• Drive the physical and strategic design to create desirable user experiences in a cross disciplinary team environment from ideation and product development to manufacturing• Compose design decks and presentations to walk clients through key decision making milestones on hardware projects• Coordinate UX/UI design research programs (qualitative & quantitative user study, focus groups, and surveys)• Partner with development teams to deliver design intent through production

• Created user-centered design concepts taking into consideration user research, marketing, business, and production constraints• Communicated design concepts using sketching, rendering, and physical mock-ups• Created 3D form designs in CAD to deliver to design engineer/CM

Supporting the design & development of optical & sun eyewear for designer, mass market, and independent eyewear brands.Design research & concept development | 2D CAD design & prototyping | 3D design exploration | Design strategy & presentation | Quality control & liaison to CM

Supported sample making process responsibilities including creation of tech-packs, fabric selection, and coordination with local manufacturers in New York City's garment district.