Josiah LaColla

JL@JosiahLaColla.com



Work Experience

Industrial Designer at Specialized Vehicles Inc. in Troy, MI
(Currently)

Teaching Assistant/ Peer Tutor at College for Creative Studies
(10.2007-8.2008)

Studio Experience

Sponsored Automotive Studio
American Chemistry Council: Plastics Division

Sponsored Competition Studio
Michelin Challenge Design

NAIAS Exhibit Design for Hybrid Vehicle
Collaboration from General Motors

Education

College for Creative Studies
Detroit, Michigan
Industrial Design BFA May 2008

Skills

Analog & Digital Sketching        
Adobe Creative Suite
Clay Modeling
Foam Modeling
Autodesk Alias Studio
Corel Painter
Rhinoceros

Awards and Exhibits

Vehicles displayed at SEMA in Las Vegas                                                2008, 2009

Rendering published in Moto Rumi Club quarterly magazine                           3.2009

Corvette rendering published in Automobile Magazine                                    6.2008

CCS Student Exhibition                                                         2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

New York Academic Art Competition:      
1st Prize: Savings Bonds and Trophy                                                                 2004

New York Congressional Art Exhibition
Congressional medal, scholarship funding                                                         2003