Wendy Birchfield ID 216-406-0643 wbirchfield@ student.cia.edu
Education - Cleveland Institute of Art(CIA), Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design - Hiram College, Studio Art major
Spring 2011 Falll 2007-Spring 2008
Skills -
Autodesk Alias Autodesk Showcase Autodesk SketchBook Pro Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Ashlar Graphite (CAD) Hand sketching/ marker rendering Foam modeling
Related Experience and Projects - Fisher-Price Design Internship Summer 2010 Worked with Fisher-Price designers. Did concept development and modeling work. - A Piece of Cleveland(APOC) Sponsored Project Designed a piece of furniture for the new CIA campus. Worked Fall 2009 with APOC throughout the process. - Little Tikes Sponsored Project Spring 2009 Designed a water toy based on company specifications. Collaborated with Little Tikes designers throughout the process.
Awards - Nottingham and Spirk Design Associates Scholarship - CIA Industrial Design Scholarship - CIA Transfer Portfolio Grant - Hiram Presidential Scholarship - Hiram Academic Competitive Award - Hiram College Grant - Phi Theta Kappa Member For high academic achievement at a community college.
Fall 2010-Spring 2011 Fall 2009-Spring 2010 Fall 2009-Spring 2010 Fall 2008-Spring 2009 Fall 2007-Spring 2008 Fall 2007-Spring 2008 Fall 2007-Spring 2008 2006 - Present
Exhibitions - CIA Junior Furniture Exhibition Fall 2009 - Hiram College Juried Art Exhibition Spring 2008 Award for Outstanding Work by a Freshman or Sophomore.
Leadership - Volunteer Coach for Hiram Volleyball High Performance Volleyball Camp - Volunteer for Lutheran Memorial’s Annual Art Auction
August 2008 Fall 2008
Other Experience - Old Time Pottery Salesclerk - Teachers Assistant for At Home With Art summer art lessons
Summer 2009 Summer 2007, 2008