DAVID OLSEN
AUTOMOTIVE LEAD DESIGNER
Lead designer with experience in all fields of automotive exterior and interior design. Variety of skills from product planning and creative... (more in Details)
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Chicago Il
United States - 1 206 218 9652
- http://www.behance.net/da…
- Ready to accept work offers
Introduction
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Lead designer with experience in all fields of automotive exterior and interior design. Variety of skills from product planning and creative management to hands on concept and production vehicle development.
Experience & Achievements
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International Trucks, Lead Designer, Lisle, IL June 2011-Present
Active designer on:
2016 LT Series Exterior (production)
2016 CATALIST Exterior and Interior (showtruck)
2016 HX Series Exterior (production)
2016 LoneStar Exterior Refresh (production)
2013 ProStar Horizon Exterior (showtruck)
2013 ProStar Sleeper Interior (production)
2012 DuraStar, TranStar, ProStar Driver Information Display (production)
2012 CAT CT660 Driver Information Display (production)
Kenworth Trucks, Contract Designer, Renton, WA June 2007-June 2011
Active designer on:
2013 T880 Exterior and Interior (production)
2012 T680 Exterior and Interior (production)
2010 T700 Exterior (production)
2009 T470 Exterior (production)
2009 T440 Exterior (production)
2008 C500 Exterior (production)
Suzuki Motorcycles, Contract Designer, La Cañada, CA September-October 2006
Honda Cars, ACCD Sponsored project, Pasadena, CA October-December 2006
Volvo Cars, Design Intern, Camarillo, CA June-August 2006
Toyota Cars, Design Intern, Tokyo, Japan September-November 2005
Kenworth Trucks, Design Intern, Renton, WA June-August 2004
Awards:
2016 8 Patents on LT Series Truck
2016 4 Patents on International CATALIST Truck
2015 Kenworth T880 ATD Commercial Truck of the Year
2013 4 Patents on International Horizon Truck
2013 Kenworth T680 IDSA IDEA Finalist
2013 Kenworth T680 ATD Commercial Truck of the Year
2011 Kenworth T700 ATD Commercial Truck of the Year
2011 1st place Auto (r) Design Competition
2007 Berman Auto & Design Competition Finalist
2007 Art Center College of Design Scholarship
2007 Lotus senior project displayed at L.A. Auto Show
2006 MINI project featured in MINI International Magazine
2005 Art Center College of Design Student Gallery & Williamson Gallery
Education
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Art Center College of Design
B.S. Transportation Design 2007
Western Washington University
Industrial Design 2000-2002
Working language(s)
- English
Skills
- Sketch modelling
- 3d modelling
- A-class surfacing
- Technical surfacing
- Reverse engineering
- Visualisation
- Presentation
- Animation
- Clay sculpting
- Graphic design
- Design management
Tools
- Alias Products (Autodesk)
- Photoshop (Adobe)
- Illustrator (Adobe)
- Microsoft Office
- SOLIDWORKS (3DS)
- Painter (Corel)
- Bunkspeed (Bunkspeed)
- VRED
- Autodesk Showcase
Albums
All designs by David Olsen | View in pure portfolio mode
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2016 International CALATIST…
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2016 International LT
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2016 International HX520
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2016 International HX515
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2010 Kenworth T700
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2012 Kenworth T680
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2012 Kenworth T680
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Porsche Carrera 4S
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Porsche Carrera 4S
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Porsche Carrera 4S
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Nissan Titan ET
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Nissan Titan ET
