CURRICULUM VITAE
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AGNIESZKA BEDNARCZYK
PRODUCT DESIGNER
SOFT
SKILLS
C omm uni ca � on S el f- Mo� v a � on Lea ders hi p R es pons i bi l i ty Tea m w ork
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Ti me Ma na gem ent F l exi bi l i ty
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Probl em S ol v i ng
sty l i n g ,
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us e r-c en t re d d es i g n. Te n a ci o u s a n d a d a p � ve , a b le t o c o n t ri b u t e t o a l l a sp e ct s o f d esi g n fro m i n n ov a � o n to m a n u f a ctu r i n g . Wit h e x p e ri e n c e in va r i o u s fi el d s l i ke m a rket -
EDUCATION P������ D����� BA (H���)
De Mon�ort Univeristy, Leicester 2014-2018
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Fine art High School, Kielce, Poland 2010-2014
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e ffi c ac y an d b ro ad er co n t extu a l a w a r e n ess.
Middle School, Chybice, Poland 2007-2010
I l o v e t o c r ea t e a n d exp r es s .
HARD SKILLS
EXPERIENCE 2014-PRESENT
A d o b e Ph o t o s h o p
Freel ance Contr acts G r aphi c Designer, F ine Ar �st
A d o b e Illu s t ra t o r So l id W o r ks 3d s M a x
DS-CUBED, LEICESTER 2016/2017
K eySh o t
G r aphi c Designer and Project Coordi nator
CE S E d u P a ck
THE DUNE, LEICESTER SUMMER 2015
Pro t o t yp i n g Ske t c h i n g
Quality Control Worker
P ro d u c t St yli n g
FASTANT, LEICESTER SUMMER 2014
LANGUAGES
Manual Worker 38 SCOUT TEAM SUMMER 2014
E n gl i sh P o l i sh
STARACHOWICE,
Youth tutor and guardian
Sp an i sh
INTERESTS
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Photography G ra p h i c D e si g n Fine Art Yo g a
DESIGN PRACTICE RESUME
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AGNIESZKA BEDNARCZYK
PRODUCT DESIGNER
FIVE SENSES COFFEE MAKER VI SUA L COMMUNICATION
Dev el opment of uni que a nd novel form w i thin addressing us er requi rements .
3D CA D MODELLING TECHNI CA L DEFINITION
Des i gned w i th us er experi ence a s a foca l point, f ocused on s ens a � on a nd enga gement of a l l fi v e s ens es.
PROTOTYPING GRAPHI C DEFINITION
New ma teri a l s a nd proces s es expl ored: con crete moulding, w ood burni ng, gl a s s bl ow i ng.
TI ME MA NAGMENT
Ti m e m a na gem ent a nd proj ect pl a nni ng s ki l ls developed thus to col l a bora � on w i th new ma teri a l s a nd processes.
CREA TI VE THINKING PROBL EM SOLVING
The ful l y func� ona l m odel devel oped duri ng the project dura � on.
CONCEPT I NTERATION PROJECT PLANNING
BANG&OLUFSEN DEHUMIDIFIER VI SUA L COMMUNICATION
New a es the� c dev el oped w i thi n the v i s ua l ref erences of a n exi s � ng bra nd.
3D CA D MODELLING TECHNI CA L DEFINITION
Des i gned for comm erci a l context, the form developed to be a es the� ca l l y des i ra bl e for the ma rk et.
PROTOTYPING GRAPHI C DEFINITION
C ontrol l ed ma ni pul a � on of a 3D form us i ng vari ous tools l i k e s k etchi ng, prototypi ng,
TI ME MA NAGMENT
S pa ci a l m a ni pul a � on
CREA TI VE THINKING PROBL EM SOLVING
The ful l y func� ona l m odel devel oped duri ng the project dura � on.
CONCEPT I NTERATION PROJECT PLANNING
DY S O N W I N D O W VAC VI SUA L COMMUNICATION
Proj ect dev i ded: term one- res ea rch, i dea s genera�on, s copi ng a nd eva l ua � on; term tw o- prototyping.
3D CA D MODELLING TECHNI CA L DEFINITION
C om merci a l context of product i nnov a � on for ex is�ng bra nd
PROTOTYPING GRAPHI C DEFINITION
C ontrol l ed ma ni pul a � on of a 3D form w i th methods l i ke s ec� on l i nes , s pl i t l i nes for the cl ea ri den� fica�on of concepts .
TI ME MA NAGMENT CREA TI VE THINKING
Hi gh empha s i s on proj ect coordi na � on, � m e management a nd proj ect pl a nni nd thus to a ccomm oda � n g accessibili ty of w ork s hop fa ci l i � es
PROBL EM SOLVING CONCEPT I NTERATION
R a nge of tool s a nd proces s es expl ored during prototy pingproces s .
PROJECT PLANNING
USB MODEL VI SUA L COMMUNICATION 3D CA D MODELLING TECHNI CA L DEFINITION PROTOTYPING GRAPHI C DEFINITION TI ME MA NAGMENT CREA TI VE THINKING PROBL EM SOLVING CONCEPT I NTERATION PROJECT PLANNING
The en� re US B model l ed from gi v en orthogr aphi c proj ec� ons . Unders ta ndi ng of w hol e des i gn proces s , fro m the model li ng through techni ca l dra w i ngs a nd m a nufa cturing process requi rem ents to fi na l renders . S trong empha s i s on 3D C AD m odel l i ng- fa m ili ari sa�on with a l l es s en� a l s o�w a re fea tures . Techni ca l dra w i ngs : produc� on a nd deep understand f or ma nufa cturi ng purpos es ( Bri � s h S ta nda rds appli ed) G enera � on of hi gh qua l i ty renders for m a rke�ng purposes
ALUMINIUM EXTRUSION DESIGN VI SUA L COMMUNICATION 3D CA D MODELLING TECHNI CA L DEFINITION PROTOTYPING GRAPHI C DEFINITION TI ME MA NAGMENT CREA TI VE THINKING PROBL EM SOLVING CONCEPT I NTERATION PROJECT PLANNING
The proj ect dev el oped contextua l s k i l l s of designi ng f or externa l cl i ent’s bri ef. Expl i ci t k now l edge ga i ned duri ng res ea rch for understandi ng gi v en m a nufa cturi ng proces s a nd a dop�ng appropriate fea tures . Expl oi ta � on of ra nge of the poten� a l i dea s and scoping the bes t s ol u� ons . C ons i dera � on of product fea tures a nd i den�f y i ng opportuni � es for a s us ta i na bl e a pproa ch to wards design. C rea � v e res ol u� on of proj ect del i very a nd brand culture
STATEMENT OF ADVOCACY
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AGNIESZKA BEDNARCZYK
PRODUCT DESIGNER
SKILLS Duri ng m y pl a cement yea r, I cha l l enged m ys el f to ba re the rol e of proj ect coordi na tor. Wi th my com muni ca � on a nd l ea ders hi p s k i l l s , I w a s a bl e to gui de a tea m of s o�w a re dev el opers a nd gra phi c des i gners profes s i ona l l y. I ha v e enga ged a nd ena bl ed the tea m to coopera te a cros s the profes s i ons effici entl y. I ha v e dev el oped m y des i gn a nd s o�w a re s k i l l s by ta k i ng pa rt i n the i nterna � ona l com pe� � on for em ergi ng des i gners run by R S A. The bri ef
CREATIVITY Du e t o a d e ve l o p ed a e sth e � c se n si b i l i ty
ha s cha l l enged my des i gn comm uni ca � on, res ea rch a nd prototypi ng s ki l l s .
d u rin g fo u r years i n F i n e Ar t H i g h S ch o o l , i n m y w o rk et h o s , I p u t a str o n g e m p h a si s o n c re a �ve t h in ki n g e xp r esse d t h r o u g h m y s k e t c h in g , c o n c e p t g e n e r a � o n a n d i n n o v a � v e ap p ro a ch t o p ro b l e m - so l vi n g . T h ro u g h o u t m y C o ff ee M a ke r D esi g n p r o ject, I e x p lo red m y c rea �v i ty i n v a r i o u s w a y s. W i t h c re a�ve t h i n ki n g t ech n i q u e s, su ch a s b ra in s t o rm in g or m i n d m a p p i n g , I q u i ckl y
PROFFESIONALISM I a m a l w a ys ful l y enga ged a nd com mi � ed to the w ork I do; thus I perform a nd del i ver up to the hi ghes t s ta nda rd w hi ch i s i ndi ca ted by m y Uni v ers i ty res ul ts . I n m y w ork ethi c, cl a ri ty a nd ful l enga gem ent pl a y the m os t cruci a l rol e. I bel i eve tha t defi ned goa l s a nd
e s t a b lis h e d p ro p o sa l s f o r f u r th er d e ve l o p -
obj ec� ves pl a y a s i gni fi ca nt rol e i n the
m en t . In t h is p roject , I d e ci d e d t o u se t h e
s ucces s ful del i v ery of the proj ect.
m at eri al I h a d n o t u sed b e f o r e ; I wa n t ed to
Whi l e w ork i ng w i th the cus tom er, I s ens e the
ch all e n g e m ys el f t o d o so m et h i n g n e w . I u se d
i nten� ons a nd i n a n a ccura te w a y defi ne the
b lo w n g la s s , kn o w in g th i s wo u l d b e o u t o f m y
cl i ents ’ w a nts a nd needs . Experi ence ga i ned
c o m fo rt z o n e; h o w e ve r , I p u r su e d t h i s, a s I w a n t e d t o d ev el o p m y ski l l s f u r t h er .
w i th freel a nce col l a bora � ons ma ke m e confi dent to s a y tha t m y s ens i � v i ty pos i � v el y a ff ects both the rel a � ons hi p betw een the
KNOWLEDGE
cus tom er a nd the outcome of the proj ect.
I a m c o n fid e n t t o sa y th a t I g a i n e d a b r o a d u n d ers t an d i n g o f t h e d e si g n p r o ce ss a n d th e e x p a n d in g i n d u st ry . Th e e xp e ri e n ce d evel o p e d du r i n g m y p l a ce m en t y ea r p o s i�vel y affe c t e d my fi n a l y e a r a t U n i v er si t y . I w a s a b le t o m a n a g e m y t a sks a n d P ro f e s s io n al en v i r o n m en t h el p e d m e to i m p ro ve m y �m e m a n a g e m e n t a n d e ffici e n cy s k i ll s . Un d ers t an d i n g o f t h e wo rk e n vi ro n m en t g ai n e d b o t h wi t h m y cl i en t s w o r k c o l la b o ra�o n s a n d wo r k f o r th e co m p a n y su p p o rt s m y o t h e r co m p e t e n ce s a n d a l l w o r k.
PERSPECTIVE I a s pi re to dev el op my s k i l l s i n com pel l i ng s torytel l i ng, hum a n centred des i gn a nd com muni ca � on. I a i m to grow a nd expa nd. I a m pa s s i ona te to be the cha nge I w a nt to s ee i n the w orl d, tha t i s w hy I a l w a ys s eek a n opportuni ty to dev el op m y exper� s e a nd cha l l enge my s k i l l s et. I f m y w ork i s not enough to rev ea l m y con� nua l l y expa ndi ng pa s s i on, I w i l l be pl ea s ed to pa r� ci pa te i n the i nterv i ew to v i s ua l i s e m y s k i l l s a nd pers ona l va l ues .
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