Sean Christopher Bekeschus Master Yacht Design & Construction Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)
SeanBekeschus@hotmail.com
CITIZENSHIP:
Canadian
LANGUAGES:
English (native); Italian (conversational); German (conversational)
EXPERIENCE:
Yacht Designer (Intern Level), Nuvolari & Lenard Studio (March 1st 2013 - present, Scorzè, Italy) • • • • • •
Interior design conceptualization through ideation sketching and illustration Material sourcing and selection for interior spaces Layout and ergonomic assessment 3d modeling and rendering Exterior profile sketching and rendering Presentation preparation to the client
Graphic Designer, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto (2008 - present, Toronto, Canada) • • •
Infographic and illustration design for medical/psychiatric research publications Graphic templates for research media including newsletters and websites Design of family pedigrees depicting inheritance patterns for 4 research studies
Teaching Assistant, Year 2 Drawing Class, Ontario College of Art and Design (2008 semester II, Toronto, Canada) • •
Assisted professor in demonstration of techniques to students Assisted professor with marking of assignments and critiquing of class exercises
Intern, Designworks Strategy Innovations Lab, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto (2007 semester II) •
EDUCATION:
Selected as part of a group of 4th year Ontario College of Art and Design students to collaborate with MBA graduate candidates in a pilot think-thank program bridging industrial design strategy with business management. A term project focused on pitching a sustainable hospital protocol design to client company SAP of Germany.
Master of Yacht Design and Construction, Institute of European Design (January 2012 - February 2013, Turin, Piedmont, Italy) Yacht Design First Experience Workshop, Institute of European Design (September 2011 - December 2011, Turin Piedmont, Italy) German Levels 1, 2, 3 of 4 for Certificate of Language, School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto (2010 - 2011) Bachelor of Design (BDES - Industrial Design) Ontario College of Art and Design (September 2004 - December 2008) ST-21 certificate (Science and Technology for 21st Century) West Ferris Secondary School (September 1999 - June 2003, North Bay, Ontario, Canada)
Sean Christopher Bekeschus Master Yacht Design & Construction Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)
SeanBekeschus@hotmail.com
AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2011
Winner of the Creative Diary Scholarship Competition, Institute of European Design •
Received a full tuition scholarship to attend the Master of Yacht Design and Construction through the submission of a yacht design project reflecting the city of Toronto
Recipient of the Alfred T. Vivash Bursary for International Graduate Studies of Design Ontario College of Art and Design •
2010
Guest Speaker, School of Fashion, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada •
2007
Invited by faculty director to present undergraduate thesis project of an assisting undergarment for women with dexterity and motor impairments
US Patent 20070289110 File: Slide Fastener for Garments • •
2006
Received the highest valued bursary for graduate design studies in Italy
Geriatric zipper design for people with dexterity and motor impairments Presented patent on television series “Dragon’s Den” featured on the Canadian Broadcast Network
Short-listed to top 10 national design entries for the Mobile Nations Conference •
Designed a broadband communication system intended for the home, selected to represent the Industrial Design Department of the Ontario College of Art and Design at a national design competition hosted by the Mobile Digital Commons Network, the Canadian Design Research Network and sponsored by Bell Canada
PUBLICATIONS: 2013
“30 Metre motor yacht design concept unveiled”, Superyachttimes.com and Charterworld.com •
Master Thesis publication of a motor yacht concept for Southern Wind Sailing Yachts http://www.charterworld.com/news/luxury-yacht-100-motor-thesis-concept-sean-bekeschus-mauro-maccioco http://www.superyachttimes.com/editorial/48/print/article/10171
“26 Metre yacht inspired by the city of Toronto”, Superyachttimes.com •
A motor yacht concept inspired by Canada and architecture http://www.superyachttimes.com/editorial/48/article/id/9884
2010
Third Author and Figure Design: Complex Congenital Heart Disease in Unaffected Relatives of Adults with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome. American Journal of Cardiology Inforgraphics Design: Copy Number Variation in Schizophrenia Critical Review and New Perspectives on Concepts of Genetics and Disease. American Journal of Psychiatry Figure 2 Design: 13q13.1-q13.2 deletions in tetralogy of Fallot: Clinical report and a literature review. International Journal of Cardiology
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY:
Autodeck (Alias Studio Tools, SketchBook Pro), Corel Draw, Solidworks, Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) Rhino (Vray, Orca), Microsoft Office