NICK JW
VOSSBRINK
NICK@VOSSBRINK.NET
VOSSBRINK.NET/DESIGN
940 KIELY BLVD. UNIT J
SANTA CLARA, CA 95051
(408) 260-9141
I would love to be able to apply both my design and engineering skills towards creating something that I will proudly show to people later.
Pre-press involves troubleshooting, problem solving, and reading minds as I have to figure out what designers are trying to do AND anticipate problems that they are unaware of. As a member of the pre-press department at a direct-to-plate offset printing company I used Quark XPress, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe InDesign to create plates for offset printing from digital artwork.
TLC was predominantly a film-house where I used Quark XPress, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop to create film for offset printing and silkscreening. In addition to pre-press, my work here involved typesetting and production for clients ranging from small, local printers and print brokers to companies like Wells Fargo.
I designed a tire tester for quarter-scale radio-control car tires. My work included researching actuators and sensors as well as prototyping the tester. I also worked in a team on assembly and customization of quarter scale radio control cars for vehicle control systems. This included designing mounting for sensors, circuitry, and computers.
My responsibility increased over four years from water quality sampling and lab testing to include independently managed weekend lab operations, design and redesign of experimental procedures, and training of newly hired employees.
I was responsible for most of the print design over this period as I created annual reports, brochures, newsletters, invitations, event programs, and mailers. In addition, I upgraded the previous “loving hands” look to a cohesive, professional appearance while cutting printing costs.
I designed the invitation, program, and tickets for Mayor Ron Gonzales’s 2006 State of the City speech. They liked these so much that they requested that I design the accompanying annual report too.
I produced newsletters, concert programs, mailers, and brochures for Cantabile as well as for its two progenitors (Baroque Choral Guild and Cantabile Children’s Chorus—whose websites I also redesigned). When they merged to form Cantabile Choral Guild, I created the new corporate identity—logo, stationery, business cards, etc.
Problem Solving · Brainstorming · Design Sketching · Prototyping · Machining · User-Centered Design
Electronics · Stress/Strain · Manufacturing · Mechanisms · Drafting · Technical Writing · C Programming
History of Design · Photography · Design
Architecture · Film · Religion · Drama · Geology · Human Computer Interaction
For my senior project I designed and prototyped a walker for the elderly with improved ergonomics for increased safety and ease of use. I also designed and manufactured a desk lamp out of cold-rolled steel and acrylic. Other design projects included creating mobile phones for teenagers, backboard solutions for Laerdal Corporation, and a new line of garden tools.
In my spare time I enjoy movies, museums, bowling, photography, baseball, soccer, Shakespeare, and Tolkien.