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Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

• Galvion: Designs and develops protective armor and head systems for modern warfighters and tactical operators.
• Design and oversee development of head and body worn active products including heads up displays, sensors, strobes and power-data management devices designed at Galvion’s Portsmouth, NH office.
• Develop MIL-SPEC housings and mechanical interfaces for new multi-component electronic helmet platforms.
• Present and meet customers within the DoD, military and government to provide project status and updates.
• Meet with former and active military end-users to translate design feedback into product features.
• Manage external design consultancies, junior design staff and support junior engineering staff.

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

• Applied design thinking to solve complex problems that met end-user feedback, manufacturing constraints and internal requirements.
• Utilized technical knowledge in digital sketching, SolidWorks and rapid prototyping to communicate design intent to end-users, project management, system engineers, mechanical engineers and electrical engineers.

Rockland, MA

• UPPAbaby: Designs high-end juvenile products, blending premium design with ultimate functionality into their products.
• Led the design from initial sketch to final parts for the MESA Max Base, Aria Carrier and various harness systems.
• Communicated to mechanical engineering, product marketing, project management, external contractors, crash simulation teams and overseas manufactures to ensure successful product delivery and met NHSTA Standards.
• Conducted end-user research through online reviews and storyboarding.
• Projects at UPPAbaby: Lead industrial designer for KNOX Harness System, Lead industrial designer for Aria infant carrier, one of two industrial designers for the MESA Max Car Seat.

Grand Prairie, TX

• Plano Synergy: A holding company for fifteen different hunting and fishing brands.
• Worked on the new product development team designing products for Plano Synergy’s hunting and fishing brands.
• Brought 10+ products to market sold at major U.S. retailers. Products include trail cameras, gun cases, tackle boxes, bait aerators, tablets and game calls.
• Worked with brand management, manufactures, mechanical engineering, graphic design and marketing teams to deliver products that met internal requirements and fulfilled end-user needs.
• Projects at Plano Synergy: Plano AW 2.0 Gun Case Series, Frabill Magnum Bait Cooler, Plano A-Series 2.0 Tackle Box Series, Flextone Deer Call, WGI Wraith Trail Camera, WGI Rival Trial Camera, WGI Trail Pad Swipe Tablet.

Grand Prairie, TX

• Presented and developed product ideas for Wildgame Innovations, Frabill & Plano Molding new product teams.
• Utilized skills in sketching, photoshop, SolidWorks and Keyshot to communicate design intent to internal teams.
• Developed product solutions that addressed end-user insights and manufacturing constraints.

Berlin, Germany

• Urban-E: Germany’s leading outfitter for electronic cargo bikes.
• Designed cargo bike accessories and boxes from sketch to final assembled product for Urban-e’s clients.

Framingham, MA

• SOURCENTRA: A design and packaging consultancy. Specialized in bringing ideas to life for small business and entrepreneurs.
• Used design skills in CAD, sketching, Photoshop and Illustrator to turn client requests into a finale packaging solution.