Stephanie Vacher
A purveyor of design and imagination | Vancouver, BC, Canada
778 – 885 – 8215 | stephanievacher@gmail.com
References available upon request

Education:

Emily Carr University of Art + Design – Vancouver, BC
4th year Industrial Design
Concentration in Interaction and Product Design

Recipient of the ECU Achievement Scholarship
IDSA Chapter President 2009-2010

Work Experience:

Research Assistant / Design Co-Op | May 2009 – Present
National Research Council – Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation & Emily Carr University – Vancouver, BC

I am currently working on the design and construction of a hydrogen-powered kiosk and its touch-screen interface. My work has involved conducting surveys for product and interior design, developing spec packages, making presentations, and designing and constructing the kiosk and interface.

Product Design Co-Op/Internship | Jan 2009 – Apr 2009
John Fluevog Shoes – Vancouver, BC

My responsibilities included product development and design, as well as creation of spec packages to be sent to manufacturers. I participated in the development of the Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 collections, and conducted user testing and focus groups.

Surface & Product Designer | Oct 2003 – Jan 2009
Ambiance Collections – New York, NY

My responsibilities included project and product development, through each stage of design. My products have been sold in Bloomingdale’s, Neiman-Marcus, Macy’s and Wegmans. As well, I have also attended the NYIGF and AIGM trade shows.

Skillset:

Software: Photoshop | Illustrator | InDesign | AutoCAD | Rhino | Solidworks | Flash | Lightroom | HTML/CSS | Office | Quark

Brainware: Photography | Research | Rapid Ideation | Storyboarding | Trend Forecasting

Currently learning: Python | Processing | Objective-C