Curriculum Vitae
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Professional experience
Since 2007 – Interior car designer/Interface designer Delphi Controls and Security automotive equipment supplier (Strasbourg, France)
- Analyze: Trends studies, technology watch, new user needs, strategy orientation, brainstorming, problems identification, identify strategic opportunities, stylistic support for customer projects (PSA, Renault, Fiat, GM, BMW …)
- Ideation: formal and functional research, ergonomic consideration, concept exploration, sketches, 2D package, rendering, concept selection.
- Concept development: colors and trim, model making, prototype.
Trainees management, customers meetings, conferences participation, Visits of the suppliers factories.
Very good experience in team work with engineers
Partnership with Franco Sbarro in the realization of a concept car presented in 2009 at auto show in Geneva. Partnership is renewed this year, and a second concept car will be presented in the coming months.
Professional Internship
2007 – Design trainee Delphi Controls and Security automotive equipment supplier, 6 months (Strasbourg, France)
Work on the theme of the global interior car. Explored three research themes: inspiration from the nautical world, the world of technology and environment of the passenger. For each theme, three steps: analysis phase, creativity and conceptualization.
2005 – Design Trainee Delphi Controls and Security automotive equipment supplier, 6 months (Strasbourg, France)
Prospective researches concerning new control solutions. Realization of all new interfaces for Haptic Display
2004 – Design Trainee Multiple Global Design S.A. design agency, 2 months (La Chaux-de-Fond, Switzerland)
Prospective researches for Nespresso, graphic design for Mettler Toledo products and participation in the realization of a model for Laurastar
2003 – Design Trainee Car Styling S.A. automotive equipment and accessories supplier, Belgium (2 months)
Worked on Car Styling concept car. Its particularity : three different sets of customization. Defined the design of each of the sets (soft, sport and SUV)
Awards
- 1st prize Alfa Romeo (Brussel motorshow 2004 design contest; Jury: Giugiaro)
- 1st prize Dilem (2010 graphic design contest)
Freelance Design
Graphic design, advertising hoardings and all types of graphic works
Studies
2002/2007 – Engineering Design Management – Transportation Design at Institut Supérieur de Design (Valenciennes, France)
1999/2002 – Automotive mechanical baccalaureate (A level equivalent exam) Lycée René Cassin (Mâcon, France)
Skills
- Excellent creativity
- Hand sketching & Illustrations
- Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Alias sketchbook etc …
- Graphic tablet (Wacom), clay modeling.
Languages
French (Mother tongue), English
Hobbies
Drawing (by hand and Wacom), Painting, photography, technology, music, movies, travelling.
Personal qualities
Friendly, heartfelt, inquisitive, hardworking, passionate and sensitive. Observant and critical minded. I value authenticity.