Brian Mitchell
 

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Education:

Saint Mary's Hall High School (2002-2006)

Visual Arts Award

Rhode Island School of Design (2006-2010)

BFA Industrial Design

Work:

Music Now (Present)

Freelance branding / graphic designer

Working to help develop a start up charity oriented around providing musical performances to local communities

Solomon Scientific (Present)

Freelance product designer

Working with engineers to design and develop products for the veterinary industry.

MeritCharge (2012)

Freelance illustrator / graphic designer

Designed company logo, created product illustrations and diagrams, and put together graphics for conventions.

The Conran Shop (2010)

Sales Associate

Sales for a retailer of high end home goods and furniture.

RISD Industrial Design Department (2010)

Teacher's Assistant

As a senior, provided assistance to Sophomore industrial design students. Aided in sketching, modelling and rendering development.

W.R. Stumberg Ranch (2008, 2009)

Ranch management

Helped manage 20,000 acre cattle ranch in West Texas. Duties included construction and management of facilities and utilities.

About Australia (2008)

Graphic design intern

Helped create graphic templates and layouts for redesign of website. Also assisted with SEO optimization (Google AdWords)

Skills:

Adobe Creative Suite 5

Expert level in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign

Solidworks 2013

Expert level modeling and PhotoView 360 rendering

Rhino

Expert level modeling

Keyshot 4

Maxwell Render

Intermediate level knowledge of materials and rendering

Sketching/Rendering

Hand (pen, pencil, marker) and digital (iPad, Wacom)​

Physical Modeling

Good working knowledge of wood and metal machining, also polyurethane, styrene, foamcore, and cardboard

Presentation

Powerpoint, Keynote, PDF as well as verbal communication