Barryk {at} mit.edu
MIT Toy Lab, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Room 3-452, Cambridge MA 02139
561.445.4994
www.wonderbarry.com

To Innovate, Entertain and Inspire

MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Ph.D. Candidate of Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Professor David Wallace
Play and Humour in Idea Generation

TU Delft, Delft, Netherlands
Research Exchange Student, Industrial Design Engineering 2006
Exchange Student in Design for Interaction
Advisor: Professor Paul Hekkert
Study in applied multisensory incongruity, surprise and emotion

MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts
M.S. Mechanical Engineering 2006
Cumulative 4.9 GPA out of 5.0
Advisor: Professor David Wallace
Thesis: "The Exploration of Concepts for Projectile Toys"

University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
B.S. Mechanical Engineering 2004
Cumulative 4.0 GPA out of 4.0, Summa Cum Laude
Advisor: Professor Eric Petersen
Thesis: The Application of Pneumatic Capsule Pipelines in Conjunction with Linear Induction Motors Towards the Enhancement of the Thrill Ride Industry

Hasbro Toys Funded Research (2004-2005)
Design and fabrication of SuperSoaker® and Nerf® projectile toys
Nerf® product on the market
Received patent on mechanism for launching Nerf foam balls
Research performed with Lab Partner William Fienup and Advisor David Wallace

5-Wits Ride/Show (2006)
Design of Elevator Simulator for Interactive Show at the Spy Museum in Washington DC
Group Project for MIT Course 2.744 Product Design
Project Coordinator

Design Squad (2006)
Design and consulting for PBS design television show targeted at high school students to promote engineering
Prototyping musical instruments for music-related episode

5-Wits Ride/Show, MIT Externship (2005-2006)
Special Effects and Animatronics design for Boston’s interactive show Tomb
Storyboarding and Set Design for spy themed interactive show

Endoscopic Biopsy Needle Design (2004)
Massachusetts General Hospital / Dr. William Brugge / Prof. Alex Slocum
Received patent on needle mechanism which preserves tissue histology
Group Project for MIT Course 2.75 Precision Machine Design

The Catsup Crapper (2005)
Design of a catsup bottle which rollerskates to a plate and playfully dispenses catsup
First place recipient in the first annual MIT Unuseless Competition
Featured on The Martha Stewart Show

Designerds! Product Design TV (2005-2006)
Producer and Host of MIT-based Product Design Television Pilot
Interdisciplinary teams of graduate students develop new musical instruments
Advisors Profs. Meejin Yoon and David Wallace and Co-Producer Chandler Hatton

The Archimedes Death Ray (2006)
Feasibility testing to determine if a mirror array can be used to set a wooden boat on fire
Group project advised by Professor David Wallace
Seen on Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters Episode 46

Musical Theatre Set Design (2007)
Assistant set design and build
Summer 2007 MTG Production of Cabaret

The Scavenger Toy (2005)
Virtual scavenger hunt toy design including packaging, content, theming, and interface
Group project for MIT Course CMS.610 Creative Industries
Project Manager

The Enscribe (Whiteboard Table) (2005)
Design of a conference table with removable whiteboard surface
Group Project for MIT Course 2.739J Product Design and Development
Collaboration with RISD School of Industrial Design

Animatronic Skaven® (2003-2004)
Senior Design Project at University of Central Florida
Design and fabrication of full size animatronic mutant rodent
Funded by GamesWorkshop Representative

Pneumatic Capsule Pipeline Thrill Ride (2003-2004)
Undergraduate thesis on alternative forms of extreme thrill rides
Advisor Professor Avelino Gonzalez and Professor Henry Liu of University of Missouri

GSN Artist (2005-2006)
Illustration for the MIT Graduate Student News

Course Instructor of MIT Course 2.00b Toy Product Design (2006-2008)
Developed MIT project based design course to introduce undergraduates to product design
Focus on design for children and play
Collaboration with local elementary schools and industry

Teaching Assistant for MIT Course 2.00b Solving Real Problems (2007)
Undergraduate course focusing on design process, estimation, and communication
Design of a no-turn composter for local urban farm, visual-aid device for the elderly, and a concrete mixer

Teaching Assistant for MIT Course 2.744 Product Design (2006, 2008)
Graduate course focusing on product design prototyping techniques and user interaction
Design of special effects for an interactive show at the Spy Museum in Washington DC and 5-Wits

Course Instructor of MIT Course SP.770 Sports Product Design (2005)
MIT service learning design course to introduce undergraduates to product design process
Designing toys for developmentally disabled children at the Waltham Learning Center

Teaching Assistant for MIT Course 2.009 Product Engineering Processes (2005)
Undergraduate senior design course focusing on the product design process
Themed with agricultural products

Design Mentor for MIT Course 2.009 Product Engineering Processes (2005)
Design of manioc (cassava) grater for developing countries

Kudrowitz, Barry and Wallace, David. "The Play Pyramid: A Play Classification and Brainstorming Tool." International Toy Research Association 5th World Congress 'Toys and Culture'. July 2008.

Kudrowitz, Barry and Wallace, David. "Gathering Ideas: Product Design and Innovation." Design Cork Seminar. Lisbon, Portugal. May 16th, 2008.

Ludden, Geke; Kudrowitz, Barry; Schifferstein, Hendrick; and Hekkert, Paul. "Suprise and Humor in Product Design." 2008

Gutowski, Timothy; Taplett, Amanda; Kudrowitz, Barry; et al. "Environmental Life Style Analysis." IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment. May 2008.

Kudrowitz, Barry and Fienup, William. “The Exploration of Concepts for Projectile Toys.” Master’s Thesis, MIT. 2006.

Martha Stewart Live. Unuseless Inventions. Feb 15th, 2008

MIT Tech Talk. Toy Soldier: At Play with Barry Kudrowitz, MIT Toy Designer. December 12, 2007

Weekly Dig Magazine. Good Bostonian: Barry Kudrowitz, Product Designer. August 2007

Design Squad. Rock On: Episode #2. 2007

Mythbusters. Archimedes Death Ray: Episode 46. January 25, 2006

Rohsenow Graduate Fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2004-2005)
1st Place in MIT’s First Annual Unuseless Competition for the “Catsup Crapper” (2005)
Top Honors Graduate/Summa Cum Laude at UCF (2004)
Order of Pegasus - Highest award offered at UCF (2004)
CECS Founders’ Day Awardee - Highest College of Engineering Award at UCF (2004)
Honorable Mention (4th place) in The Schnitzer Prize in the Visual Arts (2005)
Title: “The Orlando Grand Slam Master” - Highest Ranked Poet in Orlando (2003-2004)
2nd Place in MIT Mic-Check Literary Competition of 2006, 2008
Who’s Who of UCF, Top 100 students (2003-2004)
FES Gerald Ward Senior Scholarship UCF (2004)
Ranked 25th in the World Poetry Slam of 2004
20 Coolest People in Orlando 2004 (Axis Magazine November 2004; www.axismag.com)
2003 UCF Founders’ Scholar Award
Florida Bright Futures Academic Scholar Award (2000-2004)
The Agricultural Award of 2000 for Research on Pondapple Seeds in the Everglades
First Place in the Junior Engineering and Technology Society Statewide Competition (2000)
First Degree Black Belt in Karate (1997)

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