V I R G I L
CALEJESA N virgil.calejesan@aya.yale.edu // 1.724.518.0026
QUICK SKETCH
Space Suits & Product Design
LEARNING
Yale University Bachelor of Arts in English Pratt Institute Master of Industrial Design
Hospitality & Service
Event Planning & Production
Higher-Ed Administration 1998-02 2011-2014
FIT Cont’d Ed: Event Production Columbia University Cont’d Ed: Pre-Calculus RISD Career Re:Design The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Cont’d Ed: Industrial Design Pratt Institute Cont’d Ed: Product Design & Drawing DIS Study Abroad: Information Design, Copenhagen Keio University Study Abroad: Industrial Design Workshop
2006 2007 2009 2009-10 2010 2012 2012
CAREER PROTOTYPES
2013
-present
2011 -13
2008 -09
Industrial Designer
Final Frontier Design (NYC) space suit design, prototyping, & testing, user training & testing, and graphic design // involved in all aspects of space suit design, research, manufacturing, training, user testing, marketing, and the creation of digital visual assets
2007 -11
2006 -09
Freelance Industrial Designer Bally Design (Pittsburgh, PA )
user research, product design & prototyping // contracted for research & concept development for industrial manufacturing workflow management software, pharmaceutical automation, as well as product line expansions for OXO
Guest Services & Group Sales
The Waldorf Astoria Hotel (NYC) VIP service, operations, & product sales // emphasis on internal operational efficiency and enhancing guest experience; also tapped to expand event sales efforts
2005 -06
2003 -05
2002
Admissions Officer & Reader
Columbia Business School (NYC) recruiting, event Dean’s Asst, & evaluation
production, application
Production Manager & Event Staff McNabb Roick Events (NYC)
boutique event planning & production for Broadway & banking clientele
Member Services Manager Havens Private Residence Club (NYC)
member travel planning, service guidelines, and new rep training
G ro u p Tr a v e l C o o rd i n a t o r GET Travel (Pleasant Hill, CA)
student group travel planning and on-site event production
Tapis Rouge Hospitality Staff Cirque du Soleil (Philadelphia) VIP guest service
APTITUDES & AFFINITIES software languages general travel
Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, MS Office, Solidworks, KeyShot, CLO3D, RetinaEngrave 3D English (native), Spanish (conversational written & spoken) Humor, Literature, Psychology, Fashion, Electronics, Cars, Outdoor Sports, Photography, and Dance U.S. (49/50), Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland, The Philippines, Japan, Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, UK, Luxembourg, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Monaco, The Vatican, Greater & Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Canada Resume - Virgil Calejesan (Page 1/2)