Jake Rynkiewicz June 2012 Portfolio

Freelance Industrial Designer | Self-Employed 2010 - Present | Chicago, IL

• Worked directly with clients, providing concept development and 3d modeling services.

CAD Design Associate | Casting House 10/25/2010 - Present | Chicago, IL

• Designed jewelry, trade show displays, and printed materials. • Improved the company's overall quality of work by introducing a

book of manufacturing standards for employees and clients.

Custom Jewelry Designer | The Nexus Design Studio 11/6/2008 - 10/15/2010 | Franklin, WI

• Designed the 2009 Miss USA crown for the Miss Universe Organization and managed its production overseas.

• Created engineering drawings necessary to convey the design to the manufacturer whom I worked with consistently for several months to ensure the quality of the final product.

Industrial Designer | Aerosport Modeling 5/15/2008 - 8/22/2008 | Columbus, OH

• Created Solidworks models which were built using stereo lithography rapid-prototyping.

• Contributed design sketches to various industrial design projects.• Re-designed Aerosport’s web site using Photoshop CS3 and

coded a prototype in HTML.

Assistant Teacher | Columbus College of Art & Design 1/5/2008 - 5/24/2008 | Columbus, OH

• Taught Corel Painter to 6th graders while volunteering for the CCAD Saturday Morning Art Class program.

Design Intern | Priority Designs 6/4/2007 - 9/21/2007 | Columbus, OH

• Provided design services for clients such as American Standard, Exceptional Innovation, Laser Level, Rheem, Lowes, Elmers, and Generac.

• Learned from experienced designers on live client projects.

Shop Assistant | Brooks Stevens Design 7/17/2006 - 8/18/2006 | Grafton, WI

• Learned manufacturing processes by preparing prototype models for injection molding.

• Trimmed large plastic vacu-formed parts using pneumatic tools.

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Hand & Digital SketchingModel MakingSilicone MoldingMIG weldingWoodworking

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BioScholastic Silver KeyCCAD Portfolio Scholarship‘Watch for the Blind’ Press: -Featured on Tuvie.com - Featured in the Coroflot.com

Member Gallery -Featured on Design Buzz

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Work History

B.F.A. in Industrial Design Columbus College of Art & Design Class of 2008 Cumulative GPA 3.5 Dean’s List all semesters

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Jake Rynkiewicz, IDSAProduct Designer

Sketchbook Pro Rhinoceros 4VRay for RhinoSolidworks 2011Photoshop CS5 InDesign CS5Illustrator CS5Microsoft Office 2010

I'm a huge tech geek, I like making my own music, and I like having fun with the people I work with, especially if they play Halo.

Watch for the Blind

Freelance Keyboard Design

Nature-Inspired Housewares

Swiveling Flashlight

Miss USA Crown

Exhibit & Graphic Design

Watch for the Blind Personal Design Concept

The watch is read by feeling the position of the leading edge of each hand. The dots around the face indicate the hours.

Modeled in Rhino, Rendered in V-Ray [email protected]

A Stretching watch strap makes it easy to put on the watch without dealing with tiny latch hardware.

Watch for the Blind [email protected]

This Watch For The Blind concept has been featured on Design Buzz, Tuvie.com, and the Coroflot Member Gallery

"Simple designing and a great user experience will make Tactile Wrist-Watch a favorite amongst visually impaired"

-Design Buzz

Recognition & Press [email protected]

Customized Keyboard DesignFreelance Design Project

Working with tech entrepreneur Matt Mitchell, I designed a keyboard with user-replaceable face plate designs.

This product is not in production, but I have received permission from the client to showcase this work.

Design Positioning Boards [email protected]

The client requested the aesthetics of the iPhone 4 to be used as a starting point, so I broke down the elements that make up the iPhone and other similar products to further define that request.

Initial Concept Designs [email protected]

Next, I created some rough concept designs based on three of those defined categories.

Final Concept [email protected]

Lastly, I refined the design and added details for the final deliverables.

Final Concept [email protected]

The faceplate can be replaced with customized designs sold separately.

Nature-Inspired HousewaresStudent Project

I chose the shape of seashells for the theme for this project. I wanted to explore different products these swirling shapes could be applied to.

Inspiration Boards [email protected]

Clay Model Exploration [email protected]

Finished Prototype, Polyurethane Foam [email protected]

Using the Insence Burner [email protected]

Prototype in-use [email protected]

Swiveling FlashlightStudent Project

My inspiration for this project came from sea anemones. The challenge was to incorporate elements of this creature in a subtle way.

Inspiration Boards [email protected]

Hand Sketches/Polyurethane Foam Model [email protected]

This first round of sketches and models explored different ways of achieving the positioning function I wanted.

Concept Refinement, Digital Sketches [email protected]

By twisting the top dome, this light can be adjusted to point in any direction for reading, working, camping, or playing.

Final Rendering in V-Ray [email protected]

Exhibit & Graphic DesignCasting House, Las Vegas Trade Show

Promotional Cards Designed in Photoshop [email protected]

CAD Modeling in Rhino & Banner Design in Photoshop [email protected]

Miss USA Crown

Inspiration Board, 2007 Crown [email protected]

My design team was tasked with designing an eco-themed crown with as much visual impact as the 2007 Miss USA Crown (pictured right).

Concept Development [email protected]

Scale Model in Paper and Wire [email protected]

CAD Development in Rhino & V-Ray Render [email protected]

Engineering Drawings sent to Manufacturer [email protected]

The compleTed miss UsA crown

wAs presenTed live on nATionAl

Television To The winners of The

2009 And 2010 miss UsA compeTiTion.

miss UsA 2009

2009, 2010 Miss USA [email protected]

[email protected]/jrynkie414.573.4846