CV - Jacquelyn van Kampen

Jacquelyn van Kampen jac.vankampen@gmail.com

Education Diploma in Pattern Development for Fashion Design ​— 2016 LaSalle College, Toronto, Canada Patternmaking and Garment Construction Certificate​ — 2015 LaSalle College, Toronto, Canada BSc Degree with Honors in Industrial Design ​— 2009 - 2012 Eindhoven University of​ ​ Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands Certificate with Honors in Design Foundation​ — 2008 - 2009 Humber College, Toronto, Canada Diploma in Business – Accounting​ — 2006 - 2008 Georgian College, Barrie, Canada

Achievements Artist in Residence​ —​ ​2016 JAR, Haines Junction, YT Worked on a collection of clothing using found and repurposed materials inspired by the unique Northern environment and community. Taught workshops, gave talks and put on a final exhibition including a presentation and runway show.

IceBreaker Challenge: Seamstress ​— 2015 Icebreaker Merino, Toronto, ON Conceptualized design ideas with a team, cut and stitched a garment using knit merino wool in 2-hour time frame to be presented in a catwalk presentation Creativ Festival: Design Challenge Finalist ​— 2015 Project Creativ Catwalk, Toronto, ON Worked with a team to design and sew a full garment including dress, cape and all accessories with a limited budget and short time frame; integrated wool fabric with bulky hand knitting for the cape and hand made alpaca yarn pompoms as fringe on the dress.

TEI’11 Conference: Winner of Design Competition ​— 2011 Tangible Embedded and Embodied Interaction Conference, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal Presented design of superhero costume to audience through a live performance winning first prize in the category ‘Quality of Execution’

Dutch Design Week Participant​ — 2011 Industrial Design Exhibition at Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands ID’11 – Exhibited group project of the superhero costume design and individual project of the interactive shop window design in two separate displays

Work Experience Creative Consultant | Seamstress​ — 2015 - Present Freelance, Toronto, ON ·​ ​Meeting with clients, consulting on design concepts and working together to realize their vision ·​ ​Producing sketches and prototypes to communicate ideas and outline specific product details, features and functions throughout the process ·​ ​Budgeting material, time and production costs on a per project basis Project Lead | Designer​ — 2014 - 2015 MakeLab, Toronto, ON ·​ ​Designing creative assets that compellingly communicate the team’s vision to clients from hand-sketches to Illustrator renderings ·​ ​Working closely with a team of engineers, illustrators and fabricators both delegating and executing tasks ·​ ​Taking concepts from ideation to completion — managing multiple projects simultaneously from feasibility studies, time management and budgeting to final execution Workshop Development | Lead Instructor​ — 2014 - 2016 MakeLab, Toronto, ON ·​ ​Teaching 3D-printing software to beginners ensuring a comprehensive understanding of content and an overall enjoyable experience for each individual ·​ ​Developing and documenting new workshop curriculum ·​ ​Maintaining 3D printers; ensuring they remain clean and operational Freelance Graphic Designer​ — 2015 Eagle Vision Systems, Waterloo, ON ·​ ​Using Adobe Illustrator to produce marketing material including logo, business cards, flyers and banners ·​ ​Editing product photos using Photoshop to enhance visual appeal ·​ ​Designing graphic layout of text and images using visual hierarchy to guide the reader through the product story Research Assistant​ — 2011 University of Technology Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ·​ ​Conducting research in the field of tangible interactions relating to autobiographical memory ·​ ​Developing and communicating concept for supervisors and co-workers through physical models and discussions ·​ ​Using prototypes to validate concept and interaction through user studies and collective feedback