Ideas "The Best Skill I ever learned is how to learn a new skill." to try.

DRASTICSHIFT

Design • Photography • Protyping • Custom Fabrication




ABOUT ME

“There’s nothing I believe in more strongly than getting young people interested in science and engineering, for a better tomorrow, for all humankind.” - Bill Nye

Growing up in the San Francisco bay area gave me my love of nature, art, and science. My family encourges and supports my curiosity of the world... it's because of them that I want to leave it better than I found it. The goal is to better understand how everything works, so I can try something new. Conceptualizing, designing, prototyping and manufacturing...I enjoy the process of creation.

R. D. Silva

Photo of Me

My love for Science and Art has broadened over the years. Trying to describe what I would like to do is difficult for me. I can tell you that I love painting, sketching, illustration, music, food, wood working, metal working, building, making, experimenting, engineering, mathematics, physics and everything that has to do with new experiences. Every new project introduces me to new challenges, to new ideas, and in search for ways to cross-pollinate concepts. I live in the crossection of a Jack of all trades, polymath and futurist.

Im good at:

Ideation

90%

Photography

80%

3D Modeling

95%

Digital Design

90%

Fabrication

85%
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R.D.Silva


Designer

Oakland, CA

drasticshift.rdsilva@gmail.com

Skills

Adobe Photoshop

90%

Illustrator

80%

Photography

70%

AutoCAD

98%

Solidworks

75%

Languages

English

Spanish



Work Experience

Maintenance Machinist
Feb 2014 - Dec 2022

Tasked with building, maintaining and reverse engineer components. Making parts and redesigning new parts for many machines and components in the foundry. Taking sketches and mockup builds, taking dimensions and creating detailed assembly drawings. Creating and maintaining blueprints and documentation.

Fabricator / Builder
Jan 2012 - Dec 2022

Set Design Builder, Model Maker, Painter, Lighting and Electronics. From building sets for events, painting, lighting, model making, installing live art exhibits, and materials resource for various events and photoshoots. Black Lotus Clothing is one of the few companies that has utilized my range of skills and even tested my limits to achieve their vision for each project.

Engineering Assistant/ SOLIDWORKS
Oct 2012 - July 2013

Assisting with Solidworks assembly, designing components, assembly drawings, keeping track of inventory, contacting suppliers for material resourcing and product finishing. Quality Control.3D Modeling and maintaining proper documentation of R.O.V.

Technical Design Illustrator
Jan 2004 - Apr 2009

Working with our clients, I was tasked to visually interpret client designs, drawings, 3d models, and varying degrees of data into a comprehensible format that is required by the USPTO. Using a Combination Of FreehandMX, Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD and Various 3D Modeling Software to produce line art for Patent Drawings.


Education

Life Experience
Forever

Learning new software, new skills, new research in an ever changing world.

Academy of Art University
2006 - 2010

Bachelor Degree - Product Design

Silicon Valley College
2001 - 2003

Bachelor Degree - Graphic Design, Visualization, and New Media






8+ yrs
Higher Education
85+
Freelance Projects Done
150+
Fields of Interests
1 million+
Puns Made

“The engineer’s first problem in any design situation is to discover what the problem really is.”

MY WORK

Here are some samples of my works over the years.


IDEATION
SOLIDWORKS / 3D MODELING
3D PRINTING
METAL FABRICATION
LIGHT DESIGN
LED WIRING
SET DESIGN
PHOTOGRAPHY

The Hive

DClic

SubZero Event 1

Misc. Sketches 2

Ice Cream Container Prop

PeeWee Tiki Project

Photography Series 1

Fire Pit

Ideum Keychains

The Grid

Beetlejuice Halloween Set

Koi Pon Guard

Misc. CAD 2

Kintetic Art Gift

Misc. CAD 3

Photography Series 2









"The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know." - Isaac Newton

CONTACT

Let's make something!

Oakland, CA
Email: drasticshift.rdsilva@gmail.com

Drop me a line or a question... let's brainstorm ideas.