Teo Hurtado

1600 Logan Avenue West Seattle, WA 98199
(206)229-4404
teohurtado@yahoo.com

PROFILE OF QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

Art Institute of Seattle, Seattle, Washington 2004

• Associate of Applied Arts – Industrial Design Technology

University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 2000

• Bachelor of Arts – Major – Sociology/Multicultural Studies

• Minor – Architectural Studies

SOFTWARE

Solidworks 2010, Rhinoceros 4.0, Adobe CS Suite, MS Office

DESIGN/VISUAL

Concept Drawing, Industrial Sewing, Human Factors, Model Making, Aesthetics, Spec Pack Assembly, photo realistic rendering

WORK HISTORY

SmartPlug Systems Inc.
Seattle, Washington 2009-Present

Senior Designer

Responsible for modeling, protoyping, and documenting entire product line of heavy duty shore power components as they relate to marine, trucking, R.V., and commercial industries.

Tovolo I.C.I. / USA
Seattle, Washington 2008-2009

Senior Designer and Design Manager

Designed contemporary hand held kitchen products. Personally responsible for 5 patents. Also maintained dialogue with overseas manufacturers.

Orca Creative Group
Woodinville, Washington 2006-2007

Senior Designer

I contributed conceptual and mechanical drawings for large architectural installations in Vancouver, British Columbia and Beijing, China for the 2008 Olympics. Created 3D drawing packages of tradeshow exhibits and retail displays. Organized daily tasks for design team.

Perlage Systems, Inc
Seattle, Washington 2003-Present

Senior Product Designer

Design products for restaurant/bar and wine markets, using rapid prototype with SLA and FDM process, consult, sketch, and provide CAD files and renderings for investors, engineers and manufacturers.

Hurtado Design
Seattle, Washington Current

Designer/Owner

Independent contractor for exhibit design, industrial design services, and rapid prototype consultation.

Utility Inc.
Seattle, Washington 2005-2006

Designer and Design Engineer

Create presentation quality 3D model renderings of retail fixtures, displays, and tradeshow booths. Also develop engineering documentation for prototype fabrication and overseas manufacturing.

REFERENCES AND PORTFOLIO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST