Ron Haake
FABRICATION & INSTALLATION
I work across the full build process, from initial drawings to finished installation.
SCOPE OF WORK
Each project below involved custom fabrication across a range of materials, scales, and environments. The work required reading and interpreting drawings, selecting and applying appropriate materials and methods, and executing from the shop floor through installation.
EXHIBITS & DISPLAYS
Interactive and informational environments for public and corporate use.
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Discovery Boat | Bay Area Discovery Museum | Fabricated vessel mounted on hydraulic gimbal for interactive play
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Crabbing Net | Bay Area Discovery Museum | Suspended net structure engineered for interactive public use
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Wooden Train Tables | Bay Area Discovery Museum | Multi-element play environment including model container ship with working crane
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How Things Work | Bay Area Discovery Museum | Functional household objects rebuilt as exposed working cross-sections
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Under the Lily Pad | Bay Area Discovery Museum | Acrylic crawl-through cylinder integrated into padded play environment
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Below Ground | Bay Area Discovery Museum | Padded play area with subterranean theme
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Below Ground | Bay Area Discovery Museum | Themed padded crawl-through environment for high-use public play
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Below Ground | Bay Area Discovery Museum | Additional view of padded crawl-through environment
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Below Ground | Bay Area Discovery Museum | Expanded crawl-through play environment with integrated padded forms
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Tot Spot | Bay Area Discovery Museum | Embedded tube system designed for object-drop interaction
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Tot Spot | Bay Area Discovery Museum | Toddler-scale crawl-through environment with integrated play features
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Faith | Bay Area Discovery Museum | Retired fishing vessel rebuilt from hull up for public exhibit use
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Frieze & Suggestion Display | Chrissy Field Visitor Center | Dimensional frieze with integrated visitor feedback system
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Community Heroes Display | Chrissy Field Visitor Center | Layered cutout interpretive display
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Tidal Exhibit | Chrissy Field Visitor Center | Interactive exhibit with integrated magnification and illumination
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Wild Bird | Sony Metreon | Ceiling-mounted mechanical element triggered by visitor activation
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Whack-a-Thing | Sony Metreon | Cast urethane impact elements engineered for repeated public bludgeoning
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ArrayComm | Corporate Demonstration Room | Metallized projection screen with brushed aluminum stage elements
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Tandem Visions | Conference Set | Modular set elements with integrated lightbox and dimensional lettering for conference
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McBean Theater | The Exploratorium, San Francisco | Quarter geodesic dome constructed within existing structure
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McBean Theater | The Exploratorium, San Francisco | Construction and interior views of integrated geodesic dome structure
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Marketing Booth Design | Ghirardelli Square | Vintage sign and architecture scaled for travelling exhibit
SIGNAGE & ENVIRONMENTAL GRAPHICS
Identity, wayfinding, and interpretive systems integrated with architecture.
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Historic Signage | Ghirardelli Square | Powdercoated exterior signage integrating contemporary fabrication with historic character
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Identity Banners and Stands | Downtown Plaza | Opening banners and custom permanent stands with waterjet cut aluminum logo shapes
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Burger Joint | SFO Airport | Waterjet-cut dimensional elements with beveled glass disk
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Burger Joint Menu System | SFO Airport | Waterjet-cut components with applied vinyl lettering
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Burger Joint Menu System | SFO Airport | CNC routed dimensional signage
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Peekaboo Palace Interpretive Panel | Bay Area Discovery Museum | Interpretive signage UV printed on polycarbonate
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Informational Signage System | Bay Area Discovery Museum | Integrated interpretive panels for high-use public environment
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Carved Wood Sign | Sandblasted HDPU | Inset carved panels with dimensional relief
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Neon Sign | Mercedes Commercial | Fabricated neon feature for broadcast production
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Bell Logo Emblem | Marketing Photo Shoot | Instacast dimensional logo with automotive lacquer finish
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Exhibition Identity Panel | Gallery Installation | Printed and mounted graphics on acrylic substrate
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Interpretive Signage | Kohanaiki Cultural Learning Center | Photo engraved stainless steel panels paired with fabricated monument
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Mobile Cart Graphics | Branded Environment | Digitally printed and laminated vinyl on custom cart
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Branded Vintage Delivery Truck | Downtown Plaza | Vintage vehicle transformed with vinyl wrap and paint
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Branded Shuttle Van | The New Yorker Festival | Oversized element-proof book stack transforms shuttle van
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Armored Beer Truck | Stroh's | Real armored car adapted with temporary facade panel
SETS, PROPS & MODELS
Fabrication for advertising, broadcast, and experiential production.
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Cooking at the Academy | PBS Cooking Show Set | Multi-material studio set including turned EPS columns, plaster, cast concrete, and brushed aluminum
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Nash Metropolitan Factory | Fine Art Automotive Campaign | Retro industrial environment integrating vehicle, wood, fiberboard tubing, and steel elements
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Thermador Magazine Set | Print Advertising | Monochromatic red environment using wood, dance floor substrate, and tensioned ripstop nylon
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Youthful Essence Commercial Set | Television Production | Dimensional column, backlit signage, and fabricated display elements integrated on location
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Grey Poupon Bus Shelter | Location Shoot | Fabricated upscale shelter using wood, steel, fabric, and molded polyurethane
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Amana Kitchen Set | Magazine Advertising | Veneered cabinetry, venetian plaster finishes, and integrated illuminated soffit
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Raider’s Return | Promotional Campaign | Rotating panel system with concealed mechanical reveal and sculpted foam environment
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Oracle Geometric Office | Print Advertising | Precision-built architectural environment with minimal palette and dimensional forms
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Short Stories and Tall Tales | Broadcast set | Fabricated stage with on-camera backdrop changes
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Intel | Television commercial set | Set fabrication of New York loft shot in a plain white studio
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Itau Monitor Tunnel | Advertising set | Tunnel of wall-to-wall simulated TV monitors | Wood, vacuum formed PETG bezels, transparency graphics
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Fox Sports | MLB All-Star Game pre-game show and media deck | Offsite fabrication and union crew build and strike supervision
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Black Shoes | PBS Dance in America | Custom faux marble MDF dance floor, surrealist wall art and panelled walls for TV dance special
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Amana | Magazine advertisement set | Wood, wood, and a bit more wood (plus faux concrete)
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Hybrid Vehicle | Miniature shot on location for magazine advertisement |A one of a kind plane, car, and motorcycle hybrid model shot on location
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Twisted Metal | Promotional packaging and custom RC truck graphics for video game ad | Vacuum-formed truck body and sculpted epoxy clown antenna ball
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Lead Shoe | World's slowest shoe created for a magazine ad | Metalized Instacast
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Nature's Recipe Chihuahua | Sculpted hood ornament for magazine ad | Epoxy sculpt, cast in pewter and plated in nickel
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Manhole Cover | Custom design with headline for marketing use | Laser-cut MDF
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Rolladex of Doors | Oversized vintage Rolladex with miniature faux wood doors for manufacturer marketing | Instacast and tubing
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Aluminum Dimensional Logo | Vitex Guardian System | Milled and sandblasted aluminum plaque
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Age of Empires Globe | Bas-relief globe with Native American chief faces for magazine advertisement | Clay sculpt over spherical turned foam substrate, cast in Hydrocal and painted
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San Francisco Zoo | Sculpted and cast oversized ant farms with custom oversized ants used as bus shelter advertising | 1 of 20, built and installed
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Logo Shape Objects | Hanes | Brand flag translated into fully functional objects for an award winning campaign, HDPU, polyurethane, steel and wood
WORKING STYLE
Hands-on and comfortable working independently or as part of a team. I take direction well, follow through on tasks large and small, and keep work moving without requiring oversight.
I build for how the work is actually seen, used and experienced. Presentation matters, but so does everything behind it. Clean execution and attention to detail carry through the entire build, not just the finished face.
In public-facing work, durability and safe execution are built in from the start. I catch problems early, before they become install issues.
PRODUCTION TOOLKIT
Tools and methods I use to move work from concept through fabrication and execution.
DESIGN BUILD SUPPORT
- Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
- CAD-based layout and shop drawings in Vectorworks (2D and basic 3D)
- Dimensional layouts, scale studies, and material callouts
- File setup & prepress review for large format printing, CNC, laser, and specialty fabrication
FABRICATION & MATERIALS
- Wood, metal, foam (EPS and HDPU), fiberglass and resins
- Dimensional lettering, scenic finishes, and surface treatments
- Vacuum forming, moldmaking, and casting
- Precision spray finishes and surface coating systems
- Mechanical assemblies and lighting integration
- Practical and mechanically actuated scenic and prop effects
ABOUT ME
I’m drawn to projects that sit between imagination and practicality — where ideas have to work, not just look good. I enjoy the challenge of figuring out how something will actually be built, used, and maintained over time. Problem-solving is its own reward, but the payoff comes when it improves the final experience.
Based in Beaverton, Oregon, with local availability for in-person collaboration, and on-site execution.
808.769.1550