
John Q. Shunk Scholarship
Charles High Scolarship
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Affiliations
IDSA-CCS Vice President
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@wurmdesign, member since 2007
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