FuturFab Roles: Public Relations and manufacturing cost engineering

websites: www.kenjikondo.com

Profile

Designer with twenty years of design and art experience in the architecture, interior and product design fields as well as the film and fashion industries.  

Experience

January 2009 - present Kenji Kondo Studio - Owner

projects:

NextFab.org

NextFabStore.com

MadeOnRequest.com

Fab/Lab:Abq

July 2006 - December 2008 Koba Industries, Inc. Albuquerque, New Mexico

Partner/Designer

Product development  

Research and development.  

Production and manufacturing.  

Project management.  

Financial management and budgeting.  

Business marketing.  

Materials sourcing and purchasing.  

Shipping and receiving

September 2007 - present Duke City Model Building Albuquerque New Mexico

Partner

Kenji Kondo started Duke City Models with four other partners to bring rapid prototyping to albuquerque at a service bureau level

client relations

machine operator 

Business marketing. 

Materials sourcing and purchasing.  

Production and manufacturing.  

Shipping and receiving

December 2001 -  June 2007    Antoine Predock Architect, PC.  Albuquerque, NM

Associate

Lead model builder

Integrated  zcorp rapid prototyping technology and cnc technology into architectural firm

Supervised the model shop which also maintains Antoine Predocks property portfolio(12 properties est. 50,000 sq/ft)

December 1999 – December 2001    Muko Design Inc., New York, New York

Partner/Designer/Fabricator

Muko design was an interior and furniture design firm.

Primary Client: Sony Music Studios

Product development 

Design Build 

Research and development.  

Project management.  

Financial management and budgeting.  

Business marketing.  

Materials sourcing and purchasing.  

Production and manufacturing.  

Shipping and receiving

January 1992 – December 1999     Freelance Design and Production Work

cofounder of the ARC Gallery(presently AC2 Gallery) Albuquerque, New Mexico

Select Clients/employers

Polo Ralph Lauren

7th on 6th, NYC Fashion Week

CBS

Propaganda Films

Geoff Milar Design

MTV

January 1989 – January 1992     Linea 5 inc. Architects  Cambridge MA

Intern

General office duties

model building

as-built drawings

Education

Boston Architectural Center 1989-1992

University of New Mexico 1994-2000

Skills

Vectorworks

Photoshop

InDesign

Corel Draw

Illustrator

Trotec Laser Cutter and Engraver

Zcorp model 310 and 510

Architectural Competition

Antoine Predock Architect, PC Albuquerque, New Mexico

Bohios en el Mar Caribe Dominican Republic Design Competition; Dominican Republic; model builder

La Nueva Biblioteca Publica del Estado de Jalisco Design Competition; Guadalajara, Mexico; Model Builder

Autry National Center Design Competition

Los Angeles, California; Model Builder

Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center Design Competition Atherton, California

Chicago Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center Design Competition; Chicago, Illinois; Model Builder

Canadian Museum of human Rights Competition, Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada; Model builder

National Palace Museum Competition, Taiwan; Model Builder, Presentation Team

Science Canyon Colorado Springs, Colorado; Model Builder

Indian Community School,  Milwaukee Wisconsin; Model Builder