Adam Colavecchia Industrial Designer 1 (647) 855-2370 | [email protected] | Toronto, CAN Portfolio: adamcdesign.com

Experience: Product Design Consultant | Jun 2015 - Present Clients:

Notable Responsibilities & Contributions:  Led 3+ products from concept to production, fulfilling all design duties in the absence of formal job training or regular supervision  Manage & direct incoming/outgoing outsourced jobs  Prepare visuals & guiding documentation for project engineers & prototype builders  Collaborate with other departments on packaging, instructions, & promotional materials to maintain direction of original concept  Review production samples & coordinate next steps based on specifications & quality measures  Present new ideas or project updates to management & conference audiences  Provide product development assistance as required (research, concept/explanatory drawings, functional mock-ups, CAD, Adobe)

Contract Industrial Designer | 2014 - 2015 Clients:

Notable Responsibilities & Contributions:

Future Food Studio [futurefoodstudio.com]

 Led the design, fabrication, & installation of a large, decorative shelving unit for The Theatre Centre’s café (Toronto)  Coordinated efforts of 2 additional contract employees

Three Pears [threepears.ca]

 Designed & coordinated production of packaging for infant developmental toy  Provided helpful, mindful model shop assistance  Consistently provided recommendations workable within a given budget & set of limitations

Design Intern @ Twenty One Toys [twentyonetoys.com] | Sep 2013 - Feb 2014  Headed all graphic-related design projects, including major website re-design, promotional materials, & product accessories  Assisted in a variety of tasks ranging from 2-hour deadlines to ongoing projects  Kept up with fast pace & evolving priorities of start-up environment

Education: Bachelor of Industrial Design @ Carleton University | 2009 - 2013 Notable Courses:

Process & principles of consumer product design, material properties & manufacturing methods, applications of CAD software & Adobe’s Creative Suite, ergonomics, tactics for environmental sustainability, driving principles of graphic/package design, developmental & perceptive psychology, basic principles of: marketing, economics, entrepreneurship

Design Foundations @ Humber College | 2008 - 2009 Notable Courses:

Core design skills (3D sketching, building models & prototypes, wood shop machining, photography, computer applications), core principles of product design, graphic design, package design, & interior design

Assets: Software Proficiency: Photoshop Proficient Modelling Abilities:

Illustrator Proficient

SolidWorks Intermediate

KeyShot Novice

Wacom Proficient

Office Proficient

Wood shop (hand tools, machinery, safety), 3D printing, basic hand/spray painting, vacuum forming, foam carving, acrylic forming, cardboard & found object mock-ups

 Comfortable with public speaking through experience presenting to executives & audiences at Spin Master conferences  Excellent verbal & visual communication skills from directing outside liaisons, inventors, & international partners at Spin Master & Twenty One Toys  Working knowledge of plastic manufacturing techniques through education & time at Spin Master  Prompt, passionate individual with strong work ethic, attention to detail, & ambition for growth  Effective at performing customer interviews, user testing, & ethnographic research from experiences with Spin Master & fourth-year thesis project  Able to manipulate product concepts to cater a variety of users & price points through accomodating feedback from Spin Master’s trade show buyers

References: Kyra Crilly Design Manager @ Spin Master 1 (416) 347-0170 | [email protected]

Paul Reynolds Design Manager @ Spin Master 1 (416) 399-9861 | [email protected]