Professional CV Maria Morales

MARIA MORALES DIE Edinburgh |Tel: +44 7510 861246 | E-mail: mmoralesdie@gmail.com MFA Portfolio site: https://mariamoralesdie.wordpress.com/ Masters student in product design, currently residing in Edinburgh, with a background in Industrial design engineering. I’m a curious person interested in creative processes, looking for experience in the field of design. I also have training in the field of graphic design and I am passionate about illustration and painting in traditional and digital format.

Professional design experience 2020 Freelance graphic design commissions During the first half of 2020, I worked on some commissions of illustrated and graphic design work while on lockdown. The work ranged from making full illustrations to retouching details of different documents.

2017 Internship at Redpop S.L. Production Department.

I did an internship at Redpop, a “point of sale” marketing products company specialized in craft material. I was part of the production department where I had to manage communication between the commercial department and the printing company, check orders for possible mistakes, set up the artwork on the files, make instructions in between other tasks.

Education MFA Product Design Making, Edinburgh Napier University. September 2020-present.

Master in Art Direction, Escuela Trazos. October-March 2019.

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. September 2012-July 2019.

Professional skills development studies Keyshot masterclass with Cademy.xyz. September 2021 Hand-written Calligraphy initiation course. November 2017.

Arduino Induction course. December 2016.

RHINO V5 initiation course with ControlMad. November 2016.

CATIA V5 initiation course with CEPPe. December 2015.

English course in Oxford with EF. July 2012.

Skills Languages:

Design:

English, C1 IELTS 7,5.

Spanish, native speaker.

German, basic knowledge.

Traditional illustration.

Digital illustration.

Adaptability and quick learning using different methods, systems or software.

3D modelling.

Rendering (visualization).

Software: Microsoft Office; Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Blender.

Autodesk AutoCAD. CATIA V5.

Adobe Creative Suite; Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign.

Rhinoceros V5.

Keyshot.

WordPress.

Alternative professional experience 2019-2018 Check-in assistant of holiday rental homes for Minty Host I worked for Minty Host, a company that specialized in the management of vacation rental residences in Madrid. My role was to welcome the tenants, hand over the keys and introduce them to the apartment.

2017 Volunteer at “European Researchers’ Night” at UPM. I volunteered at the European researchers night as part of the MotoStudent association at the polythetic University of Madrid. I participated in the organization of the venue and I tended one of the stands where I had to engage with kids explaining different scientific experiments.

2016 Volunteer at Banco de Alimentos.

During November I took part in the Banco de Alimentos campaign for collecting food and supplies for charities. My role consisted of going to the supermarket to take and organize the donations and to encourage people to donate by buying something more in the store.

2015 Volunteer at Juvenalia IFEMA representing UPM MotoStudent.

I represented The MotoStudent association at the fair for the youth in Madrid. I tended the stand engaging kids with different activities and showcasing the motorcycle, work of the association.

2015 Enrolment in UPM MotoStudent, student association.

I enrolled in the student association of the Polytechnic University of Madrid that participates in the MotoStudent competition.

These competitions consist in designing and building a race motorcycle to be tested in a race circuit by the end of the academic year. I was part of the administration department, responsible for finding funding and representing the association in official venues.

Interests and hobbies Besides having a great interest in painting and drawing, I also really enjoy cinema, literature and museums. I am interested in photography and embroidery and other crafts. I am also interested in programming and electronics but I haven't had the opportunity to go into it very deeply yet.

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