Experience
Present
Businessplan for Cargolink
The industrial partners that supportet me and Fabio with our Bachelor Thesis would like to put Cargolink into practice. They are ready to support us financially as soon as we worked out a proper Business case.
Sept 2019 - Aug 2020
Student Organisation of ZHdK VERSO
member of the executive board of VERSO as one of two representatives for all design students of Zurich University of the arts, ZHdK
learned to work proactively without or with few instructions from seniors
wrote motions, proposals, reports and rules of procedure
planned and moderated a committee retreat and a peer-review
prepared, attended and moderated meetings
built up and lead a new preserve of VERSO deidcated to improve the acquisition of new members and the development of the quality of our work
Feb - Jul 2019
Tatic Designstudio Srl
Internship as Industrial Designer in Milan for six months
Jul 2017 - Jan 2019
SAM Architekten AG
employed part-time 20%, 80% and full time as draftsman for architecture during studies, gap-year and semester breaks
September 2018 – January 2019 80%
creative self-employement 20%, contributed to large reconstruction project, moderatet and attended internal meetings, attended external meetings, visited construction site to take measurements and developped construction details with contractors
September 2017 – June 2018 20%
Paid per hour, decided my own schedule, working while studying is challenging and I got close to my limits, very few days off because I had to catch up studies on the weekend
July 2017 – August 2017 full time
improved professional experience in the creative economy, contributed to large reconstruction project, moderatet and attended internal meetings, attended external meetings, visited construction site to take measurements and developped construction details with contractors
Oct 2016 - Jun 2017
LINK Institut
trained and worked part-time 15% as a telephone interviewer for business clients and the federal statistical office of switzerland
Feb - Jul 2016
Salvation Army Refugee Aid
alternative civilian service as a caretaker for refugees in a collective accommodation with around 150 residents
Aug 2015 - Jan 2016
Furrer + Partner Architekten AG
employed full time as draftsman for architecture
improved and consolidated skills acquired during my apprenticeship
could establish myself as a professional in the same firm where I was an apprentice
was able to move out of my parents house and rent a room in a shared flat in Bern due to this employement
experienced appreciation for my work as a draftsman
Aug 2013 - Jul 2015
Furrer + Partner Architekten AG
Apprenticeship as draftsman for architecture
Aug 2011 - Jul 2013
Ernst Gerber Architekten + Planer AG
Apprenticeship as draftsman for architecture
Skills
Software
Hardware
Education
2016 - 2020
Bachelor of Arts ZFH
Bachelor in Design with a specialisation in Industrial Design at the Zurich University of the arts ZHdK
Interrupted by a gap year from July 2018 to August 2019, during wich I worked as draftsman and made an internship in Milan
There were many professionals of all kind of professions studying with me, everyone could learn something from everyone
Bachelor Thesis “Cargolink” of the Design and Technology Lab in cooperation with industrial partners ETH Services and Eurobus
2011 - 2015
Federal certificate of proficiency
2011 - 2015
Professional baccalaureate
Exceeded in english and french, good grades in german, history, mathematics and physics
2006 - 2010
Gymnasium Bern Kirchenfeld
dropout after three and a half years, no graduation
1997 - 2006
Elementary and secondary school
in Worb BE
About Me
Current Sitation
I live in a shared flat in Seebach in the city of Zurich with three flatmates, two men, and a woman. This summer I completed my Bachelors degree in Industrial Design and I am looking forward to new challenges ahead. I am grateful for everything that I learned during my studies an I am eager to use my skills professionally. I enjoyed the education at ZHdK very much and many of my fellow students became friends.
I represented the design students from February 2017 to August 2020 in the Student Organisation of ZHdK VERSO and was able to acquire many skills and educate myself politically within the protected environment of the university. I’m not averted to using these skills to get politically active in the future.
Personality
I don’t shy away from sharing my opinion and I often ask fellow creatives, potential users and friends and acquaintances for criticism of my work. What I like most about working as a designer is the appliance of different methods and tools in different phases of a project and working in a team (Concept, draft, sketches, Handrendering, CAD-modelling, digital rendering, 3D-printing, prototyping, presenting). I wrote my theoretical Bachelor Thesis about User-centered Design and User-experience Design (UCD and UXD) and would love to apply and further develop those methods during my creative career.
I like to spend my freetime at the river in the city or in the mountains hiking or snowboarding. When I go on vacation I travel by bike from my doorstep and sleep in my tent. I like to cook my own food and try something new every now and then. When it’s raining I read a book or a comic, play a game, watch a movie or a series or I work on my art.
If you want to know more about me and my art projects, visit mattz.ch
Contact
- Matthias Bernhardt
- Schaffhauserstrasse 452, 8052 Zürich
- design@mattz.ch
- (+41) 077 228 14 14
References
Heiko Stahl
+41 032 325 45 75
bene@studiostahl.com
Aleks Tatic
+39 02 367 688 31
open@studio-tatic.com
René Antoniol
+41 44 447 43 43
sam@samarch.ch