SARAH R.L. JOHNSON PHONE (ITALY): 366.5484391 EMAIL: sarahrljohnson@gmail.com
EDUCATION
WEBSITE: issuu.com/sarahrljohnson coroflot.com/sarahrljohnson
COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES - DETROIT, MI
BA in Product Design 3.5 GPA (Dean’s List), Portfolio Scholarship
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY - RALEIGH, NC Industrial Design Major 3.64 GPA (Dean’s List all semesters)
Graduated May 2013
August 2008 - May 2009
WALLED LAKE NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL - COMMERCE, MI Michigan Competitive Scholar, AP Scholar with Honors
EMPLOYMENT
Class of 2008
HMS MANUFACTURING, LLC (HOME LOGIC) - TROY, MI
Product Designer December 2011 - August 2013 Products manufactured and sold at major U.S. retailers (Target, Lowes, Walmart, etc.) Product designs prototyped and shown at Chicago Housewares Show March 2012 and March 2013 Illustrations and concepts used in presentations to major clients including Target Solely responsible for multiple product concept projects from start to finish, including research, concept development, refinement, computer modeling, and presentation. Intern June 2009 - August 2009 Design considered for production, involvement in meetings that included overseas vendors and clients, research on current products and pricing, and sketched home goods design solutions for mass retailers
OFFICEMAX IMPRESS - NORTHVILLE, MI
Printing Associate May 2011 - November 2011 Graphic design work (invitations, flyers, etc.) in addition to running printers and assisting customers
FOSSIL SOMERSET - TROY, MI
Sales Associate June 2010 -June 2011 Set up of floor and window displays, watch repair, and product recommendation
NOUVEAU DESIGNS - SOUTHFIELD, MI
Set Assistant January 2010 - December 2010 Assisted in set up and tear down of shopping mall holiday decorations and kiosk displays, also provided design input and assisted in problem solving
CCS SPONSORED STUDIOS
SHINOLA
Awarded “Best Theme” at first presentation and placed Third at end of project
OAKWOOD GROUP SUNDBERG FERAR BLACK & DECKER/PORTER CABLE
Awarded “Best Use of User Research in End Product”
SKILLS
ANALOG
Sketching and Rendering, Model Building (Foam, Wood, Vacuumforming Plastic, and Paint), Glassblowing
DIGITAL
Sketching and Rendering (Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketchbook Pro), 3D Modeling and Rendering (Solidworks, Rhino, Alias, Showcase, Keyshot), Visual Communication (InDesign, Illustrator, AfterEffects)
LANGUAGES
English (Native Speaker) and Italian (conversational, currently attending B1 level language classes)
TRAVEL
China, France, Spain, Portugal, Canada, Mexico, Study Abroad Summer 2012 in Florence, Italy, currently residing in Levanto, Italy
AWARDS
DESIGN
Projects have been positively reviewed on sites such as designbuzz.com, trendhunter.com, IDS2GO.com, etc. Gold Key for printmaking in the Scholastic Art Competition Portfolio featured on Faber Design’s website as an Emerging Young Artist in 2008
ACADEMIC
Michigan Math Prize Competition Finalist 2007 and 2008 (Highest score Walled Lake Northern 2007 and 2008)