ALBERT BALLESTER VALLESPI

PERSONAL DATA Particular address: Birth Date: April 16th, 1971 C/ Bartrina 11 4th floor 2nd door Birth Place: Barcelona 08030 BARCELONA (Spain) Civil Status: Maried. Tels.: +34 696902669 Nationality: Spanish E-mail: [email protected]

Profession : Clay Modeller

ACADEMIC FORMATION

1986 – 1991 INSTITUTO POLITECNICO ESCUELAS PROFESIONALES SALESIANAS de SARRIÀ. Formación Profesional I & II. Specialist Technician in Industrial Wood Construction.

1993 – 1994 WORKSHOP SCHOOL “BARCELONA FES-TE A LA MAR”. Courses in “Construction & Repairing of Wood-Made Ships” and “Naval Modelism”.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Apr 16 –Currently FORD MOTORS COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, Australia Interior CLAY modeller& Hard modeller

Sep 14 – Aug 15 KIA MOTORS, Frankfurt, Germany Interior & Exterior CLAY modeller

Aug 12 – Jul 14 GIUGIARO – VOLKSWAGEN, Torino, Italy Interior & Exterior CLAY modeller E 1:1 and E 1:4

Mar 12 – Aug 12 KIA MOTORS, Frankfurt, Germany Interior & Exterior CLAY modeller

June 10 – Mar 12 FERRARI DESIGN, Maranello, Italy Interior & Exterior CLAY modeller

Jul 08 – Oct 08 GIUGIARO, Torino, Italy Interior CLAY modeller E1:1

Feb 08 – Apr 08 KIA MOTORS, Frankfurt, Germany Exterior CLAY modeller E 1:1 and 1:4

Apr 06 – Dec 07 HOLDEN – GENERAL MOTORS, Melbourne, Australia. Interior CLAY modeller E1:1

Oct 05 – Nov 05 SEAT GROUP VOLKSWAGEN, Barcelona. Interior CLAY modeller E 1:1

Feb 05 – Aug 05 SHANGHAI VOLKSWAGEN, Shanghai, China. Interior CLAY modeller E 1:1

2003 – Jan 05 DERBI NATIONAL MOTOR, S.A. (PIAGGIO), (Barcelona) Official CLAY modeller. Accomplishment of scale models to scale E 1:1. September 2003 – November 2003: Scooter Design Project created in Bregance, Italy, in collaboration with Lino Borgesan (LAVERDA).

1999 – 2003 RENAULT DESIGN BARCELONA, at Trafalgar St., (Barcelona). Through BCT, BARCELONA CENTRE DE TECNOLOGÍES, Engineering & Prototype Supplier. CLAY Modeller. Car-Modelling at Escales 1:4, 1:5, 2:5 and Full Escale.

1998 – 1999 BCT, BARCELONA CENTRE DE TECNOLOGÍES, Abrera (Barcelona). CLAY and Hard Surfaces Modeller.(INT/EXT) Prototype Car Modelling for VOLKSWAGEN, SEAT, AUDI, NISSAN, DERBI and E 1:1 Train Model for CAF.

1995 – 1996 INTEGRAL DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT Modeller. Carbon and Glass Fibres Lamination. 1997 – 1998 Industrial Design Prototyping for ROCA, COCA-COLA, FECSA, Corporación MONDRAGÓN, VOLKSWAGEN, SEAT, AUDI, NISSAN, DERBI, ALSTOM and others

1997 RÜCKER IBÉRICA, Abrera (Barcelona). Modeller. Kevlar, Carbon and Glass Fibres Lamination. Prototype Car Modelling for SEAT SPORT WRC.

1995 NAVAL ENGINEERING J.M.BELOTO Draftsman at Technical Office.

1994 DRAC MARÍ Modeller. Construction of Sailing Boats

______AWARDS______

- Design awards Compasso d’Oro 2014 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta

- Motorcycle Design awards (MDA) 2003, Paris 2003 “Open Category”, 1st place: Derbi GPR 50 Nude

- Motorcycle Design awards (MDA) 2004, Munich 2004 “Scooter Category”,1st place: Derbi GP1 “Open Category”,3rd place: Mulhacén

LANGUAGES  Spanish and Catalan (mother tongues).  English, high level.  Italian, high level.  French, basic level.  Deutch, studying.