Siddhartha Shah

Hello, I am Siddhartha Shah, a Senior (4th year) student majoring in Automotive Design at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan. Over the past four years at school, I have taken part in sponsored studio projects in Automotive Exterior/Interior and Mobility Design, along with several Visual Communications and 3D Modeling classes.

Skills:

Sketching (hand/digital)
Design Communication and Microsoft Office
Digital Modeling in softwares including Autodesk Alias (A-Class Surfacing), Alias SpeedForm, Blender and Vred (Digital Rendering and Animations)
Clay Modeling
Adobe Creative Cloud – Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator

Achievements:

Dean’s List – 2017, 2018, and 2019
President’s List – 2017 and 2019
Charles M Jordan Scholarship – 2018
CCS Scholarship – 2016 enables

In 2020, I interned at Mahindra Automotive North America in Auburn Hills, Michigan as an Automotive Exterior/Interior Accessory Designer. This gave me “production-ready” experience, while enabling me to learn from experienced professionals.

My journey as an automotive designer is continuing and I aim to join an automotive (OEM or supplier) or product company that allows me to pursue my dream of creating and learning.