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Max Klimke

Max Klimke

Freelancer - 3D Animation

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Freelance Industrial & Car Designer

  • Education

    • Pratt Institute, New York

      2007 - 2007
      Auslandssemester Transportation Design, Shoedesign A+ (Gesamtdurchschnitt aller Kurse)

      Activities and Societies: Transportation Design, Shoedesign, Drawing Classes, Alias Sruface Modeling Class + President´s Honors List - Pratt Institute New York, 2007

    • Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

      2003 - 2009
      Diplom Designer Industrial Design / Product Design Grade: 1,2 (A)

  • Experience

    • Krampitz Tanksystem GmbH

      Jan 2005 - Dec 2005
      Freelancer - 3D Animation

      + 3D-Visualization/Animation of mobile Yacht-Gasstations

    • Archimetrix

      Jan 2005 - Dec 2005
      Internship - Architecture Visualization

      + polygonoptimized 3D-Modeling in Cinema 4D+ 3D Visualization / Rendering+ Photoshop-Illustration+ Designdevelopment and Drawing of products und web- elements

    • Deisig Design

      Jun 2005 - Oct 2005
      Internship - Office Furniture Design

      + Ergonomic Office Chairs Design Draft, 3D-Modelling, Visualization

    • Landscape Printer

      Mar 2006 - Jun 2007
      Associate

      + Innovation-Project in Public Advertising & Communication (University Office)+ Technical Development / Design Concepts+ Creating a Business Report+ Financiation for Development+ Patented Technologies+ Assessment Center-Test for Entrepreneur Abilities

    • BMW Group Design, Germany

      Oct 2009 - Mar 2010
      Internship (Interior Design and Lighting)

      + Department: Interior Production Design - BMW Brand+ Ambient Lighting Design Interieur+ Geometry Design Interieur+ 2D and 3D Modelling of a full Scale Door Design and integrating it into an existing BMW 3 Series+ Internship-Project was transfered to future BMW Interior Strategies

    • BMW Group Design, Germany

      May 2010 - Aug 2013

      + Department: Advanced Design Studio, Innovation and Predevelopment + for BMW Group (BMW, MINI, BMWi Rolls Royce)+ Projectleader for Lightdesign and Detailgeometry+ Mostly Interior but also Exterior Lighting-Elements+ Managing own Budgets for Innovation Development + Networkleader of Interior Lighting for BMW Group + Succesful Transfer of Innovationthemes to Production and Showcars + Department: Interior Production Design - BMW Brand+ Interior Lighting Concepts for all BMW Derivatives (luxury class till compact class)+ Roadmaps and Character-Analysis for Interior Lighting+ 2D and 3D Visualization of Light experiences+ Working on Parts of internal Concept Cars for future BMW Cars+ Development of Innovationtopics like direct and indirect Airvents

      • Car Interior Designer (Innovation, Lighting, Detail Geometry)

        Jan 2011 - Aug 2013

      • Car Interior Designer (Lighting, Strategy, Details)

        May 2010 - Dec 2010

    • EK Design GmbH

      Sept 2013 - Jun 2017

      + Detail Design for Automotive Interior and Exterior + Automotive lighting exterior and interior + 2D- and 3D-Sketching + High-End 3D Visualization and Animation + Implementing new technologies + Consumer Product Design + Managing time schedules and communication for series production + Automotive and Industrial Design+ Team Consulting and Project Planning+ Presentation / Represantation Designstudio+ 3D / 2D Visualization+ Workshops für Ideation in the fields innovationen and Research+ Communication with Costumers+ Akquisition / Distribution

      • Senior Innovation Designer

        Jan 2016 - Jun 2017

      • Team Leader Designstudio

        Sept 2013 - Mar 2016

    • Lucid Motors

      Apr 2016 - Dec 2016
      Lamp Stylist Exterior / Car Designer Details

      + External contracting+ 2D/3D - Design for headlights, taillights, day running lights and reflectors for LUCID "Air"+ Brand signature for exterior lights sticking to SAE and ECE restrictions + Taking care of prototyping process and series production process

    • DELVIS GmbH

      Jul 2017 - Mar 2019
      Teamleader Designstudio (Int. Design / Ext. Lights+Details)

      + Automotive Interior Design+ Detail Design Int./Ext. e.g. Lighting+ Innovations for Exterior and Interior Light Design+ Managing Strak and Modelmaking Process+ UI/UX Design Concepts+ 3D Visualization

    • Davies LED

      Apr 2019 - now
      Senior Designer

      + Interior Architecture Lightplanning and Visualization+ Product Design for Consumer Lighting Products+ Architectural Light Simulation+ Architectural Interior Design+ Furniture Design+ Automotive Exterieur Lighting Design and Interior Design

    • Genesis Design GmbH

      Apr 2019 - Oct 2019
      Senior Designer

      + Automotive Design, Interior/Exterior Detail+ Industrial Design+ Project Lead

    • STUDIO KLIMKE

      Mar 2023 - now
      Unternehmensinhaber

      // Automotive Exterieur & Interior Lighting Design // Automotive Interior Design // Architectural Interior Design // Furniture Design // Architectural Lightplanning and Visualization // Product Design // Product Design of Consumer and Public Lighting Products // Architectural Light Simulation

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Business English Certificate

    • How to Communicate Design successfully? - Certificate

      BMW Bildungsakademie

    • Models of Communication - Certficate

      BMW Bildungsakademie

    • Project- and Time-Managment Certificate

      BMW Bildungsakademie

    • Rethoric and Voice - Certificate

      BMW Bildungsakademie

    • TOEFL Certificate

    • Driver Training Licence B1

      BMW Group

    • Diploma - Industrial Design

      Bauhaus University Weimar

    • Business Coaching for Leadership

      Münchner Akademie für Business Coaching GmbH