I AM A HIGH SKILLED PRODUCT, INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS DESIGN ENGINEER, GRADUATED FROM ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART, LONDON-UK, DEPT. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING IN 2007, WITH STRONG CONCEPT GENERATION, PROBLEM-SOLVING, CAD, VISUALIZATION, MODEL-MAKING ABILITIES AND ALSO EXTREMELY SELF-MOTIVATED.

EXCELLENT TEAM PLAYER THAT CAN LEAD AND INSPIRE OTHERS IN MANY WAYS DUE TO OUT OF THE BOX THINKING APPROACH AND AT THE SAME TIME FOLLOW, SUPPORT AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM SPIRIT AND IDEAS.

Freelance Product, Industrial & Systems Design Engineer 16.07.2012 – present

Services:

·         Product & Industrial Design

·         3D Visualisation

·         Graphic Design & Packaging

·         Brand & Strategic Design

·         Interior Design

Freelance 3D Visualiser at Vlassis – Architecture - Sculpture Design - Theatre
5.01.2012 – present
www.vlassisdimitris.com

Responsibility:

3D Visualiser

Industrial and product design engineer at PAFOS S.A.  15.09.2011 – 15.07.2012

Responsibility:
• Creative dept.:
     o Creation and exploration of design guidelines from any given brief by the client
     o Concept design
     o 3D Visualisation
     o CAD design
• Cost accounting dept.:
     o Determination of prices for (given by the client or original) furniture/ fixtures/ residential interior designs
• Project management
     o Deadlines, production time
• Account officer
     o Liaising with clients

Freelance industrial and product design engineer undertaking projects at EDG DESIGNLAB www.designlab.gr  15.01.2009 –31.07.2011

Responsibility:
• Creation and exploration of design guidelines from any given brief by the client
• User centred design research
           o Ergonomics/ Observation of problematic areas/ Analysis/ Conclusions
• Concept generation and development
           o Concept sketching/ Selection
• CAD design
• 3D Visualisation
• Prototype creation and development
          o Full scale working prototypes
          o Appearance models
• Project management
          o Timelines of projects/ deadlines
• Account officer
          o Liaising with clients



Employment as a trainee at Siemens S.A., Dept. One Siemens, Greece 05.07.2004 -25.08.2004

Responsibility:
Siemens SA accepted me for internship in “Industrial Design” as part of completing my studies at the University of the Aegean, Dept of Products & Systems Design Engineering. The purpose of my intership for Athens Olympic Games 2004, and consequently my work at Siemens SA, Greece, was to:
• Identify a specific need or product - gap
• Argue that the company, in this case Siemens would benefit from it and indicate in what ways this may happen
• Develop and design the product
• Prototype creation and development

AWARDS

• Honorable Mention, 5th office furniture industrial design competition of DROMEAS 2010, Athens – Greece (as part of edg designlab team)
• B’ and D’ prize, 2th office furniture industrial design competition of DROMEAS, Athens – Greece, 30.11.2003 – 05.11.2004


PARTICIPATIONS

·         Green Design Festival 2010 Athens – Greece (as part of edg designlab team)

·         Carbonate Competition 2007 finalist

·        Biennale Internationale Design 2004 Saint-Etienne, France, Subject: “Cafe and Cafe”  06.11.2004 – 14.07.2004

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EXEXHIBITIONS

·         Royal College of Art final show 2007

·         Royal College of Art interim show 2007

·         Royal College of Art interim show 2006

·         Biennale Internationale Design 2004 Saint-Etienne, France, Subject: “Cafe and Cfe”