Hannes John

About

Shaping concept and production vehicles for European and Asian brands, with 9 years of experience. Fluent in English, Italian, and German. Design with intent. Original and unexpected.

Experience

• Automotive Design Consultant

  Consultant for Icona and Hardline27

  January 2024 - Current

  Italy

• Senior Exterior Designer

  Erre Company for Italdesign and Pininfarina

  January 2021 - December 2023

  Italy

• Exterior Designer

  Changan Europe

  September 2017 - January 2021

  Italy

• Trainee Exterior Advanced Design

  Bentley

  March 2016 - February 2017

  United Kingdom

• Internship Advanced Exterior Design

  Volkswagen Design Center Potsdam

  March 2015 - August 2015

  Germany

Education

• Pforzheim University

  B.A. Transportation Design

  March 2013 - February 2017

  Germany

Licenses & certification

Design skills

• 3D Modelling
• 3D Visualization
• Concept Development
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Problem-Solving
• Product Design
• Rendering
• Sketching

Design tools

• Adobe Photoshop
• Alias
• Blender
• VRED