University of Kansas, Lawrence KS
School of Architecture, Design and Planning
BFA Industrial Design
Focus in Environmental Studies
Graduation: 5/30/2018
Johnson County Community College
Autodesk Fusion 360
Solidworks
Keyshot
Collaboration
Sketching / Ideation /
Painting
Mac OS / Adobe Creative Suite:
Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Illustrator
Project 607, Kansas City, MO.
Designer
Commission branding projects for a regional marketing fi rm with clients from the midwest and east coast, such as the Cordish Company. Create custom-tailored bill- boards, digital fl yers, menus, etc. primarily for the food and restaurant industry. Common Shop: The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Shop Technician
Assisted art and design students in executing class projects. This involved building stretchers/canvases, overseeing output technologies (3D printers and Laser Cutters), and managing materials as well as material sales.
King Creative Commissions, Olathe, KS.
Owner
Collaborated with clients to commission original designs, illustrations, and artwork for footwear and other original peices for various clientel. Education
Technical Skills
Work Experience
IDSA: The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
Bottle Packaging Design Challenge, Lawrence Paper Co. Re-designed packaging for Boulevard Brewing Co., creating a more playful and understandable relationship between the company’s “Smoke Stack” themed product line and their other packaging.
NASA Competition, Olathe, KS.
Self-Motivated
Authored a white paper focused on designing and utilizing sustainable, closed loop systems, and hypothetical machines to help sustain human life on Mars. Weekly Render Challenge, Olathe, KS.
Self-Motivated / challenges via Instagram
Weekly design challenges assigned through Instagram to exercise design and rendering capabilities.
Alexander R. King
6008 Rockhill Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64110
913_278_8077
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behance.net/King_Alexander
http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-king-15621813a/ Makerbot Laser Cutting
Digital Fabrication
JCCC Creative Scholarship
Awards
Awards & Recognition
Other Experiences
Professional Aspirations
Contribute to an organization that balances independent, innovative, “out-of-the-box” thinking with team collaboration. Passionate about every phase of creative development from ideation and discovery to initial product development. References
Garrett Brown
Resource Labs Coordinator
Visual Art Department
University of Kansas
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Mike Hink
Senior Industrial Designer
at Infusion Design
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Gil Manalo
Industrial Design
Team Leader at
Garmin International
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