OOMUNG VARMA

EXPERIENCE
2021 Student Product Designer - Lighting
NEMO Studio, Milan, IT
Researched, developed, and prototyped lighting design solutions for galleries, retailers, and homes
2021 Freelance Product Designer - Footwear
Canada Goose - Studio AM, Toronto, CA
Coordinated CMF and product visualization for multinational luxury fashion brand’s flagship product
2021 Creative Director - Branding
Igor Rosales, Los Angeles, USA
Established brand guidelines and visual assets for celebrity stylist pivoting towards sculpture and fine art
2020 Creative Director & Technical Lead - Music Video
Warner Bros. Records, Los Angeles, USA
Leveraged virtual production techniques to create a music video for a Grammy-award winning musician
2020 Freelance Graphic Designer - Music Distribution
AEI Group Ltd. - Drum&Bass Arena, London, UK
Created online media strategy with modernized visual assets to promote exclusive music releases
2019 Designer & Strategist - Fashion
Jenkem Magazine, New York, USA
Designed and released limited edition clothing for digital publishing house to generate novel revenue streams
2018 Internship - Innovation Strategy
Frog Design, New York, USA
Envisioned strategic roadmaps and prototype business models for emerging technologies such as CRISPR gene-editing
2017 Industrial Designer - Eyewear
Genusee, New York, USA
Outlined cradle-to-cradle product strategy and though packaging design, industrial design, and sustainable manufacturing
Skills
High Proficiency
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Adobe Suite
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Figma, Sketch for Mac, Autodesk Sketchbook
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Cinema4d, Maya, Rhino, Fusion360
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Redshift, Octane, VRay, Keyshot
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Woodworking, Mixed-Media Sculpture
Average Proficiency
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Microsoft Office
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ProCreate
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Blender, Houdini, 3DSMax, Solidworks, nTop
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Arnold Renderer, URender, D5Render
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Unreal Engine, Twinmotion
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Metalworking, Arduino
EDUCATION
2022 Domus Academy, Milan, Italy / Master of Product Design
2019 San Jose State University, San Jose, CA / Industrial Design (open-university)
2017 The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA / Bachelor of Arts - Political Ecology & Sculpture
RECOGNITION
2021 17th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia
Italian Pavilion 2021 Official Selection - Resilient Communities "Under One Roof"
LANGUAGES
English, Hindi, Spanish