Work Experience
Volkswagen Group of America
Electronics Research Laboratory - Palo Alto, CA
Industrial Designer
I am currently an industrial and interaction designer for the Volkswagen Group of America.
This position involves a key role in designing products and collaborating directly with corporate partners in the US and abroad.
June 2009 - Present
Human Computer Interaction Institute - Carnegie Mellon
Industrial Designer in Humanoid Robotics
I worked as part of a multi-disciplinary team to design and build interactive humanoid research robots. This job involved hand sketching, concept generation, 3D modeling, digital product renderings, construction diagrams, physical prototyping, and the full construction of working robots.
June 2008 - May 2009
Entertainment Technology Center - Carnegie Mellon
Design Drawing Instructor / Concept Artist
Taught design drawing classes to high school students and contributed concept art as a member of a game design team. Also for the game: character animation, in-game graphics, 2D character sprites.
Summer 2007
Fort Maywood Company
Industrial Designer
Developed products through hand drawing and rendering.
December 2006 - December 2007
Education
Carnegie Mellon University
B.F.A. in Industrial Design, May 2009
Dean's List - all semesters 3.8 GPA
Central St. Martins College of Art and Design
Fall 2007 Term - Study Abroad in Product Design
Design Skills
Hand Sketching and Rendering
2D Digital Visualization
Rapid Ideation
Physical Prototyping
Shop Tools / Modelmaking
Solidworks / 3Dsmax
Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator / InDesign
Ashlar Graphite
Digital Prototyping Machinery
Contact me:
erik@erikglaser.com
Current Location: San Francisco Bay Area