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Mclean, Virginia, United States

• Incorporated Design Thinking into building Data ecosystem, a traditionally non-design required space.• Worked with tech and product partners to create roadmaps that included design roadmap and research.• Delivered features that spanned not just the specific LOB, but across the enterprise by creating communicating through design and collaborating with enterprise level teams.

Mclean, Virginia, United States

• Understand Freddie Mac's customers, their needs, wants, and painpoints to generate a clear output for consumption by team members, product owners, and business drivers.• Plan and facilitate IDIs with internal and external SMEs and customers to gain insights.• Drive adoption of customer centric data and artifacts for Freddie Mac's Single Family teams to be customer centric.• Assist in enterprise level adoption of HCD and Design Thinking by helping in planning and facilitating HCD workshops.

Sterling, Va

• Created products and design solutions to maximize user experiencefor both customers and operators, with a design focus on creating collaborative collisions.• Regularly managed high stakes projects for the company, collaborating internally with Operatsion, Engineer, Software and Sales departments and coordinating externally with contractors, vendors and installers.• Designed, developed and produced cutting edge designs to compliment the company’s Internet of Things technology, while simultaneously ensuring compliance with building codes, ADA, USPH VSP, and standard operating procedures.• Led and oversaw the design team to create designs, drawings, and support documents and directly reported the progress on weekly basis to the COO.• Compiled monthly design summary updates for company board of directors and investors.• Directly responsible for equipment currently utilized by marquee clients, including MLB and MLS stadiums and popular theater venues around the DMV and internationally.• Designed two design patents to add to the company’s intellectual property.

Sterling, Va

• Design and validate all custom designs and installs of the Sestra wine dispensing system.• Design and issue manufacturing drawings for components of the wine dispensing system that is aesthetically pleasing, easy to assemble/install, and ergonomic.• Manage suppliers and vendors to procure parts and components.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Collaborated with graduate research team to study and improve consumer decision-making andfinancial health through connected ambient products.• Completed rapid prototyping and coding on over 20 designs and then further developed three distinct concepts into working prototypes (using Rhino, Particle Photon microcontrollers, Wiring, and C++).• Designed and developed corresponding UX/UI wireframes (to be developed with HTML5, CSS3, and Ruby). • Delivered 30 final devices to be deployed for qualitative evaluations among consumers in Spring 2017.

Washington, Dc

• Managed 10 concurrent projects at various stages of completion (utilizing skills in project planning, budget management, client communication, construction administration, and crisis resolution), and executed detailed drawing sets demonstrating strong design and technical sensibilities.

• Supervised overall operations and staff at a number of campus computing facilities. • Mentored 3 junior employees and helped train over 50 new employees.

• Translated and interpreted technical information from English and Japanese to Korean. • Commanded a squad of 16 enlisted soldiers in training and non-combat situations.

Seoul, Korea

• Drafted large scale projects using AutoCAD and Rhinoceros. • Created scale models for architectural study and client presentation.

White Plains, Ny

• Assisted in interior renovation and rearrangement of the office space.• Conducted miscellaneous office work.

Master Of Integrated Innovative Products And Services, Product Design

Bachelor Of Architecture (B.Arch.), Architecture, History

Graduated with College Honors

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