Industrial Design Higher Education

Yen Yu (Gary) Hou

LANGUAGES

* Mandarin (Fluent)

* English (Fluent)

* Taiwanese (Conversational)

Pratt Institute - Visiting Instructor at Industrial Design Department

- Taught Primary Model Making and Drafting for Sophomores

- Wrote course assignments for the prototyping curriculum Spring 2015

Pratt Institute - Shop Safety Orientation Instructor

- Taught Shop Safety Classes at the beginning of every semester (10 classes/year average)

- Demonstrated basic usage of bandsaw, drill press, sliding compound mitre saw, stationary sanders, jointer, planer, and table saw Spring 2011 ~ Fall 2023

Pratt Institute School of Art and Design

- Technician at the Industrial Design Department wood/machinery shop

- Supervised student monitors in the tool room

- Ensured safety for the staff, faculty, and students using tools and machinery

- Maintained tools, equipment, machinery

August 2008 ~ June 2015

EXPERIENCE

Pratt Institute School of Design - Instructional Support

- Technician at the School of Design Analogue Fabrication Shop

- Managed student employment and their bi-weekly timesheets

- Scheduled student monitor work shifts

- Trained and supervised student monitors in the tool library

- Ensured safety for the staff, faculty, and students using tools and machinery

- Consulted design and engineering of fabrication methods and processes with students, staff and faculty

- Ordered new tools and machines for the woodshop

- Ordered materials and parts to stock up inventory for recurring maintenance work

- Repair tools, equipment, and machinery

- Contributed to the creation of Shop Safety Orientation handbook for shop introduction courses

- Wrote curriculums for workshops for advanced prototyping processes

- Taught advanced machining and prototyping during after hours Fabricator/Handy Man/Freelancer

- Home interior/exterior renovation

- Custom prototyping for designed products

- Custom designed/fabricated furnitures for home, offices, and retail spaces June 2015 ~ October 2023

August 2007 ~ Present

Chicago, IL 60609 917-***-**** ad1pxa@r.postjobfree.com EDUCATION

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, Massachusetts

Industrial Design

Bachelor of Science (Cum Laude)

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

* Adobe CC (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), Rhino 6

* Microsoft Office (Words, Excel, PowerPoint), Touch Type

* Model Construction - Paper, Cardboard, Foam, RenShape, Wood, Sheet & Solid stock Metal, Casting (Plaster/Oomoo/Resin), Plastic

* Shop Machines - Band Saw, Table Saw, Mitre Saw, Abrasive Stationary Sander, Drill Press, Vertical Mill, Wood & Metal Lathe, Jointer, Planer, Vacuum Former, Universal Laser Cutter Nihon Project Service Co, Inc. - Manhattan, New York

- Assisted project managers and carpenters

- Supervised crew at job sites

Boston Symphony Orchestra (Archives) - Boston, Massachusetts

- Made mounts for artifacts to go into exhibit cases Wentworth Institute of Technology - Boston, Massachusetts

- Assisted shop technicians in industrial design department studio and wood/metal shops

- Insured the safety as well as provided technical support of 50+ students in the machine shops

- Maintained tools and machinery in the shops

- Gave demonstration on modeling techniques

Hwa Meei Optical Co., Ltd (Internship) - Tainan, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

- Worked on eye safety protection gear concept drawings Wentworth Institute of Technology - Boston, Massachusetts

- Organized gallery for the National Association of School Arts and Design Accreditation October 2007 ~ February 2008

September 2007

2004 ~ 2007

Spring 2006 & Fall 2006

March 2005

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