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Virginie GARCIA

Marne La Vallée Cedex 2

En résumé

I am an R&D Designer, part of Nestlé's corporate head office. My job is to support cross-category businesses designing breakthrough innovations through cross-functional ideation sessions.

I boost innovation pipelines by leading teams through design thinking methodologies. I help building disruptive concepts that will fulfil new consumer's needs.

I tailor ideation sessions according to the business needs and expectations. From building the ideation program to delivering prototyping, visuals and materials for consumer tests.

I design strategic methodologies and guidelines helping develop and strengthen the internal design community.

Mes compétences :
Adobe InDesign
SolidWorks
Adobe Illustrator
Modélisation 3D
Photographie
rhinocéros
Adobe Photoshop
Final Cut Pro
Invision
Adobe Premiere
Brainstorming
Facilitation
Web design
Innovation
R&D
Design industriel
Design Thinking
Value proposition
Strategyzer
Sketching
Business modelling

Entreprises

  • Nestlé - Research & Development Designer

    Marne La Vallée Cedex 2 2015 - maintenant I am Research & Development Designer part of Corporate Technical Packaging department in Nestlé's head quarters in Vevey, Switzerland. My job is to support all Nestlé businesses designing break through innovations through cross-functional ideation sessions.

    Job routine is:
    - Ideation / Creative sessions: aligning with the business and core team, preparing session; defining objectives and expected outputs. Facilitating, sketching, prototyping, recording session, video making and producing report. Ideation concerns food / packaging / machines / service and digital design. Also experienced on designing new business model / value propositions and consumer journeys.
    - Consumer testing: experienced in building consumer tests and building stimulis for testing. Experienced in co-creation sessions with consumers.
    - Design support to businesses without design team: by following project development, refining designs and providing design consultancy when in development phase with technical teams.
    - Design thinking process: developing and refining ideation methodologies
    - Developing and supporting internal design network community

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    • Support design dédié aux business et centres de recherche pour Nestlé Global
    • Création de guidelines stratégiques, méthodologies de travail et plateformes digitales
    pour le développement du réseau interne de designers
    • Soutien de l’innovation dans les business en participant à 40+ workshops d’ideation.
    Objectif des sessions: répondre aux besoins consommateurs émergents via de nouveaux
    formats produits, packaging, machines, services et digital
    • Conception de 25+ workshops d’innovation réunissant des équipes muldisciplinaires
    autour de problématiques précises. Mon rôle: facilitation, sketching, réalisation
    de prototypes, enregistrement et production de vidéos, rédaction du rapport de session
    • Suivi de projet packaging: de la conceptualisation au développement technique
    avec l’équipe d’ingénieurs
    • Design de nouveaux business modèles et de scénarios d’utilisation
    • Participation à plusieurs sessions de co-creation avec des consommateurs et tests
    consommateurs. Développement de stimuli en fonction des besoins de l’étude
  • Nendo - Product Designer

    2014 - 2014 Part of Nendo as industrial designer.

    Main activities:
    - Ideation & Conceptualisation
    - 3D modelling
    - Prototyping

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    Chargée de la réalisation de projets de food design, d’horlogerie et de design d’intérieur
  • ResoDesignBand by Philippe Di Méo - Product Designer

    2011 - 2011 Part of ResoDesignBand as Industrial Designer working on projects such as champagne bottle covers, magazine booth, luxury sport gloves and dumbbells.
    Main activities:
    - Ideation and conceptualisation
    - 3D modelling
    - Product development
    - Presentation to client
  • Michael Sodeau Partnership - Product Designer

    2010 - 2010 Part of Michael Sodeau Partnership as Industrial Designer working on projects such as Made in Camben bar refurbishment and London design week furnitures dedicated for the MSP product design exhibition.

    Main activities:
    - Ideation and conceptualisation
    - 3D modelling
    - Product development
    - Management of suppliers

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    Designer pour le projet de réaménagement du bar-restaurant «Made in Camden»
    Designer modilier pour le stand de MSodeau à la London Design Week 2010

Formations

  • Ecal (Lausanne)

    Lausanne 2012 - 2013 MAS LUXE (Master in Advanced Studies in Luxury Design)

    Participant of MAS Luxe, discovering the world of luxury partnering with brands such as Hermès, Christofle, Special-T, Baccarat and Charles Schambourg.

    Main activities:
    - Ideation & conceptualisation
    - 3D modelling
    - Concept boards
    - Prototyping
    - Presentation to client

    Spine project has been selected to be prototyped by Charles Schambourg and exhibited during the Design September Brussels 2013
  • ESDRA École La Martinière Diderot

    Lyon 2012 - 2012 TOEIC

    Obtention du TOEIC 970 / 990

    TOEIC grade 970 / 990
  • ESDRA École La Martinière Diderot

    Lyon 2010 - 2012 DSAA (Diplôme Supérieur d'Arts Appliqués)

    Two years degree deepening my vision on industrial design. Food design became my thesis topic and I oriented most of project towards food design.

    Main activities:
    - Ideating and conceptualisation
    - 3D modelling
    - Technical drawings
    - Thesis on the relation between food and time
    - Consumer interaction
    - Working with cross-functional teams

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    Développement d’un projet food design en collaborat
  • ENSBA

    Lyon 2009 - 2010 DNAT (Diplôme National Supérieur des Arts Techniques)

    One year degree exploring industrial design through fine art vision. Developing personal projects and collaborating with external partners on different topics.
    Workshop with Sébastien Bouillet pastry chef in Lyon developping innovative pastries.

    Formation d'un an explorant le design industriel avec la vision des beaux arts. Développement d'un projet personnel questionnant la place du design dans
  • Harvard University Extension School (Cambridge)

    Cambridge 2009 - 2009 TOEFL

    TOEFL grade : 102 / 120

    Obtention du TOEFL 102 / 120
  • Harvard University Extension School (Boston)

    Boston 2008 - 2008 3 months training to master essay writing and article analysis

    Formation de 3 mois à la rédaction d'essais et l'analyse de textes en anglais

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