today i came closer to finding a job here. first, i met with some people at innovo (the technology transfer organization of Univ of Santiago). The director is quite nice and basicaly made up a small consultng gig for me over the next month. it’s not much work, and probably not much money, but i might take it. this afternoon, i found my first product design firm! (thanks google) actually, i found one industrial design firm, and one product design firm. it’s nice knowing that these kinds of creative jobs and people do in fact exist here. it’s also interesting seeing the technology that they do (and don’t) have. for instance, 3D printing is a very powerful tool….especially for product designers, as it allows them to develop cheap, quick prototypes which they can touch and show to their client. however, one firm sends their parts out to the us to be printed! …seems a bit ridiculous, no?

well, it looks like i might be staying in santiago for a month, exploring jobs and better understanding the product/technology development industry here.