DAVID

LAMONT BRANCH, II

Email: brand559@newschool.edu Phone: 914 207 3262 Art & Design Portfolio: www.DavidLamontBranchII.com

S U M M A R Y

Creative, hard-working individual looking for an opportunity to develop and learn in the field of industrial/bicycle
design over the summer of 2016.

EDUCATION & RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Parsons The New School for Design, New York, NY

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Product Design Major
Class of 2018

Riverdale Country School, Bronx, NY

Junior and Senior High School Class of 2014

PAIS Creative Assembly, New York, NY August 2015-Present

Product Designer; imagine, design, and synthesize the unique creative content that companies and individuals use
to intrigue their audience. Projects worked on include bike handle bars and frames need more write up on this]
Long Board Design/Fabrication, Bronx, NY (Summer 2013)
One of 14 students awarded $500 from Riverdale Country School Student Grant Program to develop personal
project over the summer of2013. Selected from large applicant encompassing 4 grades, awarded on based on
application essays and interviews. Designed and created longboards. Project was well received and I was invited to
create and run a longboard design and fabrication mini-course during Spring 2014 semester of my senior year in
high school.
Greentree Country Club, Lifeguard, New Rochelle, NY (Summers 2012-2014)
Sadore Lane Gardens Pool, Lifeguard, Yonkers, NY (Summers 2012-2013)
YMCA, Lifeguard, Rye, NY (September 2013-March 2014)
Maintained surveillance of patrons in the facility; secured safety of patrons in the event of emergency; provided
emergency care and treatment; maintained high standard of customer service; various maintenance duties to
maintain a clean and safe facility; performed miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

S K I L L S

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I N T E R E ST S

Software Proficiencies:
Rhino, Solidworks, Mastercam X, Adobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects),
Microsoft Suite; Solid Works, iCloud, AutoCAD [any others??]
Metalshop:
Extensive hands on experience with sheet metal forming machines such as fingerbreaks, slip rollers, punches, rivet
guns, spot welders and arbor press. Also well versed in hot metal forming, operation of plasma cutter, oxy-acetylene
torch setup, sliproller, stick, mig and tig welding: tubing, flat bar, sleeves, sheet steel. Experienced in other
bending/folding techniques and advanced grinding and finishing techniques.[Are the these machines you work with?
Any others?]
CNC, Lasercutter, 3D printer:
Programming toolpaths in Mastercam X based on vectors and 3d surfaces for CNC router applications. Laser
cutting from Vector based directions in illustrator and Rhino 5, programming cut order and nesting to maximize yield.
3d Printing with lament and resin, adjusting print settings and designs to optimize print quality.[is this write up
accurate in terms of what you do in this section?]
Woodshop:
Proficient with hand tools such as block planes, chisels, gouges, spoke shaves, files, scrapers and the
tools/procedures required to maintain them. Fully experienced in machine shop using jointer, planer, table saw, bandsaw, 3 axis
mill, lathe, various sanders, routers and drills.
Photography/Videography:
Digital photography: street, studio, landscape and product. Thorough knowledge of camera setup, lighting sets, use
of flash and changing lenses for desired effect. Video camera mounting and movement: Tripod, Glidecam, Dolly,
Crane operation, visual storytelling techniques, lighting, sound if not this then what could go here??