EDUCATION

MAY, 2019 - MAY, 2023

Master’s of Industrial Design, Arizona State University

Awarded for design excellence: Summer 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2021, Spring 2022.

B.A. Sculpture, University of California, Santa Barbara, College of Creative Studies.

Studied Sculpture with a concentration in making and building with steel and wood.

CERTIFICATIONS

Solidworks - Professional Surfacing

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Solidworks - Professional Mechanical Design

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Solidworks - Associate Mechanical Design

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PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

Salone Satellite - Milan Design Week

EXHIBITOR

Think With Your Hands : Exploring the Future via Prototyping

CO-AUTHOR

Published and presented at EKSIG design education conference.

THE FUTURE OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN EDUCATION - A Conversation between Professional Designers and Design Academics

AUTHOR

Case Study, in review for publication

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

JAN, 2023 - AUG, 2024

Associate Faculty, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

  • Created content and taught Advanced Parametric Modeling course, focused on advanced surface modeling in Solidworks and rendering in Keyshot, allowing each student to develop a workflow that made sense to them using the components and examples provided.

MAY, 2022 - AUG, 2022

Industrial Design Co-op, Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH

  • Finalized brand language for a future Proctor & Gamble brand

  • Research to create matrices of semiotic and semantic design language for developing brands

  • Form development based on brand design language and user needs gleaned from research

  • Tested new manufacturing and prototyping methodologies

JAN, 2022 - AUG, 2022

Industrial Designer, Circular Living Lab, Tempe, AZ

  • Assisted in experimentation and implementation of recycled plastic manufacturing methods.

  • Created animated CAD instructions for assembling Precious Plastics planned machinery in both Solidworks and Keyshot.

JAN, 2023 - MAY, 2024

Industrial Designer, School of Global Futures/Starbucks, Tempe, AZ

  • Produced an immersive environment and a plethora of props with limited resources while staying under budget.

  • Analyzed speculative research and clarified research goals.

  • Designed an immersive environment for the research subjects.

  • Designed and built low-fidelity props to populate the study environment.

May,2020 - Sep,2020

Industrial Design Intern, iCRco, Goleta, CA

  • In charge of design and engineering for the “Ascent” X-Ray Kiosk Project.

  • Worked with the machine shop to fabricate and assemble a prototype.

  • Collaborated on Solidworks and worked on a 1000+ part assembly.

  • Created and maintained a design library of standard components and materials.

  • Developed creative and innovative design concepts for new X-ray kiosks.

  • Worked in the medical equipment market at iCRco.

OCT, 2023 - Present

Shop and Fabrication Specialist, ASU Chandler Innovation Center, Chandler, AZ

  • Taught workshops in: 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, Woodworking, Steel Fabrication, MIG Welding, Tig Welding, CNC Carving, Powder Coating.

  • Designed and built furniture and fixtures for shop use: including rolling carts, worktables, racks and stands.

  • Created images, wrote copy and produced manuals and safety guides for the innovation center in Adobe InDesign.