Rob House

3849 Minnehaha Avenue  Minneapolis, MN  55406      612-728-9387     rob@robhouse.com

Currently

ROB ETC LLC     [business owner]

• Specializing in pottery, design + drafting, home improvement, web, and etc.
Science Museum of Minnesota     design engineering + ceramic fabrication

Glencoe Pottery Co.     Junior Partner in pottery wood-firing collective

Vine Arts Center     board member + web + graphic designer

Experience

CAD CBF Auditor     Target Corporation  +  Minneapolis, MN

 

Design Engineer     Gruppo Incorporated  +  Minneapolis, MN

• Developed functional AutoCAD designs from rough client concepts

• Devised economical and conscientious solutions to construction challenges

• Collaborated with project managers, fabricators, clients, and architects

• Managed client projects within time and budgetary constraints

 

IT Manager     Gruppo Incorporated  +  Minneapolis, MN

• Designed and created business websites and print promotions

•   Purchased and maintained a network of office computers

•   Produced and set standards for digital artwork required for various projects

 

Ceramic Artist     North Prairie Tileworks  +  Minneapolis, MN

• Designed and produced handmade ceramic tiles, glazes, and pottery

• Produced molds and processes to ensure product consistency

• Maintained pottery studio, kilns, extruder, and molds

 

Supplementary Education Teacher    Huntington Learning Center  +  Edina, MN

• Taught 8 to 18 year-olds reading and testing skills

• Helped students self-motivate and develop an interest in learning

 

Lay–Up Artist     Erin Taylor Editions  +  Bloomington, MN

• Prepared and finished faux-bronze fiberglass sculptures from liquid to solid

Education

St. Olaf College, Northfield MN

• Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude in Physics, Fine Art, and Education

• Junior counselor, gymnastics coach, biomechanical + astronomy lab assistant

Skills    + Interests

strengths = design, synthesis, creative, calculating, intuitive, inventive

 

software =  Adobe Photoshop + Illustrator, AutoCAD, SoundForge, Microsoft Office,

                  and DreamWeaver
interests =  pottery, parenting, music, home repair, canoeing, cosmology