Andrew Nicastro Design
Product Designer
RESUME
Professional
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I am currently working in the soft-goods and wearable tech industry, however my skill set encompasses a broad array of fields. My professional design portfolio has seen me both take a lead role, and work in group settings for projects consisting of exhibition and display design for trade shows, designing and compiling proposals for future design firm headquarters, as well as developing progressive and cutting-edge tactical/survival wearable gear.
Skills
Hand Sketching and Rendering
Ideation & Concept Brainstorming
Branding & Design Research
Modeling and Prototyping
Solidworks
Adobe Suite
Work
experience
Hazard 4®
December 2014 - Present
I have been working as a Product Designer at Hazard 4®, developing a variety of wearable tactical and survival gear for their line of hard-use industry-leading optics/CCW bags and packs. Beyond this, I have aided in designing now patented wearable technology, leading the company's trade show exhibition and display design team, as well as maintaining brand identity through our public media and advertisement initiatives. I have used my skills as a product designer to further develop, and even at times redefine what is expected, helping drive Hazard 4® towards the industry leading design firm it is today.
St. Isidore Community Center Remodeling Project
August 2014 - December 2014
I was asked, along with other students in the Environmental Design class at California State University of Long Beach, by the city of Los Alamitos, to participate in the remodeling project of the St. Isidore Historical Site in Los ALamitos, CA. Working in teams, our goal was to redesign the courtyard, and surrounding areas on the old church's property, to allow for it to one day become a central hub for community gatherings.
California State University, Long Beach
Bachelors of Science in Industrial Design
August 2010 - June 2016
Education