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Pieter Burger, industrial designer

Pieter Burger

industrial designer·LTMG

Qatar

Bachelor's degree, Industrial Design

Work experience

Total years of experience: 3 years, 5 months

industrial designer

August 2025 - Present

LTMG

Doha, Qatar

August 2025 - Present

• Led end to end industrial and spatial design for luxury retail, hospitality, and experiential environments, delivering high end 3D visualizations, photorealistic renders, and animations for client pitches, approvals, and marketing campaigns across the Middle East and Europe.
• Designed and engineered custom furniture, modular exhibition systems, and bespoke architectural elements, translating brand identity into manufacturable, installation ready solutions with a strong focus on materiality, tolerances, and real world constraints.
• Delivered bespoke cigar lounges and VIP hospitality spaces, including permanent and temporary installations in Berlin, Qatar, and international event locations, balancing luxury aesthetics with durability, airflow, lighting, and user comfort requirements.
• Led design fit outs for major international events, including Formula One, producing rapid concept iterations, technical layouts, and final presentation visuals under extreme time pressure while maintaining premium brand standards.
• Created photorealistic product and interior renders used directly in client approvals, investor presentations, and marketing rollouts, contributing to successful project sign offs and high value client retention.
• Applied advanced expertise in CAD, high fidelity rendering, and motion design, producing technically accurate visuals aligned with real manufacturing methods, finishes, and lighting conditions rather than purely conceptual imagery.
• Collaborated daily with project managers, architects, engineers, and marketing teams, translating briefs into clear design intent and reducing back and forth revisions by an estimated 30 to 40 percent through precise visual communication.
• Supported rapid prototyping and real time design iteration, enabling same day concept changes and fast decision making for clients in luxury retail and event environments.
• Ensured design consistency, premium quality, and brand integrity across all touchpoints, from early concept visuals to final installation, reinforcing LTMG’s positioning in the luxury market.
• Contributed to a wide range of creative side projects and experimental installations, pushing visual storytelling, spatial experience, and material exploration beyond standard retail design.

Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Hospitality and Tourism

Industrial Designer

January 2023 - Present

Freelance Work

Johannesburg, South Africa

January 2023 - Present

+ Designed and delivered 10+ contract projects, including custom desks, speaker enclosures, and a robotic medical doll
simulating eye conditions, achieving 100 percent client satisfaction and 90 percent repeat business through iterative:
design and prototyping.
+ Operated a home-based 3D printing business, creating custom designs and producing over 1000 prints, caming 100
percent positive feedback from hundreds of clients via high-quality finishing and delivery.
+ Optimized customer-submitted 3D designs, reducing material waste by 10 percent and enhancing durability through
advanced print settings and post-processing techniques.
+ Produced video editing and motion design content for a family business using Adobe After Effects and Premiere,
boosting client engagement by 25 percent.
+ Developed functional prototypes with SolidWorks, Fusion 360, and 3D printing, cutting production costs by 15
percent using DFM and GAT principles.
+ Programmed Arduino circuits and integrated servo motors for
• NDA-bound electronics projects, streamlining
functionality and reducing assembly time by 20 percent.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Design, Creative, and Arts

Industrial Designer

August 2024 - August 2024

Geneva AD

Johannesburg, South Africa

August 2024 - August 2024

+ Designed a Christmas display for a major South African shopping center, reducing costs by 80 percent (2700 USD vs.
13500 USD budge) through innovative design and vendor negotiations
+ Managed full product lifecycle, from 3D modeling to instalation, increasing profits by 10800 USD while delivering
10 percent ahead of schedule.
+ Created technical drawings and renderings using SolidWorks and KeyShot, accelerating stakeholder approval by 25
percent.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy

Education

Open Window Institute

November 2024

November 2024

Bachelor's degree, Industrial Design

South Africa

GPA (percentage): 75%

GPA (percentage): 75%

During my time at Open Window Institute, I majored in Industrial Design and developed expertise in creating innovative, functional, and user-centered products. My academic journey was distinguished by several achievements and projects that reflect both technical proficiency and creative problem-solving: Award Recognition: Trailblazer Award (Crystal) – 2nd Place Graduate Thinking Award (Crystal) – 2nd Place Creative Computing Award – 3rd Place People’s Choice Award (Pangolin Award) – Nominated for outstanding design work. Design Excellence Award – Recognized by ACDC Express for my switch design, where I was a national finalist in a competition involving students and professionals. The Crystal Awards represent the highest honors at Open Window, highlighting exceptional achievement in innovation and design. Competition Success: Creative Computing Class Competition – Secured 1st Place by designing and building a fully functional remote-controlled hydrofoil. Global Design Participation – Competed in prestigious competitions, including the SOLIDWORKS AKRUUTI Global Design Challenge. Product Development: Designed and developed working, mass-manufacturable products, including a fully functional projector and a custom-designed mechanical watch. These experiences refined my ability to balance aesthetics, functionality, and manufacturability, while fueling my passion for innovative design solutions.

Skills

Microcontrollers
Expert
Microcontrollers
Expert
Design for Manufacturing
Expert
Design for Manufacturing
Expert
Design for Assembly
Expert
Design for Assembly
Expert
3D rendering
Expert
3D rendering
Expert
CAD
Expert
CAD
Expert
Adobe Illustrator
Intermediate
Adobe Illustrator
Intermediate
SOLIDWORKS CAD
Expert
SOLIDWORKS CAD
Expert
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
Expert
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
Expert
LUXION KEYSHOT
Expert
LUXION KEYSHOT
Expert
FUSION 360 CAD SOFTWARE
Intermediate
FUSION 360 CAD SOFTWARE
Intermediate
PRODUCT DESIGN
Expert
PRODUCT DESIGN
Expert
MECHANICAL DESIGN
Expert
MECHANICAL DESIGN
Expert
PROTOTYPING
Expert
PROTOTYPING
Expert
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Intermediate
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Intermediate
DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURABILITY
Expert
DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURABILITY
Expert
COMPLEX PROBLEM SOLVING
Expert
COMPLEX PROBLEM SOLVING
Expert
3D animation
Intermediate
3D animation
Intermediate
3D Modeling
Expert
3D Modeling
Expert
Interior Design
Intermediate
Interior Design
Intermediate
Adobe Photoshop
Intermediate
Adobe Photoshop
Intermediate
3D visualization
Expert
3D visualization
Expert

Languages

Afrikaans

Native Speaker

English

Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Certifications
CSWA (Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate)