About me
My name is GUILLERMO, I’m a seasoned 360º designer with over 20 years of experience with proven record of driving product success and user engagement across diverse industries.
I’ve led cross-functional teams within disciplines of industrial and product-design, graphic-design, multimedia-design, user-experience design, and in transportation & Automobile design, in addition a great knowledge of mechanical engineering, materials and manufacture processes.
With a knack for problem solving and problem setting operations, management and project planning. I have a hands on approach to my work supported with high level skills and competences in 3D clay modeling and CAD modeling, visual communication and presentation techniques.
During my early career with fruitful cooperations developing successful products with big and small companies such us The Coca-Cola Company(CO), Avianca airlines, Placecol S.A, Terpel S.A. Digare Design, Jeff Hartman LLC, Cabko S.A, plus independent projects for private clients.
In addition of my design career, I’m proud to teach the future generations of designers, I have taught various design courses in my alma-mater, and currently I teach modeling techniques at IED (Instituto Europeo di Design) fostering my students and setting up an environment of conducive learning and promoting excellent student/teacher interaction.
Lately my focus is concentrated in transportation and automobile design, with great achievements, collaborating with Volkswagen and Skoda, leveling up my expertise building models and prototypes for car companies such as Porsche, Kia, Honda, Suzuki, JAC as part of the team of Vercarmodel in Italy.
As the head of the technical department of CR Model Styling developing in record time of 15 months streamlining processes for the constructions of the ATS GT supercar project. Currently as the operations officer of LDA Design s.r.l improving the operational process, building a more efficient and modern approach to different projects.
Experience
- LDA DESIGN ∕ Operations Officer ➔ Turin-Italy ➔ 2018 - current
- Istituto Europeo di Design [IED] ∕ Profesor of Clay Modeling Techniques ➔ Turin-Italy ➔ 2016 - current
- C. R. Model styling ∕ Head of the technical department s ➔ Turin-Italy ➔ 2016 - 2018
- Automotive Designer & Product Consultant ∕ Freelance ➔ Turin-Italy ➔ 2013 - 2016
- Vercarmodel Saro ∕ Designer - Modeler ➔ Turin-Italy ➔ 2012 - 2013
- ULTERIOR STUDIO ∕ Owner / Director of design ➔ Bogota DC.-Colombia ➔ 2005 - 2010
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana ∕ Assistant Professor ➔ Bogota DC.-Colombia ➔ 2005 - 2010
- Jeff Hartman llc ∕ Designer - Product development. ➔ New Jersey-USA ➔ 2003 - 2005
Skills
Education
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POLITECNICO DI MILANO
Master in Transportation & Automobile Design ➔ 2012 -
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA
Specialization in Design and Product Management ➔ 2011
Bachelor degree Industrial Design ➔ 2004
Product & Art photography ➔ 2000 -
UNIVERSIDAD SANTO TOMAS DE AQUINO
Mechanical Engineering ➔ 1998 -
SENA [National Learning Service]CNC in milling process ➔ 2008
CNC in lathe process ➔ 2008
CNC in industrial production process ➔ 2008
CAD in industrial production process ➔ 2008
Plastic Injection process ➔ 2010
Plastic materials, methods and characteristics ➔ 2010 -
DUPONT
Automobile paint, Techniques and finishes. ➔ 2005