Yves Florack
Industrial Designer

 Yves Florack - Industrial Designer

Curriculum Vitae

Updated: December 2010

 Personal Information
nameYves Florack
Title(s)BSc
addressNL-5612JA 19
mobile+31614180237
emailcontact[a]yvesflorack.eu, y.florack[a]student.tue.nl
websitehttp://yvesflorack.eu
D.O.B.May 27th 1986 in Heerlen, The Netherlands
NationalityDutch (NL)
GenderMale
LanguagesEnglish (fluent), Dutch (fluent), German (fluent), French, [Learning basic Japanese]
Places LivedMaastricht NL(1986-1990), Basel CH(1990-2003), Leymen F(2003-2004), Eindhoven NL(2004-Now),
Melbourne AU (2007;4months), Singapore SG(2008;2months)
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 Education
2004-NowIndustrial Design at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands

2005: Propaedeutic Certificate of Industrial Design
2008: Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Design

2002-2004International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme at the International School of the Basel Region AG in Switzerland (ISBRAG)

2004: IB Bilingual Diploma and High School Diploma for Academic Achievement

1999-2002International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)
at the International School of the Basel Region AG in Switzerland (ISBRAG)

1999-2003The International Award for Young People (The Duke of Edinburgh's Award International Association) at the International School of the Basel Region AG in Switzerland (ISBRAG)

2003: Gold Award (Skills, Service, Activities, Residential Project, 5 day Survival Trip in the French Mountains of over 100km) (Bronze and Silver Award completed before this)

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 Work
2009-NowPart-time Sales Representative at Paradigit Computers Eindhoven

2008-2010Treasurer and shared Head / Organiser for the Eindhoven Student (Board)Sports Club: Avalanche Boarders

2007-2010Part-time Information Technology Employee at Operator Groep Delft (OGD)

2007Industrial Design Intern at Charlwood Design Pty. Ltd. , Collingwood, VIC, Australia (3½ months)

2006-007Student Assistant, Domain Health, Faculty of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)

  • - Interior Design and Creation (e.g.: the domain library)
  • - Redesign of physical student project archives
  • - Inspiration Poster Wall for the 1st year students

2006Administration Department Member of the “FG Kurse in der Nachmittagsbetreuung” of the Freies Gymnasium of Basel in Switzerland

2006Security Department Member of the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)

2004-2005PR Department Member (Magazine Cover Designer) of the “FG Kurse in der Nachmittagsbetreuung” of the Freies Gymnasium of Basel in Switzerland

2002-2003Active Member of the ISBRAG Production: “Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

  • - Actor: Puck
  • - Management and PR Department Member
      - Design and Creation of the Play-booklet and Posters
      - Design of the DVD and VHS covers, and the Title-screen
      - Engaged in analogue video and sound recordings for the DVD

1998-1999Dance Designer and Choreographer for a group of 10 teenagers, preparing them for a concert performance at the ISBRAG

1997-2003Student Council Member at the International School of the Basel Region AG in Switzerland (ISBRAG)

  • - Head and Organiser of the Disco Committee
  • - Organisation of the ISBRAG “Battle of the Bands 2” and design, creation, recording, and editing of an interactive CD-Rom
  • - Member of Executive Committee
  • - Webmaster
  • - Design, creation, recording and editing of an interactive CD-Rom of the first ISBRAG “Battle of the Bands”.
  • - Member of the Disco Committee
  • - Class Representative
  • - Assistant to Sergeant at Arms

1997-2002PR Department Member (Webmaster; Designing and updating of interactive website) of the “Extra Curricular Programme” at the International School of the Basel Region AG in Switzerland (ISBRAG)

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 Hobbies
1992-NowMusic
  • 1992-Now: Piano
  • 1997-2004: Drums
  • 1999-2000: Violin

1990-NowPerforming Arts (Streetdance, Ballroom Dancing, Jazz-Ballet, Musicals, Acting (mostly Shakespeare) )

1987-NowSports (Swimming (School Swim Team 1992-2004), Snowboarding, Surfing, Flowboarding, Skateboarding, Wakeboarding, Skiing, Basketball, Volleyball, Squash, Badminton, Long distance Running, Cycling)

1996-NowWebsite Design

2000-2003BSA Venture Crew

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 Other Awards / Certificates / Diplomas
2007Driving Licence – issued by the city of Eindhoven in the Netherlands

2005The Dutch First Aid Diploma (EHBO – Eenheids Diploma) of "Het Oranje Kruis" (in accordance with European Red Cross and Red Crescent Standards on FIRST AID) [renewed: May 2010]

2004European Council of International Schools (ECIS) Award for International Understanding

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 Skills
ComputerAdobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator,InDesign, Flash, Premiere)
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Movie Maker)
Apple iWork / iLife (Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD, GarageBand)
Rhinoceres
Sketchup
Autodesk 3ds Max
SolidWorks
PTC - Pro/Engineer

ProgrammingJAVA / HTML / PHP
Actionscript
TI-Basic
C
Processing / Arduino

Design ProcessIdea Generation & Concept Development / Brainstorming / Iterative Design Process / List of Requirements
Sketching / Rendering / Modelling / Prototyping
User Testing
Video Documenting