Isaac Bonora
Isaac Bonora
Bio

Isaac Bonora is an Industrial Designer and programmer based in Munich, Germany. In 2023 he graduated with first-class honours in Industrial Design at Queensland University of Technology with a strong interest in solving users' problems with design thinking. He is currently a strategic product designer at Idealworks, a Agile Robots Group company, applying human-centered design methodologies with technical solutions to improve user satisfaction. Here's what he's reading lately

Isaac Bonora
Munich, Germany. From the Sunshine Coast, QLD; studied in Brisbane, QLD.

Solidworks, Autodesk Fusion, Blender, Omniverse

Ruby, Ruby on Rails, CSS, HTML, Python, Docker

Creative Cloud, Office 365, PostHog

Recent2
Lead Designer · Queensland University of Technology
Recent
2022
Lead Designer
Queensland University of Technology

The modClave, a module-based steam sterilisation desktop appliance, is a groundbreaking solution that addresses the issues of waste mismanagement and sustainability in the healthcare industry. Developed through extensive research involving healthcare professionals in south-east Queensland, the modClave tackles the prevalent problem of excessive waste generated by poor waste practices.

Full-Stack Developer, UI/UX Direction · Vector Etch
2022
Full-Stack Developer, UI/UX Direction
Vector Etch

Vector on Rails (VoR) is the next evolution of the internal tools we have come to use daily at Vector Etch. Superseding the LazerGrub platform (which you can read here), VoR builds upon what was learnt during the development of LazerGrub and gives our staff effective methods of order and stock management to reduce costs and offer a higher quality service to our customers. The VoR application is built upon Ruby on Rails (Rails) which offers an extensive full-stack framework, that is opinionated forcing a clear structure and uniform understanding of the code base. It features in the box enable a rich set of functions that our tooling required from database schemas to asynchronous jobs to process user submitted files for machine learning analysis.

Experience4
Strategic Product Designer · Munich, Germany
Experience
2023 – now
Strategic Product Designer
Munich, Germany
Product design for autonomous mobile robots and their fleet management software, working across departments with design thinking.
Special Project Lead / Intern · Brisbane, QLD
2021
Special Project Lead / Intern
Brisbane, QLD
Worked with designers in Munich on new warehouse experiences for Idealworks' IW.HUB robot.
Industrial Designer & Developer · Brisbane, QLD
2020 – 2023
Industrial Designer & Developer
Brisbane, QLD
From operating the lasers and customer service to building the services that run quoting, orders and shipping at a laser cutting specialist.
Systems Administrator · Brisbane, QLD
2016 – 2020
Systems Administrator
Brisbane, QLD
From IT support and warehouse picking to running the IT systems and building reports and datasets.
Education2
Industrial Design with Honours · Brisbane, QLD
Education
Queensland University of Technology
2016 – 2022
Industrial Design with Honours
Brisbane, QLD
Graduated with first-class honours.
Information Technology (Systems & Databases) · Brisbane, QLD
Griffith University
2015
Information Technology (Systems & Databases)
Brisbane, QLD
Projects15
Lead Designer · Queensland University of Technology
Projects
2022
Lead Designer
Queensland University of Technology
A compact, affordable steriliser that lets small clinics reprocess instruments instead of discarding them.
Full-Stack Developer, UI/UX Direction · Vector Etch
2022
Full-Stack Developer, UI/UX Direction
Vector Etch
A Ruby on Rails platform that runs order processing, quoting and stock management at Vector Etch.
Queensland University of Technology
2022
Queensland University of Technology
A kit and companion app that help young people manage type 1 diabetes discreetly and without stigma.
2022
A data visualisation of every track listened to since 2014, built from Last.fm listening history.
Full-Stack Developer · Vector Etch
2021 – 2022
Full-Stack Developer
Vector Etch
A tailored ERP service built to improve customer quoting at Vector Etch, later succeeded by Vector on Rails.
Industrial Designer · Queensland University of Technology
2021
Industrial Designer
Queensland University of Technology
A concept that captures grey water from washing machines and reuses it in the home garden.
Special Project Lead / Intern · Queensland University of Technology | BMW Group | Idealworks
2021
Special Project Lead / Intern
Queensland University of Technology | BMW Group | Idealworks
A peripheral for Idealworks' IW.HUB that helps warehouse workers understand and control autonomous mobile robots.
Industrial Designer · Queensland University of Technology
2020
Industrial Designer
Queensland University of Technology
A redesign of the Energizer compact torch for a better hiking experience, from teardown to final CAD model.
Industrial Designer · Queensland University of Technology
2020
Industrial Designer
Queensland University of Technology
A 50-year vision for an autonomous transport system serving Brisbane's international and domestic airports.
2019
An A0 research poster investigating the Technics SL-1200 series of turntables.
2019
A photographic book cover redesign for Toni Morrison's novel Home.
2019
Speculative design exploring the perils of what virtual reality could become.
Queensland University of Technology
2019
Queensland University of Technology
A system map of the Brisbane Airport passenger experience, developed with QUT and Brisbane Airport Corporation.
Industrial Designer · Queensland University of Technology
2019
Industrial Designer
Queensland University of Technology
A sewing kit that helps people experiencing homelessness build practical hard skills, shaped by field research.
2019
A rhetorical marketing campaign and logo design for Galaxy Brewing Co., a fictitious brewery.
Writing4
Writing
2022
Dissertation research into the waste generated by medical care and how it could be reduced.
2021
A research report on human–robot interaction in advanced manufacturing, written for the Reflection Flag capstone.
2021
A criticism report tracing the Brita brand's history and the evolution of its water filter jug.
2019
A literature review of how effective workplace wellness programs are, contrasting Australia with other countries.
Small things2
Small things
2021
An Arduino LED-matrix display counting down job times from Vector Etch's Trotec laser cutters.
2021
A DIY laser-cut speaker that announces order updates and customer notices to studio staff.
Workshops1
Y.U.N.N.G.M.U.N.Y, Forge Forward
Workshops
Invest in Yourself: Day Intensive Development Session
2020
Y.U.N.N.G.M.U.N.Y, Forge Forward
Exhibitions1
Ghost Space Studios, The Station
Exhibitions
Photography Feature: Love Letters to Brisbane
2021
Ghost Space Studios, The Station
Print1
Brisbane, QLD
Print
Publication Feature: Glass Magazine
2020
Brisbane, QLD
Personal film photography featured in Glass Magazine's “Down the Rabbit Hole” issue.