Ava Grudich (937) 638-8330 grudicak@mail.uc.edu www.avagrudich.com
Education
University of Cincinnati DAAP
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design
GPA 3.78
Class of 2026
Accademia Italiana
Industrial Design
Florence, Italy
Aug 2024- Dec 2024
Fort Loramie Highschool
Fort Loramie, Oh
Class 2021
Skills
Digital Skills:
- Adobe Suite
- Microsoft Suite
- Fusion 360
- Blender
- Rhino
- Solidworks
- Twin Motion
- Keyshot
- Procreate
- Figma
- Figjam
Analogue Skills:
- Sketching
- Prototyping
- Sewing
- Ideation
- Wood Working
- Research
Work Experiences
RWS Global
Cincinnati, Ohio / Production Design Co-op
Sept 2025-Dec 2025
Produce exceptional experiences and attractions
for clients around the globe. Explore interesting
concepts through hand sketch rendering and cad
iterations. Research and understand the clients
culture to integrate accurate and personal theming
into the project.
Kaleidoscope Innovation
Cincinnati, Ohio / Consultancy / Industrial Design
co-op/ Jan 2025-April 2025
Resolved clients problems through research, brainstorming, and refining concepts. Worked
with the design, engineering, and marketing
team to create top of the line solutions. Curated
and presented findings/ concepts to the clients.
Dart Container Corporation
Mason, Michigan/ Packaging/ Industrial Design co-op/ May 2024-Aug 2024
Collaborated with numerous engineering teams
to help visualize ideas and present to the business teams. Communicated with clients to discuss their vision for future products. Created slide decks with a variety of design directions and shared with the client.
Crown Equipment Corporation
New Bremen, Ohio / Lift Trucks / Industrial Design
co-op/ Jan 2023-April 2023 / Aug 2023- Dec 2023
Conceptualized, sketched, rendered, and modeled
numerous solutions to improve and create Crown products. Collaborated with engineers, interaction, and industrial design teams to maximize design concepts. Researched different users to receive
their feedback and improve Crown products.
DAAP Student Panel Coordinator
Cincinnati, Ohio/ Improvement group
Jan 2024- present
Organize meeting times, communicate with team members and DAAP administrators, and lead
meetings that presents solutions to enhance
the curriculum and experience at DAAP.