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Jewellery CAD designer and 3D artist with 8 years of professional industry experience, specialising in technically complex, sculptural, and bespoke jewellery design. Highly proficient in 3Design, Blen... Read more

Jewellery CAD designer and 3D artist with 8 years of professional industry experience, specialising in technically complex, sculptural, and bespoke jewellery design. Highly proficient in 3Design, Blender, ZBrush, and Rhino, with extensive experience developing production-ready models for manufacturing, from concept through to final CAD. Backed by a degree in Jewellery Design & Manufacture from Stellenbosch University, with extensive benchwork and stone-setting experience and additional GIA gemmology training. Experienced in working across precious metals, gemstones, casting, fabrication, and production requirements. Has produced hundreds of bespoke jewellery designs, including diamond engagement rings and technically demanding sculptural pieces, working directly with clients and manufacturers to develop designs that balance aesthetics, functionality, and manufacturability.

I am a senior jewelry CAD designer and digital sculptor with over 10 years of professional experience, and founder of Jewelry Magicians. I specialize in production-ready jewelry CAD, organic sculptin... Read more

I am a senior jewelry CAD designer and digital sculptor with over 10 years of professional experience, and founder of Jewelry Magicians. I specialize in production-ready jewelry CAD, organic sculpting, and mechanical jewelry engineering — including rings, pendants, bracelets, clasps, articulated parts, and pavé systems. I work primarily with Rhinoceros, Gemvision Matrix, ZBrush, Keyshot, combining artistic design with real manufacturing constraints such as wall thickness, stone setting, tolerances, casting optimization, and assembly logic. My workflow covers the full pipeline: concept → CAD → printable STL → production support.

3D Jewelry Designer and CAD Specialist with 3+ years delivering production-ready files across 1,500+ custom pieces, brand collections, and high-volume B2B projects. Expert in Rhino and MatrixGold, wit... Read more

3D Jewelry Designer and CAD Specialist with 3+ years delivering production-ready files across 1,500+ custom pieces, brand collections, and high-volume B2B projects. Expert in Rhino and MatrixGold, with full command of 4K rendering, turntable animation, castable resin 3D printing, and micro-casting workflows. My background in Industrial Engineering is what sets this work apart: I model with casting feasibility in mind from the first sketch — prong geometry, wall tolerances, stone seat angles, and shrinkage are part of the process, not an afterthought. The result is a file that works at the workshop for the first time. Experienced in independent and high-volume production environments. Available for remote freelance and full-time roles globally.I've delivered over 1,500 production-ready jewelry CAD files — and every single one was engineered to work at the workshop, not just look good on screen. WHAT I DELIVER: · Production-ready STL and 3DM files for castable resin 3D printing and lost-wax casting · CAD modeling in Rhino + MatrixGold — rings, pendants, earrings, necklaces, multi-stone pieces · 4K photorealistic renders in KeyShot and Blender Cycles · Turntable animations for client approval, e-commerce, and marketing · Technical drawings and manufacturing specs for workshop execution · Organic and sculptural forms in ZBrush integrated with production CAD TRACK RECORD: · 1,298 models at Lugh Jewelry (Bogotá) — 50 pieces/month average over 2 years · 200+ freelance projects completed — 80% with full 4K render + turntable package · Zero casting failures attributable to my CAD files BACKGROUND: BSc Industrial Engineering (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana) + 3 years hands-on jewelry workshop experience + full CAD/production chain. I understand the business side of custom jewelry as well as the technical side. Available immediately. Remote. English-speaking. Portfolio: davidromero25.artstation.com