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Ariel Leonardo Gutierrez is the founder of Ariel Designs, which focuses on transportation design and 3D CAD modeling. He is currently studying at University of Florida to obtain a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Through the Miami Dade College (MDC) Honors program, he obtained an Associate\u2019s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. At MDC, he served as a drone instructor for the STEM Ladder. Ariel did undergraduate research on Quantum Computing and Josephson Junction at St. Thomas University. In addition, he has participated in conventions including Washington Center Seminar and United Nations 7th Millennium Campus Conference. Also, he participated in the LITECAR challenge created by Local Motors and ARPA-E. In 2015, he was recognized as an \u201cInaugural Pearson Scholar\u201d, an honor only given to ten students in United States. In the International Vehicle Design Committee, he has sought to inspire designers locally and globally to forge new ways of saving the environment by replacing the conventional use of internal combustion engine cars with sustainable, green vehicles. Recently, he worked for ZuidWesterSloep and created 3-dimensional models of their upcoming electric boat concept. <\/span>
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Hey Ariel, great to have a fellow entrepreneur from Latin America here. What experiences growing up shaped you into the entrepreneur that you are today?<\/b><\/h3>\n

I grew up in a small town named Diezmero, where inventing was a hobby for everybody. That remote place located in La Habana, Cuba, was the cradle of my vision as a designer and engineer. Cubans have always been self-taught designers and engineers because they learn these things to survive in the Cuban regime. Since I inherited this feature, I was always building models of wooden ships and planes. In addition, I watched the movie Titanic when I was about six years old and that was when I finally realized that I wanted to become an engineer and create a vessel that could surpass any engineering barrier to prevent another similar catastrophe from happening. <\/span><\/p>\n

Who were your biggest influences?<\/b>
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When I was in Cuba I had to read Jules Verne\u2019s \u201c20,000 leagues under the sea\u201d for a school project. Jules Verne, \u201cThe Father of Science Fiction\u201d, had a unique vision of the future and this inspired me to think out of the box and imagine the unimaginable to design vehicles. Furthermore, Jacque Fresco, \u201cour modern-day Da Vinci\u201d, greatly inspired me to self-teach many of the programs and techniques that I use nowadays to design.<\/span>
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What are you working on?<\/b><\/h3>\n

I started Ariel Designs about four years ago under the name TheCadArt where I gave tutorials in YouTube showing how to make 3D models and illustration. I am currently improving the online platform for Ariel Designs such as the website and social networks.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What was the spark of your design business? <\/b><\/h3>\n

I always wanted to have my own design business but an important motivation I had to make this start-up was to promote environmental sustainability. I think that every inventor, engineer, and designer should think carefully about the environmental impact when developing something new. Ever since I started this project I have been creating concept work that is sustainable. For example, when I participated in the LITECAR challenge through Local Motors and sponsored by ARPA-E, I designed an electric concept car. In addition, when I worked for ZuidWesterSloep I did 3D models of a 9-meter electric boat. <\/span><\/p>\n