Art Center College of Design - Industrial Design
Independent Auto Designer / Educator
Design
Mark D
Clarke
Pasadena, California
Automotive designer with extensive international work background in US, Europe and Asia.
Experienced in all phases of the automotive design and development process: from initial concept sketch through to start of production. Extensive knowledge and experience also in the broader transportation design field: trucks, buses, marine and yacht design.
Knowledgeable and current on autonomous vehicle and other leading-edge automotive technologies. Fluent in English, German.
Director of Transportation Design
Managed and oversaw all Transportation Design programs for Porsche Design Studio in Europe and USA. Managed automotive design programs for Porsche AG design and development groups.
Design Manager US
Oversaw and managed US client design programs for Porsche Design Studio.
Automotive Design Consultant
Automotive and Transport design projects for international EV and advanced-tech clients.
Transportation Design Instructor
Transportation design Instructor for undergraduate and public programs at ArtCenter. Courses: Visual Communication, Design Process, Introduction, Intermediate and Advanced Transportation Design, Product-Transportation Design Intensive.
Director of Exterior Design
Responsible for all aspects of the Fisker exterior design department: from concept design through to finished production vehicles. Highlights were the production Karma, Sunset, Surf and Atlantic luxury plug-in hybrid vehicles. Oversaw department of consisting of 6 automotive exterior designers.
Sr Director of Design
Mark worked at SF Motors Inc as a Sr Director of Design
Bachelor of Science
Transportation Design
Transportation Design Instructor
Transportation design Instructor for undergraduate and public programs at ArtCenter. Courses: Visual Communication, Design Process, Introduction, Intermediate and Advanced Transportation Design, Product-Transportation Design Intensive.