Christian Ell
Freiberuflich, Art Director & Designer, Design- & Key Account Manager, Project Manager etc., Design Cell Europe
Renchen, Deutschland
Über mich
Sehr begabter, teamfähiger und erfahrener (Transportation-) Designer mit wirklich vielfältigen Interessen auf der fortlaufenden Suche nach neuen Herausforderungen und innovativen (Design-) Projekten - von A wie Ambiente (oder Automobil), bis zu Y wie Yacht. Ich gestalte am liebsten greifbare Projekte mit zukunftsweisenden und ökologischen Ansätzen, verbunden mit technischer Innovation, hohem gestalterischem Anspruch und funktionierendem Marketing. Unsere Welt, ihre Prozesse und Strukturen, und letztlich auch unser aller Anspruch an zeitgemäße Produkte und Lebensräume sind oftmals hoch komplex. Ich stelle mich täglich diesen Herausforderungen zusammen mit meinen Kunden. Ich bringe hierbei mein branchenübergreifendes Wissen, mein berufliches Können, meine aussergewöhnliche Kreativität und meine Fähigkeiten zum analytischen Denken gewinnbringend und zielorientiert in die Teamarbeit auf Zeit mit ein. Ergebnis: Ein gelungenes Produkt und Kundenerlebnis mit minimalem Fußabdruck.
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Berufserfahrung von Christian Ell
Bis heute 5 Jahre und 10 Monate, seit Aug. 2018
Art Director & Designer, Design- & Key Account Manager, Project Manager etc.
Design Cell Europe
8 Jahre und 9 Monate, Nov. 2009 - Juli 2018
Project Manager Cruise Vessel / Stylist and Designer
stinova GmbH
Designing and organizing refit and maintenance projects for luxurios river cruise vessel and private leisure craft. Interior Operator for one of our treasured clients, the A-Rosa shipping company. Conception, design and illustration of high quality interior and furniture for various premium markets (retail, vessels, private homes, etc.).
4 Jahre und 3 Monate, Nov. 2009 - Jan. 2014
Salesman / Area Representative / Promotion
Freiwild GbR
To gain some real life experience in sales I became regional representative of Freiwild, the start up brand for refreshment created by friends of mine. Selling to distributors as well as promoting our soft drinks to customers in clubs, at bars and special events to popularise our brand and its products.
3 Jahre und 3 Monate, Juni 2006 - Aug. 2009
Yacht Designer / Stylist interior - exterior / Design Manager
Tony Castro Ltd.
Designing exterior and interior for luxurios power- and sailing yachts ranging from 10 to 110 meters. Personal focus on production powerboats, including design management, research, benchmarking, conception. CAD-drawing, ideation and sketching, rendering, 3-D modelling. Exterior and interior styling and detailing. Monitoring design realisation/build process and project/office management. Also Aircraft interior design and others.
Next to the production-orientated assessment I became responsible for the conception and preliminary design of our departments new intranet website and some brochures to rise our departments profile within FIZ and the BMW Group. I learned a lot regarding the company´s visual corporate identity guidance and acquired some major management skills, as I got invited to all the departments professional trainings and relevant meetings, either being actively involved or attending as a guest.
Internship at TK 55 - the former management department for sheet metal forming at BMW´s FIZ . Production-orientated assessment and illustration of new exterior design details and surfaces vs. toolmaking possibilities and limitations. The intention was to figure out and enable realisation of intended new car body designs of the Chris Bangle era with some traditional and innovative methods of sheet metal forming. Interface in between design department and sheet forming department.
3 Monate, Juli 2000 - Sep. 2000
Trainee Model Making
Stinus Orthopädie GmbH
Internship with orthopaedic technicians to gain experience in composites and plastics prior to study design. Building prostheses with glass/carbon fibre and epoxy resin, thermoforming, powder coating, modelling rigid foam and so on.
5 Monate, Nov. 1998 - März 1999
Trainee Model Making
stinova GmbH
Internship in joinery, lock smithery, light furnishing department, paint shop and design office to gain and enhance my skills for mockup building and design. Important step prior to studying industrial or transportation design.
3 Monate, Juli 1998 - Sep. 1998
Working Student
Mercedes-Benz
Assembling the famous and innovative first Mercedes class A at the production line in Rastatt, Germany.
Ausbildung von Christian Ell
2001 - 2005
Industrial Design / Transportation Design
Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences
2000 - 2001
Product Design
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Sprachen
Deutsch
Muttersprache
Englisch
Fließend
Französisch
Grundlagen
Spanisch
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