Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Afonso Domingues Alves Cantante Pires

Afonso Domingues Alves Cantante Pires

Apartment D, 3rd floor, nr 5, Rua Doutor Vasco da Gama Fernandes, Leiria, 2410-191, Portugal
+351 244 827 122

+351 913 881 262

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Afonsocantantepires.weebly.com
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Sex Male | Date of birth 23/10/1994| Nationality Portuguese

PERSONAL STATEMENT

WORK EXPERIENCE
15/02/2016 to present day

21 Year old Junior Industrial/Product Designer.

Experienced in the Injection Moulding Industry
Planning to proceed my studies abroad
Learning with experience every day
Junior motorcycle mechanic
Bomcar, BMW Group and Husqvarna dealership, Leiria, Portugal - www.bomcar.pt/
Assembling brand new bikes
Servicing
Ordering parts from the importer/catalogue
Troubleshooting
Off road / Motocross

04/03/2016 to 06/03/2016

Off-road / Adventure rally marshal

Portugal offroad, Pampilhosa da Serra, Portugal - www.portugaloffroad.pt/
GPS tracking
On-terrain problem solving
Time controlling
Rally hosting

29/06/2015 to 30/01/2016

Junior Designer / Intern

Grandesign, Vangest Group, Marinha Grande, Portugal - www.grandesign.pt/
Market Researching: information about consumers, market niches and marketing strategies
Product Analysis: examination of an exact product to find out why it sells and who buys it.
Teamwork
Product Sketching and Rendering
3D modelling, ready for injection moulding
3D Printing
Prototyping
Technical Drawing
For brands as:
Decathlon( www.decathlon.com/)
Cannon Hygiene ( www.cannonhygiene.com/)
Onyx Bespoke Automotive ( www.onyxconcept.com/)
Master Guardian ( www.masterguardian.com/)
Micro I/O ( www.microio.pt/)
Laserleap ( www.laserleap.com /)
Jumbo ( www.jumboproudlyafrican.com /)

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Curriculum Vitae

09/05/2014 to 16/05/2014

Afonso Domingues Alves Cantante Pires

Actor / Stunt double for a video campaign

Filmesdamente, Oporto, Portugal - www.filmesdamente.pt/
BMX stunt performing
Teamwork
For brands as:
Radio Popular

01/06/2013 to 30/07/2013

Junior Designer / Intern

Vipex, Marinha Grande, Portugal - www.vipex.pt/
Market Researching: information about consumers, market niches and marketing strategies
Product Analysis: examination of an exact product to find out why it sells and who buys it.
Teamwork
Technical Drawing
Lean management
For brands as:
Pyrex

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

15/09/2013 to 30/06/2015

Bachelors degree in Industrial Design

Level 6

University of Beira Interior, City of Covilh (Portugal)

Drawing
Product Design
Marketing
Industrial Production methods
Prototyping
3D Modelling
Physics
History of Art
Design History and Theory
Physics and Material
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue(s)

Portuguese

Other language(s)

UNDERSTANDING

SPEAKING

WRITING

Listening

Reading

Spoken interaction

Spoken production

English

C1

C1

C1

C1

C1

French

B1

B2

B2

B1

B2

Spanish

B1

B2

B2

B1

B2

*Primary Education in an English Private School Colgio Luso Internacional do Centro

Communication skills
Organisational / managerial skills

Good communication skills gained studying, working with clients, traveling and attending social events.
Organised informal sporting events (BMX contests; offroad motorcycle rally)
Worked with Quality Function Deployment (working in vipex)
Lean Management (working in vipex)
Building Skate Parks as an amateur

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Afonso Domingues Alves Cantante Pires

Job-related skills
Product Sketching and Rendering (communicating through drawing with the team)
Product Analysis (analysing the products construction, material, size, weight
CAD / 3D Modelling (responsible for modelling products for prototyping and production)
3D Printing/Prototyping (testing functional prototypes of mechanical systems)
CAD aided Technical Drawing (ordering handmade work)
Market Researching (working with a design team and the brand)
Ordering Products directly from a supplier (for Prototypes)
Digital competence
Professional command of 3D modelling software (SolidEdge, SolidWorks and Rhynoceros)
good command of rendering software (Keyshot)
Professional command of Excel
good command of office suite (word processor, presentation software)
good command of video editing software gained as an amateur (sony vegas)
basic command of Adobe Illustrator gained doing school work
basic command of photoshop gained doing school work
Other skills

Driving licence

Bike Mechanics (doing maintenance of motocross, downhill and bmx bikes)

Carpentry (building wooden skateparks as an amateur)
Metal anti-rust work (restoring bikes)
A1+B

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Certifications

Car Design Workshop with Boris Fabris, ESAD, Matosinhos, Oporto, Portugal
ENED 2014, National Meeting of Design Students, Castelo Branco City, Portugal.
Clicka 4.0 2015, Design conferences, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilh, Portugal

ANNEXES

College Diploma from Universidade da Beira Interior

Recommendation Letter by Joo Ornelas, Senior Designer at Grandesign
Testimonial of work at at the Tour of Portugal of 2016
Testimonial of Internship at Grandesign
Testimonial of participation in the video ad for #todostugas campaign
Testimonial of Internship at Vipex
Participation Certificate of the Car Design Workshop with Boris Fabris)
Participation Certificate of ENED 2014 Castelo Branco
Participation Certificate of Clicka 4.0 in Universidade da Beira Interior

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