1. PHILIP SCHADE
OBJECTIVE To find a career that will sharpen my technical skills in design and fabrication and
challenge me creatively and intellectually.
EXPERIENCE
Sep. 2014 1733
- present Founder & Head of Design and Manufacturing
• Started high-tech textile home-goods and accessories brand
• Designs, develops, prototypes, tests and manufactures all 1733 products
• Built company website and manages e-commerce and social media accounts
• Communicates with vendors and project collaborators
• Maintains inventory and handles all finances for the business
Jul. 2015 Furniture Underground
- present Freelance Upholsterer
• Reupholsters midcentury modern chairs, benches, and ottomans in period-correct
fabrics
Sep. 2011 Premier International
- Dec. 2014 Senior Consultant
• Designed and managed data analysis and migration projects for several multinational
corporations
• Oversaw team projects and trained new employees in Premier’s proprietary software
Jun. 2011 National Student Leadership Conference
- Jul. 2011 Team Adviser
• Mentored high school students interested in engineering
• Facilitated educational engineering and design projects for participants
Apr. 2010 College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, University of Vermont
- May 2011 Lab Technician
• Designed and ran fluid-mechanics experiments to observe the changing liquid
meniscus on a rolling particle
• Co-authored and published peer-reviewed scientific article on research findings
• Created graphical figures for research paper using TecPlot, SolidWorks, and Adobe
Illustrator
Dec. 2009 Freckled Sage
- Jan. 2010 Freelance Fabricator
• Designed and built 275-unit shelving system for fabric-roll storage
EDUCATION
2015 Lawrence Auto/Marine Trim Co.
• Completed 20-hour upholstery class
2011 University of Vermont
BS Mechanical Engineering, Minor in Mathematics
• GPA: 3.23
• Elected to Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
SKILLS
Digital: Adobe Illustrator, Applaud, MS Office, Sketchup, SolidWorks, TecPlot, MATLAB
Physical: Industrial sewing, laser-induced fluorescence, metalwork, screenprinting, textile
dyeing, reupholstery, woodwork
2736 W. North Ave., 2nd Floor (267) 997-4884
Chicago, IL 60647 phschade11@gmail.com
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