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Name and date of birth:
Erik Rydell, born 23rd of June 1984 in Köping, Sweden.
Personal statements:
I am an ambitious, targeted and open minded person.
Education:
2009 - 2012 Interaction Design Programme, Masters Programme at Umeå Institute of Design, Sweden (with brake for internship 2011).
2005 - 2008 Industrial Design Programme, Bachelor Programme at Umeå Institute of Design, Sweden.
2004 - 2005 Preparatory course (base year) to Industrial Design FIDU in Hällefors, Sweden.
2003 - 2004 Adult Education course in mathematics.
2000 - 2003 Upper Secondary School, Social Sciences programme in Köping, Sweden.
Languages:
Swedish mother tongue.
English almost fluent.
German novice.
Software experiences in:
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
Flash
Dreamweawer
PremierePro
After Effects
Corel Draw
Processing
Arduino
Rhino
SolidWorks
Audacity
Soundbooth
Fritzing
Microsoft Office
Keynote
Skills:
User studies, analytic thinking, user- centered design, blueprint techniques, brainstorm techniques, sketching techniques, creativity methods, mock up (probes) and model building techniques, basic knowledge in how to manufacture different shapes, evaluation techniques, storyboard and scenario techniques, presentation techniques.
My interests within the interaction design area are;
• the research phase (how to find design spaces within a process or organization),
• storytelling; how to tell a story (or how to sell one's design)
• I am also interested in graphic design. In the industrial design area, I am keen on how to improve the everyday life for the user. I try to understand the user from the user's perspective, with focus on ergonomics and handling.
• Recently, I have become more interested and willing to create prototypes by using arduinos.
Work experiences:
July- August 2011, 2 months summer work as a care assistant at a retirement home in Köping.
January - June 2011, 6 months internship as an interaction designer at design-people in Aarhus, Denmark.
2007, 10 weeks internship as an industrial designer at Atlas Copco Rock Drills AB (the design department ) inÖrebro, Sweden.
2003-2004, care assistant at a retirement home in Köping.
Positions:
Cashier for the student union at Umeå Institute of Design, the academic year 2005-2006.
Coaching 20-25 children between the age of 5-7 years old in bandy during the winter seasons 2002-2003 and 2003-2004.
Hobbies:
I like outdoor activities; trip skating, cross country skiing, slalom, jogging and gymming.
Other activities I like to do is playing music on my key fiddle and litsen to music. I also taking photographs; both using traditional film and using a DSLR- camera. See images.
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