Renato Valdés Olmos
Notable Achievements
2007: Invited exposant (Project E) at Corporate Social Networking Conference in Amsterdam, the Nether lands
2007: Project E published in Sum magazine
2007: Video interview (Project E) on lifestyle site Sum.nl
2007: Invited speaker at Design by Fire Conference 2007 in Utrecht, the Netherlands
2007: Invited speaker at World Congress on Alternatives & Animal Use in the Life Sciences in Tokyo, Japan
2007: Project E published on award winning tech site Engadget.com (Best Tech Blog of ‘07)
2007: Project E published on Gizmodo.com, Dutchcowboys.nl
2007: Radio interview (Project E) on Radio 1 NL, Radio-Online.nl
2007: Project Sensa presented to director and faculties of Utrecht University, the Netherlands
2006: Project Sensa featured in Algemeen Dagblad
2005: HandsOff immersive gaming platform demonstrated at Inside the Magic Bubble Festival in Utrecht, the Netherlands
Employment History
2007 - 2007 • Visual Designer Reed Elsevier, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Responsible for interaction and visual design of scientific collaborative software 2collab.
2004 - 2007 • Interaction Designer Atacama Design, Alkmaar, the Netherlands Responsible for research, conceptualization and development of multidisciplinary design projects on a freelance basis.
2006 - 2007 • Freelance Senior Interaction Designer Headland Interactive, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Responisble for senior interaction design work on a select number of projects due to academic graduation. Select clients include Coca-Cola, Knutselkliniek, Lucardi and Roorda Reclame.
2005 - 2005 • Interaction Design Intern Headland Interactive, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Interaction Design internship. Responsible for (graphical) user interface design for software, web and print, graphic design for DTP and television advertising, logo design, user research and product usability testing. Select clients included Coca-Cola, Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat (gov), Dienstnodig, Dixons, DSP7, Isis, KRO, Loekie, Lucardi, Radio 538, Roorda Reclame, SiS, Vrij Nederland and Willem Wever.
2002 - 2007 • Senior Designer Netherlands Cancer Institute / Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Responsible for design of corporate/brand identities, info-graphics, web and print, user interface design of doctor/patient side software and patient trial input software.
2001 - 2001 • Graphic Design Intern Netherlands Cancer Institute / Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Responsible for design of corporate/brand identities, infographics, web and print. Contract on freelance basis.
Education
2006 - 2007 • Utrecht Graduate School of the Arts/Open University of London Aquired Master’s title in Interactive Multimedia/Interaction Design. Thesis: Design for Life: Multidisciplinary Interaction Design for Products and Spaces in a New Era.
2006 - 2006 • Utrecht School of the Arts, Faculty of Visual Arts and Design, Utrecht, the Netherlands Aquired Minor in Graphic Design
2003 - 2007 • Utrecht School of the Arts, Faculty of Art, Media and Technology, Hilversum, the Netherlands Aquired Bachelor with Honours title in Interaction Design, with a specialisation in design aesthetics for human interface, graphic and product design.
2001 - 2003 • OSG Huygenwaard, Heerhugowaard, the Netherlands Aquired HAVO degree.
1997 - 2001 • Murmelliusgymnasium, Alkmaar, the Netherands