NICK NAWA FOOTWEAR DESIGNER SAY HELLO! 610.406.2841 nicholas.nawa@gmail.com www.nicknawa.com
VOLUNTEER TIMBERLAND COMMUNITY SERVICE Earth Day @ The Carriage Barn Service Day @ Willow Brook Farms Service Day @ IMEC Serve-A-Palooza @ Girl’s At Work
DESIGN THINKING PHILLY DESIGN MENTOR OCT 2015 - CURRENT
SCIENCE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY @ BEEBER INSTRUCTOR - Smart Sensors SPRING 2015 INSTRUCTOR - Random Acts of Maker Kindness SPRING 2014
WORK EXPERIENCE TIMBERLAND JAN 2017 - CURRENT OUTDOOR FOOTWEAR DESIGN INTERN • Designed and developed footwear concept drawings, renderings and prototypes based on product design briefs to meet consumer requirements and align with the brand for the F18 & S19 season. • Shoe in line for Fall 2018 season. • Collaborated with the development department to maintain a practical concern for technical processes and manufacturing requirements. • Assisted in completing CAD revisions, seasonal color-ups, technical packages, graphics, and trim details. SUMMER 2014 - OCT 2016 DESIGNLYNX INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER FOR START-UP DESIGN FIRM •Lead a team of engineers and designers through the design phase of client projects. •Worked with foreign and domestic manufacturing companies to complete cost analysis across several product cost quotes. •Created SolidWorks models of aftermarket car parts for manufacture. FALL 2014 - DEC 2016 PUBLIC WORKSHOP DESIGNER FOR COMMUNITY FOCUSED YOUTH DESIGN CENTER •Lead group of high school students in the design and building of a maker space inside local high school. •Taught design thinking principles, problem solving techniques, and prototyping methods. SUMMER 2013 CRAYOLA PRODUCT ENGINEERING INTERN •Worked to realize a working model for new 2014 holiday promoted toy. •Collaborated with product designers on the Creations toy line to help vet concepts for commercial feasibility as directed by staff Engineers. •Provided SolidWorks models for members of the Engineering team.
SKILLS Sketching Adobe Creative Suite Sketchbook Pro Concept Development Design Research Tech. Pack Creation Model-Making Rapid Prototyping Rendering Woodworking Arduino & Electronics User Experience Microsoft Office Design For Manufacture SolidWorks Keyshot & Bunkspeed Modo (beginner) Fusion 360 (beginner)
EDUCATION Philadelphia University Philadelphia, PA B.S. in Industrial Design Graduation 2015 Dean’s List: Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015 Nuova Accademia de Belle Arti Milano Milan, Italy Spring 2013