Ambitious, unencumbered Industrial Design student looking for internships and/or career opportunities.
Looking to get a foot in the door of the design world. Located in the NY/NJ metro area.


E D U C A T I O N

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York.
Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Design expected in 2006. President's List.

E X P E R I E N C E

Project Manager, Toy Studio.
Brooklyn, New York. September-October, 2004.
       - Directed classmates in Toy Design class as project
         manager for a group project based on a museum exhibit.
       - Designed packaging for six different concepts/products,
         and organized meetings and tasks for a final presentation to
         the Brooklyn Children's Museum.

Tutor/Mentor, America Reads and Counts.
Brooklyn, New York. October-January, 2002-2005.
       - Assisted instructors during study sessions and designed
         activities.
       - Graded homework assignments and tests.
       - Acted as a mentor and proper role model to children from
         ages two and a half to ten, as well as children with autism.
       - Challenged children to read and solve math problems
         through encouragement and aid.

H O N O R S A N D A W A R D S

       President's List, 2004
       Dean's List, 2003
       Academic Scholar for Jersey City Public Schools, 2002
       National Merit Semi-Finalist, 2001
       Governor's School of the Arts Scholar, 2001
       National Honors Society, 2000-2002
       Outstanding Achievement in the Visual Arts (VPAHSP), 1999-2002

S P E C I A L S K I L L S

Design: Ideation sketching, renderings, presentation drawings,
concept sketches (2-D and 3-D), vacuum forming, various machinery
(bandsaw and table saw, metal and wood lathes, milling machine).

Computer: SolidWorks, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, PowerPoint,
Microsoft Word, the Internet, and familiarity with Microsoft Excel.

Languages: Fluent in English and Polish, and reading ability
and understanding in Spanish.