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Rafael Corazza Ronchetti

Industrial design professor

Education

  • M.A., transportation and car design, Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM
  • B.Des., product design, São Paulo State University

Credentials

  • Professor of industrial design, 2019–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Professor of digital sketching, 2018–19, IAAD Master in Transportation
    Photoshop professor focused on automotive design.
  • Exterior designer, 2016–18
    Intern, Feb. 2016–July 2016, Italdesign/Giugiaro
    Responsible for exterior design of ZeroUno Duerta Roadster, the roofless version of Zeoruno. Design selected as a main direction on the 2D phase of the Audi R8 2019. Worked in the Super Cars Design Department, developing projects for brands like Lamborghini and Audi. Helped develop the new brand of Volkswagen Group, Automobil Speciali and the Zerouno.
  • Assistant tutor, Dec. 2015–Feb. 2016, SPD Transportation Design
    Taught hand sketching, Photoshop techniques, and workflow management for student presentations to Lamborghini and Audi.
  • Freelance designer, 2015
    Interior instrument panel design on Real Power Boats. Ambulance model, based on Volkswagen T6 for EDM Ambulance. Wacom: Live Digital Sketch presentations, showcasing Wacom Cintq products.
  • Car design master, Oct. 2013–14, SPD, under supervision of Lamborghini and SEAT
    Countache SUV, Lamborghini intermediate project supervised by Alessandro Salvagnin, senior designer at Lamborghini. Liebre Off-Roadster, SEAT final thesis project supervised by Julio Lozano, senior designer at SEAT.
  • Advanced design internship, Feb. 2012–Dec. 2012, GM, Chevrolet Brazil
    Participated in the Advanced Design Team, the biggest car design studio in South America. Had a chosen proposal applied to the full-size clay model of a crossover concept car. Graduation final thesis: Chevrolet, Everest Concept SUV, the high-scale model of which debuted at the São Paulo Autoshow 2012.