RESUME ︎︎︎

Sudeep Kuriakose

Automotive Designer
Seattle / Los Angeles / Tokyo
sudeepk.design@gmail.com
425-457-3861

EDUCATION

BS Transportation Design / Art Center College of Design / Pasadena, CA

SKILLS

2D ideation & rendering
3D sketch modeling
Scale and fullsize model development
Design & brand strategy
Product planning: design brief dev., user clinics, data analysis
Primary: Adobe Suite, Blender
Foundational: Alias, Keyshot, Figma, Miro, Plasticity
Experimental: Midjourney, Vizcom, Stable Diffusion, TAI (personal use/form dev.)

NOTABLE PROJECTS

2022 AIM EV Sport 01 Concept / Lead Ext. Designer / HHCP / Tokyo ︎
2023 AIM EV Micro 01 Concept / Lead Ext. Designer / HHCP / Tokyo︎
2025 AIM EV Micro Production / Lead Ext. Designer / HHCP / Tokyo ︎
2025 IAT Autonomous Concept / Lead Ext. Designer / HHCP / Tokyo ︎

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EXPERIENCE

2022 - Present: Hollywood Hills Creative Platform (HHCP) / Designer

Led by Shiro Nakamura

Lead Exterior Designer for 3 Showcars + 1 Production
Experience with multiple segments: SUV, Sedan, Compact, Micro, Truck, LMP1, Hypercar, Motorcycle etc...

Experience with Honda, Mitsubishi, Geely, FAW, SAIC, AIM, THK etc...
Exterior and Interior + Fullsize Refinement

Sketch Modeling, Visualization and Animation

Collaborative experience - design, engineering client-facing

2021 - 2022: HHCP/ Design Internship

2021 - Present: Sudeep.Studio / Freelance Designer

2020: Art Center x Lincoln Sponsored Project / Student Designer

Full exterior design concept + feature animation
Overseen by ArtCenter instructors & Ford/Lincoln Design Team

Presented to the Ford/ Lincoln Executive Team

2018 - Art Center Miata Club / Co-Founder

Co-founded alongside Jiawei Xu

A group of like-minded enthusiasts. Enjoyed driving events and social meets

Our highlight was touring the Mazda Design Studio Vault (Irvine CA)

2017 - The Car Lab / Automotive Design Analyst Internship

Product Planning - research, data analysis, client presentation
Full-size clay viewings, user clinics, design briefs, etc.

Clients: Subaru, Hyundai, Spotify

2016 - 2022: Art Center/ Student Worker

TA for Stuart Macey’s Vehicle Architecture class

Petersen Museum Art Center Showcase

Viscom 4 Demos

Exterior 3 Demos

Peer Coaching

2014 - 2016: KP LLC. / Co-Founder & Designer

I designed, manufactured, and marketed our products
Experience with: sketching -> production, supplier communication,
branding, marketing, customer support, investor presentations, and business backend.

* References available upon requests

home projects resume sketchbook photography

Lead Exterior - Showcars + Production

Personal Portfolio