F RANKLIN GAW
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER FRANKLINGAW.COM
PITTSBURGH, PA
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WORK EXPERIENCE EDUCATION
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
P&G INDUSTRIAL DESIGN INTERN
BFA INDUSTRIAL DESIGN / MAY 13
CINCINNATI, OH / SUMMER 2011
PITTSBURGH, PA
For my internship at Procter and Gamble, I developed a conceptual
skincare product line for Gen Y, deliverables included: trend research,
design of product line, branding vision, marketing content, and
DESIGN ACADEMY EINDHOVEN
web/online store content. Worked alongside interdisciplinary teams
STUDY ABROAD / SEPTEMBER 11 - JANUARY 12
in concept generation and problem solving for various P&G products.
EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS
ARTWORKS APPRENTICE ARTIST ACTIVITIES
CINCINNATI, OH / SUMMER 2010
Apprentice artist on a four-story mural as part of a city-wide initiative
IDSA CARNEGIE MELLON
to enhance downtown Cincinnati. Conceptualized, designed,
2009 - PRESENT: MEMBER
oversaw, and painted the mural with a team of ten artists and two
project managers to complete the mural.
DUTCH DESIGN WEEK
2011-2012: ADVISOR FOR DEONTDEKFABRIEK
COMPUTER CLUSTER ADVISOR
CINCINNATI, OH / FALL 2010 - PRESENT
TECH. BASED ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Oversee School of Design s Mac Lab, assist students in computing
2010-2011: DESIGNER
and printing design work.
RECOGNITION
PEOPLE TO PEOPLE STUDENT AMBASSADOR
CINCINNATI, OH / SUMMER 2009
USA TODAY, GIZMODO, TREEHUGGER
Travelled to Japan to organize and promote opportunities for
2011 / ECO-LANTERN PROJECT
bridging cultural and political borders through direct interaction and
participation with the Japanese people and their culture.
SKILLS
MENTOR/TUTOR WINTON HILLS
CINCINNATI, OH / 2008 - 2009
Sketching/Rendering, Prototyping/Modelshop,
Mentored inner city fifth and sixth graders to serve as a positive role Ethnographic Research Methods, Solidworks,
model to help them stay on track for junior high school. Helped tutor Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Microsoft
the kids in English, Reading, and Math. Office Suite + iWork Suite, HTML+CSS, Photogra-
phy, Bilingual in English and Chinese
*ALL REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST