SKILLS

////////////////// Rhino 3D 

//////////////     Grasshopper

////////////////// Keyshot Rendering

////////////////   Adobe Creative Suite

///////            Creo Parametric

//////////         Photography

/////              Private Pilot

//////////////     Woodworking

////////////       Conceptual Thinking

////////           Sketching

/////////          Drafting

AWARDS

21 US Patents | Ornamental and Utility

Two Innovation Milestone Awards | Dell 

*Innovation Design Award Nominee | SXSW 2020

Core77 Design Award Student Packaging Runner Up

IKEA Design Hack Winner

*No winner - event canceled due to Covid :(

REFERENCES

DELL - Richard Crisp

HEWN - Todd Roberts

Auburn University - David Gowan

Additional Experience

2012 | KAUO Auburn University Airport - Line Crew

2007 | Strictly German BMW Salvage and Rebuild

RICHARD GUZMAN

INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER. WOODWORKER. PILOT.

Profile

My name is Richard Guzman and I’m a professional designer.  A vague way of saying I solve problems, develop products for mass production, and strive to keep customers happy with human focused experiences. I get lost in complex problems and all their potential solutions, sometimes it works out :)  In addition to my day job I'm an avid wood worker and more recently a pilot.  Basically I can't sit still and most likely never will.  There's too much to do because that's how I like it. 

2008 . 2013 | Auburn University Bachelors of Industrial Design

I officially found Industrial Design in college, but was living that dream well before.  Childhood was only training for a misguided attempt at Mechanical Engineering, only to find my true future in design. In my last years at Auburn I was a shop assistant, helping students visualize their designs using the metal, woodworking, molding and finishing labs.

2013 . 2014 | Dell Intern

Had the opportunity to work for Dell as a contractor in a post grad internship. It Was exciting, having grown up building my own PCs.  I learned the business, design process and created friendships that would eventually lead me back to Dell two years after my contract ended.

2014 . 2016 | HEWN Industrial Designer

Having an interest in European kitchen design led me to HEWN.  Out of many custom molding and woodworking fabricators, HEWN had the best talent and widest manufacturing capabilities.  I played a part in hundreds of projects in only two years. It was a smaller company so I wore every hat at one time or another.  After a short tour, I had become proficient in joinery, woodworking, metal work, finishing, drafting, CNC programming, communication of design intent with other employees,and BOM creation. I worked on the floor and in the office and when projects were ready for install I was in the field checking quality.  Working with Austin's interior designers and Architects to make their clients vision a reality pushed me to learn more than I ever had in such short time.

2016 . NOW | Dell Senior Industrial Designer

I returned to Dell during a pivotal time for the company.  It was then private, running under Michael Dell again. The importance of good design was at the center of attention.  I had no idea I was stepping into a group that would grow for years and create products that elevated Dell to the top of consumer and enterprise products.