Betuel Benitez
hello@betuel.co
hello@betuel.co
Industrial Designer → Internet Archaeologist → 3D Artist → Memory Designer
Education
May 2018
Bachelor of Design Industrial Design
University of Illinois Chicago
University of Illinois Chicago
Experience
Jan 2021 → Present
Independent Industrial Designer
Betuel Benitez
Past Clients: OEM, Modem Works, Mayku, Franco Bicycles
Betuel Benitez
Past Clients: OEM, Modem Works, Mayku, Franco Bicycles
Mar 2022 → Jun 2022
Industrial Designer & 3D Designer
OEM
Commissioned by OEM to create a series of future product concepts. Designed Emotchi, an emotion reading device that helps users take needed action towards bettering their mental well-being.
OEM
Commissioned by OEM to create a series of future product concepts. Designed Emotchi, an emotion reading device that helps users take needed action towards bettering their mental well-being.
Jun 2020 → Present
Offsite
Director
Jun 2020 → Present
Director of Offsite, an online education platform that focuses on developing real-world design skills taught by industry professionals. As a director I’ve lead the creation of the program strategy and operations. Lead the design for the programs brand identity and social media strategy.
Instructor
Sep 2022 → Nov 2022
Instructor for Sites, a 10-week course in which students learn how to build, format, and customize a portfolio site on Cargo.
Director
Jun 2020 → Present
Director of Offsite, an online education platform that focuses on developing real-world design skills taught by industry professionals. As a director I’ve lead the creation of the program strategy and operations. Lead the design for the programs brand identity and social media strategy.
Instructor
Sep 2022 → Nov 2022
Instructor for Sites, a 10-week course in which students learn how to build, format, and customize a portfolio site on Cargo.
Jan 2019 → Present
Founder
Tecomate
A space to explore and understand the relationship between objects and humans across time and realities.
Tecomate
A space to explore and understand the relationship between objects and humans across time and realities.
Jan 2017 → Present
Board Member & Co-Founder
Advanced Design
A design education non-profit with design driven initiatives such as SQ1, Archive, Outreach, Being, Context, AREA, Lens, ReadySetProto and Offsite.
Advanced Design
A design education non-profit with design driven initiatives such as SQ1, Archive, Outreach, Being, Context, AREA, Lens, ReadySetProto and Offsite.
Oct 2011 → Aug 2020
Index Financial Services
Creative Lead (Full -time)
Feb 2019 → Aug 2020
Responsible for creative direction and lead initiatives to improve customer experience and establish a unified brand identity.
Visual Designer (Part-time)
Jun 2012 → Feb 2019
Designed both printed and digital materials for customer facing information.
Clerk (Part-time)
Oct 2011 → Jun 2012
Responsible for managing and organizing customer records and assisting in the mail department.
Creative Lead (Full -time)
Feb 2019 → Aug 2020
Responsible for creative direction and lead initiatives to improve customer experience and establish a unified brand identity.
Visual Designer (Part-time)
Jun 2012 → Feb 2019
Designed both printed and digital materials for customer facing information.
Clerk (Part-time)
Oct 2011 → Jun 2012
Responsible for managing and organizing customer records and assisting in the mail department.
Jul 2018 → Sep 2018
Design Intern
Jordan Mozer and Associates LTD
Assisted with the execution of several furniture and decor items for the hospitality industry. Gained experience working with a variety of materials and fabrication methods.
Jordan Mozer and Associates LTD
Assisted with the execution of several furniture and decor items for the hospitality industry. Gained experience working with a variety of materials and fabrication methods.
Aug 2017 → May 2018
Industrial Designer
BMW (Sponsored Project)
Collaborated with engineering, marketing and computer science students to research, conceptualize and prototype products for the future of BMW retail.
BMW (Sponsored Project)
Collaborated with engineering, marketing and computer science students to research, conceptualize and prototype products for the future of BMW retail.
Skills
Creative Direction
Research & Strategy
Speculative Design
Product Visualization
Art Direction
Web Design
Sketching (Physical & Digital)
Prototyping
3D Printing
Research & Strategy
Speculative Design
Product Visualization
Art Direction
Web Design
Sketching (Physical & Digital)
Prototyping
3D Printing
Adobe Suite
Fusion 360
Rhino
Keyshot
Figma
Procreate
Photography
Midjourney
Fusion 360
Rhino
Keyshot
Figma
Procreate
Photography
Midjourney
Interests
Futures
Technology
Spatial Computing
Anthropology
Archaeology
Biomimetics
Nature
Technology
Spatial Computing
Anthropology
Archaeology
Biomimetics
Nature
CMF
Cinema
Archives
Cataloging
Memories
Tennis
Soccer
House Music
Cinema
Archives
Cataloging
Memories
Tennis
Soccer
House Music