Dave Schultze

My one page Curriculum Vitae, or CV for short.
If you don't know, this is a Latin phrase that means "course of life." In other words, a written summary of a person's career, qualifications, and education.

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Education

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Bio / Summary

Dave is an industrial designer and educator. As an industrial designer, he has developed products for Microsoft, LG, Umbra, Target, and Hasbro. He has won numerous industrial design awards, with work recognized in media coverage worldwide.

As an educator, he has taught at the college level at OTIS College of Art and Design since 2001. He is also a LinkedIn Learning author of 20 courses covering 3D in design, modeling, rendering, animation, and prototyping.

In 2018, he founded Gridopolis Games. Gridopolis is an innovative 3D strategy game and modular game system. Dave not only executed the design work, but did the engineering, packaging, website design, factory sourcing, and marketing efforts.

For fun, Dave likes to design cool stuff, make 3D models and fly his paraglider.

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Awards / Honors

1993   San Diego AIDS Memorial, Citation Award
1996   Lego International Design Competition, Interactive Game, First Place
1997   San Diego Home and Garden [magazine & cover], ‘House of the Year,’ Home in Rancho Sante Fe
2010   Chaos Group Rendering Competition, Third Place, ‘Philco PC’
2011   Parents' Choice Gold Award, ‘Nancy B Science Club Microscope’ for Educational Insights
2011   Family Fun Magazine's Best Toy Award, ‘Nancy B Science Club Microscope’ for Educational Insights
2012   LG Innovation Award, ‘Roto Retro’ cell phone, First Place (1 of 524)
2013   Grand Prize: Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation for ‘Kinsa Smart Thermometer’
2013   Grand Prize: Health 2.0 / DC2VC for ‘Kinsa Smart Thermometer’
2013   Grand Prize: New York City Innovate Health Tech, for ‘Kinsa Smart Thermometer’
2013   Grand Prize: Demo Mobile 2013, for ‘Kinsa Smart Thermometer’
2014   Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award, ‘My First Microscope’ for Educational Insights
2014   Parents’ Choice Silver Award, ‘My First Microscope’ for Educational Insights
2014   Toy of the Year Finalist [top 6] ‘My First Microscope’ for Educational Insights
2015   Toy of the Year Finalist [top 6] for ‘Black Light Illuminator’, for Educational Insights,
2015   Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Seal Award for ‘Black Light Illuminator’, for Educational Insights
2018   IDA Gold Award, Board Game category, ‘Gridopolis’
2018   IDA Gold Award, Educational Toy category, ‘Gridopolis’
2018   STEM.org certification for an educational product, ‘Gridopolis’
2018   Kickstarter Funding Campaign, successful for ‘Gridopolis’
2019   European Product Design Award, Silver Prize in Construction Category, ‘Gridopolis’
2019   European Product Design Award, Silver Prize in Educational Category, ‘Gridopolis’
2019   Mom’s Choice, Gold Award in STEAM Category, for ‘Gridopolis’
2020   National Parenting Product Award, First Place, for ‘Gridopolis’
2020   Toy Insider’s Top Holiday Toy, Winner, for ‘Gridopolis’
2021   Toy of the Year, STEAM finalist (1 of 7), for ‘Gridopolis’
2021   Mensa Select, Award winner (1 of 10) for ‘Gridopolis’

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Publications

1993   Contemporary Trends in Landscape Architecture [book] San Diego AIDS Memorial, 5 pages
1993   Contemporary Trends in Landscape Architecture [book] Residential Project, 5 pages
1997   San Diego Home and Garden [magazine & cover], ‘House of the Year,’ Home in Rancho Sante Fe
2009   Engadget [article] ‘Philco PC concept makes the ‘50s seem less lame’
2009   Gizmodo [article] ‘I Would Buy the Philco PC Right This Second’
2009   New York Times [article] ‘A PC Rooted in the ’50s,’ coverage of ‘Philco PC’
2010   Gloss [magazine] coverage of ‘Philco PC’
2010   CPU / Computer Power User [magazine] coverage of ‘Philco PC’
2010   Real Design [magazine & cover] coverage of ‘Philco PC’
2014   Retro & Vintage Design [book] for ‘Philco PC’ two-page project spread
2021   Newsweek Magazine Best in STEM [magazine article] for ‘Gridopolis’

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History

Employment

SchultzeWORKS designstudio, Founder and Owner. 1997 to present
Gridopolis Games, Founder and Owner. 2018 to present

Clients

Microsoft
LG Electronics
Target
Mattel [20 projects]
Hasbro [40 projects]
Educational Insights [15 projects]
bMuse
Skechers