Cade Zimdar
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Industrial design student at the University of Illinois
czimdar2@illinois.edu
cwzimdar@gmail.com
616 581 4805
EDUCATION
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign August 2019 - May 2024
BFA Industrial Design | Game Studies & Design Minor
EXPERIENCE
Video Editor University of Illinois | Champaign, IL | May 2022 - Oct 2022
Managed and edited one semester’s worth of online lecture videos
CAD Technician Michigan General Grinding | Grand Rapids, MI | Summers 2019 - 2022
Designed and modeled key components for use in new and existing high-precision grinding machines
Improved efficiency and automation in machining thousands of parts
Product Design Intern Steelcase Inc. | Grand Rapids, MI | Sept. 2018 - May 2019
Created and presented customer feedback device prototypes aimed at improving the product development process
Bartender and Assistant Brush Studio | Grand Rapids, MI | Summers 2020 - 2023
SKILLS & SOFTWARES
3D modeling & rendering
- Solidworks, Inventor, Blender
2D design
- Photoshop, Illustrator
Model making
3D printing
Laser cutting, waterjet, CNC
General woodworking machines