1. WORK
CV
ALEXANDRA
KOVAC
0438 699 897
Unit 3, 470 Victoria Parade,
East Melbourne 3002
alexandra@alexandrakovac.com
OUTERSPACE DESIGN
2010-2015
Product Design Engineer, Soft Goods
Specialist
I worked within a team of industrial
designers, product design engineers
and mechanical engineers on a variety
of projects.
Duties and expertise
- Concept development, ideation
- Target user profiling, behavioural
mapping
- Detail design of parts and assemblies
- CAD, surface modelling
- Interfacing with clients
- Working to budget and deadlines
- Soft goods development
- Consumer electronics & medical design
- Injection moulded part design
- Testing and documentation
- Sourcing and supplier liaison
- DFM and production support
- Packaging design
As the in-house CMF expert I provided
assistance to projects by applying
process in selecting appropriate colours,
materials and finishes in product design.
I also provided high level skills in sewing
and soft goods to develop any product
involving fabrics or soft parts.
GREY INNOVATION
2008-2010
Product Design Engineer
I worked as the sole product designer
within a team of software and
electronics engineers
Duties and expertise
- Consumer electronics & medical design
- Concept development, ideation
- Detail design of parts and assemblies
- CAD (Solidworks)
- Working to shifting briefs, budgets
- Injection moulded part design
- Sourcing and supplier liaison
- Developing prototypes for clincal trials
I was responible for the whole process
from initial sketches to production
support. Grey is predominantly a tech
based company and the majority of
projects were electronic or medical.
QVS GLOBAL
January 2016-Present
Product Design Engineer - Contract
QVS Global manufactures and
distributes a broad range of products
for the health and beauty market such
as makeup brushes, nail clippers,
tweezers and many other cosmetic and
beauty tools. QVS have been
undergoing a brand refresh and I have
been in charge of developing the new
range of products from sketching and
ideation right through to production. I
designed over 15 different products
which are currently in the tooling stage.
Duties and expertise
- Sketching, concept development,
ideation
- Product rendering using keyshot
- Prototyping using 3D printer
- Detail design of parts and assemblies
- CAD, surface modelling
- DFM, creation of techinical production
drawings
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF
FASHION
2015-Present
Teacher and mentor of Adobe Illustrator
I teach fashion students how to use
Illustrator, ranging from mood boards to
spec drawings and everything
inbetween.
FREELANCE DESIGNER
2015-Present
Predominantly soft goods design
I am currently work with my own clients
on a freelance basis. The bulk of the
work is soft goods based.
I work out of my studio where I have an
industrial sewing machine and am able
to generate high level soft prototypes
and production samples.
Duties and expertise
- Project management
- Writing proposals
- Client interacing
- Concept refinement
- Problem solving
- High level soft prototype development
- Product testing
- Supplier liaison
- Patent drawings & specifications

2. INTERESTS
- Long distance running
- Art & design
- Fitness, heath and wellbeing
- Cycling
- Cooking - especially vegetarian food
- DJing with Rainbow Connection
https://soundcloud.com/the-rain-
bow-connection
- Crafting and making things
- Sewing and garment making
- Fashion
- My cat Juno
- Global travel and adventures
REFER-
ENCES
Ernesto Hueso
Project Manager, Outerspace Design
9427-0355
Aaron Nott
Senior Designer, Outerspace Design
9427-0355
COMPE-
TENCIES
CREATIVE TECHNICAL
ME
Solidworks
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Keyshot
MS Office
I am cloud-based
SOFTWARE
QUALIFI-
CATIONS
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (PROD-
UCT DESIGN)
Swinburne University
CERTIFICATE IN ADVANCED PATTERN
MAKING
CAE
Product Design
Graphic Design
Web Design
DESIGN BASED
CV
ALEXANDRA
KOVAC
0438 699 897
Unit 3, 470 Victoria Parade,
East Melbourne 3002
alexandra@alexandrakovac.com
PERSONAL
SKILLS
Great attention to detail
Well organised
Effective time management
Excellent spelling and grammar
Ambitious and eager to learn more
Enjoy assisting others
Enjoy working with a team and
bouncing ideas
Effective at working independently
I like to get things done!
I am always busy doing things!
I seldom enjoy idling and am most
happy when being active and
completing a meaningful task.
ILID PTY LTD.
2006-2008
Product Design Engineer
I worked below a senior industrial
designer developing electronics shelf
labels and POS accessories
Duties and expertise
- Concept development, ideation
- Detail design of parts and assemblies
- CAD (Solidworks)
- Prototyping and testing
- Injection moulded part design
- Supplier liaison
- Customer site visits
- Troubleshooting issues and developing
solutions for the customer
- Graphic design for marketing collateral