Plan, develop, and lead classroom activities related to Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, & Math.Working with classes ranging from TK to 6th Grade. Topics include robotics/programming, Digital Citizenship, maker challenges, computer literacy, Scientific Method, and more!Sharing my curiosity with kids and having a great time engineering!

Relocated to CA in 2019 to support development of West Coast custom furniture category focused on strategic clients.Led physical expansion of San Francisco-based studio for prototyping and mock-up reviews.Maintained a project portfolio of $75 million of awarded business on average.Frequently traveled to customers to collaborate and develop constraint-based criteria aligned with expectations. Primary client manager for Google account constituting 60% of studio b annual revenue.Delivered over 1 million sq ft. of custom office furniture across the country for Hulu, Wells Fargo, and more.Developed web-based workflows for category tracking of resource utilization and schedule management.Left voluntarily in excellent standing with a strong network and an ongoing passion for innovation.

Lead new product development projects in Steelcase Health, Education, and Strategic Partnerships.Strategic Partnerships: Managed the co-development of a product family from concept to implementation.• Responsible for defining and maintaining a budget of $7 million in expense and capital and revenue potential of $100 million.• Led a 50-person inter-disciplinary global development team through a 150-deliverable process leveraging team meetings, governance reviews, 1:1s, brainstorming sessions, and celebrating together for success.• Managed partnership contract as well as IP security and confidentiality for physical products, digital assets, and the access of 300+ total project members.• Established dynamic project dashboard and status reports with automated feedback and approval sequences.• Oversaw six Project Managers of sub-teams responsible for plants, launch activities, and the development of a new IT infrastructure to support a new distribution channel.• Named as inventor on Provisional Patent.Education Category• Managed the rapid development of a product for a strategic opportunity with a $565,000 budget and $20 million in forecasted revenue. • Responsible for the discovery, development, and on-boarding of a new supplier, doubling their annual revenue.• Interim PM for $2 million budget project through development phase of a complex mechanism. Seamlessly transitioned project to new PM and actively monitored project health until stable.Healthcare Category• Led two cost reduction and line extension projects in Healthcare category simultaneously.

Product Development EngineerResponsible for creating insight led designs that are inspiring and reliable.Strong focus on Design for Reliability and FMEA.Lead Development Engineer on LessThanFive carbon fiber chair.

Specials Engineer with a focus on complex custom furniture solutions.

· Sole product engineer responsible for recently acquired John Sterling door hardware brand.· Transition product to new standards and provide sales team with product knowledge.· Testing of existing, development, and competitive product.· Creation of CAD packages

· Integral member of STUdio design team.· Responsible for sourcing and quoting custom contract furniture.· Involved in all stages of engineering from customer interaction to quality verification and delivery.· Creation and management of company-wide sustainability efforts.