Niels Halferkamps

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3D Visualiser, Designer & Engineer

If you're not interested in everything, why do anything?

Birthday: 20 July 1987
Website: www.nielshalferkamps.nl
Phone: +31 6 40219065
City: Roermond, the Netherlands

Age: 34
Degree: Bachelor
Mail: halferkampsniels@gmail.com
Freelance: Available

I've been working as a design engineer for almost 8 years and proficient in multiple disciplines ranging from design to concept communication, to engineering, detailing, design for manufacturing and presenting by means of stunning 3d renders, animations and Virtual reality scenes. Being able to support clients in every step of a development proces.

Happy Clients

Projects

Hours available

Awards

Skills

Blender 95%

Unity / Unreal (VR) 70%

3D printing 100%

3DsMax 60%

Maya 60%

Creo 95%

Siemens NX 80%

Solidworks 80%

Photoshop 80%

Indesign 80%

Illustrator 80%

Interests

Gaming

Music

Movies

Artist

Wakeboarding

Outdoors

Fitness

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Sumary

Niels Halferkamps (BsC.)

Driven, Multidisciplinary designer, 3D visualiser and engineer with 7 years of engineering-experience and 15+ years of 3D experience with a strong drive to master every single step of the design and development proces.

Roermond, the Netherlands
+31 6 40219065
halferkampsniels@gmail.com

Education

Engineering and Detailing

2006-2010

Gilde opleidingen, Roermond / Venlo

Studied engineering and 3d modeling and constucting with a focus on detailing

Industrial Product design (BsC.)

2010-2015

Fontys University of Applied sciences, Venlo

Studied industrial product design with a strong engineering focus. Graduate work involved the creation of a sustainability workshop for a science museum. Minored in functional design and designed / created 5 identical streetlights with 3D printed armatures.

Courses and certificates

Geometric Dimensioning and tolerancing (Mikrocentrum)
Material science: Design with plastics (Mikrocentrum)
Project management (Mikrocentrum)
Integrated Surface design extension (ISDX) (GPO Solutions)

Professional Experience

Mechanical Engineer

2015-2016

BG Hekwerk, Best

Mechanical Engineering
Development of a new prisongate
Updating and support of current products

Mechanical Engineer

2016- Current

VIRO Engineering, Echt

Mechanical engineering for various clients (Heavy duty automotive)
DFM (Design for Manufacturing) for A / B Surface exterior parts for automotive vehicles
PDM (Windchill) and 3D (Creo) specialist @ Mechanical Product design department
Training new employees in various ways-of-work for specific clients
3D renders and animations for acquisition and presentation purposes.