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)
V I R G I L DISTINCTION
CALEJESA N virgil.calejesan@aya.yale.edu // 1.724.518.0026
Global Innovation Design Student Exchange Keio University, Japan Merit Scholarship Danish Insitute for Study Abroad, Denmark Academic Scholarship Pratt Institute EDMC Academic Scholarship The Art Institute of Pittsburgh National Technical Honor Society Dean’s List The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Academic Merit Award The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Academic Continuing Education Scholarship Dream Careers, Inc. U.S. Presidential Scholar Puerto Rico 1998 (Personally awarded by the President to two high school seniors per state) Valedictorian Saint John’s College Preparatory School, Puerto Rico
EXHIBITIONS
2012 2012 2011, 2012 2010 2010 2009-10 2009-10 2006 1998
The Pratt Design Show Manhattan Center [NYC] –Space Suit Cover Layer Pratt Master of Industrial Design Thesis Show [NYC] – Space Suit Cover Layer
1998
2014 2014
LATERAL THINKING
postgrad
undergrad
Pratt Institute Digital Arts & Humanities Research Center [DAHRC] Garment Simulation Researcher Pratt Institute Department of Industrial Design Admissions Assistant to the Asst Dept Chair IDSA New York City Chapter Member The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Guest Speaker, Department of Industrial Design Yale University Undergraduate Office of Admissions Alumni Interviewer Yale Alumni Club of San Francisco, New York, and Pittsburgh Member Presidential Scholars Alumni Foundation Newsletter Editor & Career Panel Guest Speaker Dream Careers, Inc. Alumni Volunteer Staff & Career Panel Guest Speaker IDSA Student Chapter, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Officer, 2009-10 Western PA IDSA Professional Chapter Member Fitness Weight lifting, Running Snowboarding Yale Angler’s Society Swedish Fish Eating Competition 3rd Place (500 fish, 20min), 2003
Youth Together College Tutor & Mentor to local high school students Rumpus Magazine Campus Tabloid Staff Photographer & Photography Editor KASAMA Filipino Students at Yale Treasurer, Event Design & Production Student Ivy (Iron) Chef Competition Lead Event Design & Production WYBC 1340AM “The Trail Mix” Yale Student Radio Assistant Host Intramural Volleyball Member 4 years, Captain Senior Year Fitness Weight lifting, Running Snowboarding Yale Angler’s Society Swedish Fish Eating Competition 1st-ever Champion (375 fish, 15min), 2002
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