EDUCATION:
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AUBURN, AL
College of Architecture, Design, & Construction
Masters of Industrial Design
Current GPA: 3.85
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AUBURN, AL
College of Architecture, Design, & Construction
Bachelors of Industrial Design
Major GPA: 3.2
NORTH ALABAMA WELLNESS SCHOOL OF MASSAGE, FLORENCE, AL
Certification in Massage Therapy
GPA: 3.5
WORK EXPERIENCE:
478 CREATIVE, AUBURN, AL
GRAPHIC/INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER (may 2012 - present)
Graphic art for 478, as well as keep shop, and some industrial projects.
PIER 1 IMPORTS, AUBURN, AL
SALES ASSOCIATE (sept. 2009 - may 2011)
Assist customers, assemble furniture, and receive incoming merchandise
ALL STATE SIGNS LLC, FLORENCE, AL
GRAPHIC DESIGNER (feb. 2009 - aug. 2009) (may 2010 - aug. 2010)
Design art for business logos, letterheads, business cards, screen printing, signage, vehicle wraps, posters, banners, advertisements, communicate with client, reiceive orders, manage the incoming and outgoing jobs, cut/weed/stick/print vinyl, order supplies, communicate job importance with other outside workers.
SPONSORED STUDIOS:
GENERAC SPRING 2011
STUDENT DESIGNER
Worked closely with current designers and engineers to develop the next generation of inverter generators for the Generac company.
DeWALT TOOL CO./ALABAMA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FUND FALL 2010
STUDENT DEISGNER
Developed concepts to improve upon a previous year's design in order to make it ready for market. This included finding flaws in the previous design, new research, and entirely new concept generation.
AUBURN UNIVERSITY ASSISTED TECHNOLOGIES SPRING 2010
STUDENT DESIGNER
Worked on improving various aspects of our student client who suffered from spina biffida. The areas my group imporved up on was the recreation and social interaction of our client. Since Auburn is a large sports school our client deserved to tailgate and have a good time just like the rest of the student body while not allowing his disability to affect his enjoyment of collegiate sports.
MUSEUM OF EAST ALABAMA FALL 2008
STUDENT DESIGNER
Focused on revamping the museum of east alabama. this included a fresh look at branding, layouts for exhibits, and marketing of the museum.
ACTIVITIES/HONORS:
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN SOCIETY OF AMERICA
STUDENT CHAPTER
2007 - PRESENT
AUBURN UNIVERSITY DEAN'S LIST
SPRING 2008
DESIGN SKILLS:
Design Methods:
Sketching
Rendering
Anthropometry
Model Making
Photography
Software:
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Rhino
Solid Edge
Hypershot/Keyshot
Google Sketch Up
Alias Sketchbook Pro
CONTACT:
stricta@tigermail.auburn.edu
256.740.9307
