• Designed and developed over 1500 lighting fixtures, including chandeliers, ceiling fans, and outdoor lighting.• Collaborated remotely with a small team to provide high-quality designs for name-brand companies.• Updated fixtures to align with current design trends, resulting in increased customer satisfaction and market competitiveness.• Implemented a detailed project status hierarchy, ensuring efficient prioritization and timely delivery of designs.• Created new render materials tailored to client needs, enhancing the visual appeal and realism of design presentations.• Engineered products to fit within specific price points, optimizing manufacturing efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Clients:VWRThe Sugared PeacockPrivate client: wedding ringsVictor Cafe

• Designed and released over 20 unique products and over 80 new SKUs, achieving high customer ratings and market success.• Key designer on best-selling products, including a lip-balm kit that sold out within a month of release.• Proactively identified market gaps and released a first-of-its-kind pen kit, capturing new market segments.• Managed relationships with overseas manufacturers, providing technical drawings and troubleshooting product issues.• Decreased product time-to-market through accurate 3D printed prototypes and optimized manufacturing processes.• Identified improvements to legacy products based on customer feedback, implementing manufacturing enhancements.

• Improved dealership sales and reduced inventory time-on-lot through quality photo and video services for online marketplace postings.• Implemented new photo techniques and strategies to enhance visual appeal, accurately represent vehicles, and increase customer engagement.• Consistently met or exceeded stringent photographic standards across multiple dealerships and car brands.• Assisted dealership inventory managers and general managers in navigating complex sales laws, ensuring compliance and facilitating successful sales transactions.

At VWR, part of Avantor, I provided product and model photography services for a scientific instrument, safety, and supply company. Highlights of my role included:• Planning and organizing photoshoots for the company website and print catalogs.• Collaborating with product inventory managers across multiple departments to procure and prepare products for photoshoots.• Working closely with the marketing and graphic design team to deliver visually appealing and effective photographs for advertising purposes.• Ensuring accurate naming and labeling of photos for critical FTP server uploads.• Utilizing Photoshop to create real-time packaging modifications when required.• Implementing a streamlined system for cataloging and organizing product photos, facilitating easy browsing and database ingest.

As a freelance photographer for a startup luxury candy brand, I provided comprehensive product and lifestyle photography services. Key responsibilities included:• Planning and executing product and lifestyle photoshoots to showcase the brand's offerings on the company website and social media platforms.• Utilizing expertise in retouching and color accuracy to enhance the visual representation of the products.• Establishing a permanent file vault, ensuring easy access to the photos at any given time for the proprietor.

• Designed and crafted a set of one-of-a-kind wedding bands using 3D printing techniques.• Conducted thorough consultations with the Bride and Groom to understand their design preferences and vision for the rings.• Created initial prototypes of the bands in stainless steel and blackened steel, ensuring alignment with the agreed-upon design.• Adapted to the Groom's request and successfully adjusted the design for the rings to be printed in titanium.• Demonstrated versatility and flexibility in accommodating client preferences and material choices.

In my role as a Digital Recreation Specialist at the Victor Cafe, I was entrusted with the important task of digitally recreating historical artwork displayed on the walls. My responsibilities included:• Meticulously removing, cleaning, photographing, retouching, and digitally restoring one-of-a-kind art pieces, paintings, and photographs to ensure their preservation and long-term storage.• Conducting the photographing process for each piece before guests arrived, allowing them to experience the authentic ambiance of the Victor Cafe while preserving the artwork's integrity.• Providing hard copy test prints as reference materials for ownership, demonstrating the viability of reproducing the artwork.• Establishing a permanent file storage system that allowed ownership to access the digital files at any time, ensuring easy retrieval and archival management.By employing meticulous attention to detail and utilizing advanced digital restoration techniques, I contributed to the preservation and cataloging of valuable historical artwork, enabling its long-lasting legacy at the Victor Cafe.

Assisted Byron Wolfe in readying his photographs for public exhibition.• Responsible for non destructively editing photographs in photoshop after compositing in PtGui.• Completed the printing of final images using Epson large format inkjet printers with meticulous inspection and careful storage• Created interactive displays using metal fabrication techniques and optical lenses.• Utilized 3D prints to help with displays and custom packing material for its journey from Philadelphia to San Diego.