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San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Jose, California, United States

San Jose, California, United States

San Jose, California, United States

San Jose, California, United States

New York, New York, United States

Forté FellowRecipient, W.R. Berkley Professor of Economics and Finance and Dean Emeritus Peter Henry Faculty Scholarship recipient (full-tuition, merit based)Honors: Beta Gamma SigmaVP West Coast Treks, Stern Technology AssociationVP Marketing, Stern Women in BusinessMember, Entrepreneurship and Startup Association

San Francisco Bay Area

Developed 3D printed, textured stickers for high-end crafting and decorating. Ran digital marketing strategy; site traffic in the top 18% of all Shopify stores launched January 2020. Established a modular digital manufacturing strategy, enabling wide product variety and rapid product development. Part of the sFoundation Startup Accelerator Winter 2020 cohort.

Palo Alto

Led aesthetics in 3D print for automotive, to help HP's automotive customers achieve 3D printed parts in final production. This included execution of texture design/application and post-processing for class A surfaces, part redesign for additive manufacturing, and business strategy and relationship development.

Palo Alto

Led research around the intersection of human-computer-interaction and 3D printing. Brought my experience and perspective as an artist and jeweler to various aspects of 3D printing research at HP, pioneering designs for testing robustness and viability as well as novel applications for developing business cases.Work led to patent applications: WO2019203821A1 (Tactile Diagnostic Parts), and WO2019209287A1 (Reference object for three-dimensional printer); paper publications: Improving… Show more Led research around the intersection of human-computer-interaction and 3D printing. Brought my experience and perspective as an artist and jeweler to various aspects of 3D printing research at HP, pioneering designs for testing robustness and viability as well as novel applications for developing business cases.Work led to patent applications: WO2019203821A1 (Tactile Diagnostic Parts), and WO2019209287A1 (Reference object for three-dimensional printer); paper publications: Improving Aesthetics Through Post-Processing for 3D Printed Parts, and A Soft-proofing Workflow for Color 3D Printing - Addressing the Needs for the Future; and was shown in the Museum and Art of Design's show Non-Stick Nostalgia: Y2K Retrofuturism in Contemporary Jewelry. Show less

Palo Alto, Ca

Conducting Human Computer Interaction research with HP's Immersive Experiences Lab, focused on improving the aesthetics of 3D printed parts.

Providence, Rhode Island Area

Scanning and cleaning up images for RISD's RDID database and the international image database ARTSTOR.

Providence, Ri

Helping teach Jennaca Davies' students the skills of jewelry construction and metalsmithing, focussing on stone-setting and filigree, as well as design concepts.

Providence, Rhode Island Area

Created original samples to be sent off for production; helped organize displays, collections, and branding; made one-off unique jewelry pieces.

Providence, Rhode Island Area

Critiqued two sections of Kai Franz's first-year spatial dynamics students, gave instruction on using Rhino and on 3D construction with wire, and served as a resource for both conceptual and technical questions outside of class.

Palo Alto, California

Researched, designed and prototyped wearable devices for Harman International's Future Experience team. Conceptualized and prototyped a unique wearable sensor network, handling both the physical hardware and software components. The project was demoed at Harman's private 2015 CES session, and led to patent USD773433S1 for Wearable Loudspeaker and ACM publication Smart Jewelry: The Future of Mobile User Interfaces.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Jewelry And Metalsmithing

Activities and Societies: European Honors Program