Raffles International Admissions Thailand

Jett Pisate Virangkabutra (Program Director - Product Design)

Work experience

Consultant – Thailand Creative and Design Center. (TCDC).

Regional Product Designer - Electrolux Thailand Co. Ltd. Setup Industrial design office in Bangkok, Thailand. With projects in Sweden, Italy, China, Singapore and Vietnam.

Research and Development Manager – Jintana Apparel. Setup R&D office. Work included conceptual innerwear design and prototyping.

Design Engineer - ACT Furniture Thailand. Design and development for leather furniture for the Thai and English markets

Education

Masters of Science in Human Centered Design, King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand

Bachelor of Design in Industrial Design,Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.

Advanced Certificate in Art & Design, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.

Workshops and lectures

Conducted TCDC lecture series on “Multiply by Craft” in Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Khonkaen and Chiangmai

Selected Designer to work on the "Northern Craft – endless possibilities" project with TCDC and the Royal College of Art, London. England

Lecture on “Design, Value creation and the Creative economy” at the Thai – Japanese Technical Promotion Association

Lecture on “Understanding design” at the launch of the Solid works 2009 software.

Conducted TCDC workshop “Understanding people for Design inspiration” in conjunction with IDEO, San Francisco, as part of the annual “Creativities Unfold” symposium, Bangkok.

Conducted TCDC’s student tour workshop as part of the “Perishable Beauty” exhibition.

Conducted TCDC’s student tour “What you don’t see doesn’t mean it’s not there” workshop

Derek Blitz

Master of New Product Development (Suma cum laude), Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Bachelor of Industrial Design (Suma cum laude), Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Product Design Lecturer: Raffles Design Institute – Bangkok, Thailand.

Footwear Design / User Research: New Balance Athletic Inc. - Lawrence, MA, USA.

Product Design Consultant: ClearCount Medical - Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Integrated Product Development: International Truck and Engine Co. - Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Web Marketing and Brand Development: Absorbent Technologies Inc. - Portland, OR, USA.US Patents: 20060163911, 20060168723, 20060170250, 20060236490