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Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

Huntersville, North Carolina, United States

Custom Playground Designer

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

• Consulted with clients to design custom projects and custom furnishings utilizing hardwood and metal in-house manufacturing. (Commercial + Residential)• Drew a clients space using sketchup to visualize new concepts• Created realistic renders for client aprooval• Collaborated with builders during the construction process• Created spreadsheets detailing product specificationsrequirements for manufacturing (Construction Takeoff)• Created manufacturing drawings for in-house fabrication• Supported product development with graphic design forpackaging, labeling and product support literature• Responsible for new product ideation

New York, New York, United States

• Worked directly with Design Director• Assisted with the design + development • Assisted in presentation preparation through sketch renders• Created Solidworks models of decided designs for client• Rendered new designs in keyshot with specific materials• Finalized renders for customer with adobe suite

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Assisted and mentored other design students with the fabrication of a wide variety of high-quality prototypes. Utilized my broad and thorough understanding of manufacturing methods and processes to instruct less experienced students on how to more easily, cleanly, and safely create prototypes for future projects. Maintained safety standards, cleanliness, and organization of prototype lab workspaces as well as helping with heavy equipment operation, maintenance, and upkeep.

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Partnered with Eastman Chemical representatives to help promote their new eco-friendly ultra high-clarity copolyester, Tritan Renew. Eastman wanted me to create designs which utilized Tritan Renew to its maximum potential, emphasizing the narrative they wanted to push about sustainability and how our designs and their materials together could make a substantial impact in a world continually harmed by plastic waste.

Conover, North Carolina, United States

Worked under Design Director, Megan Barrett | Updated solidworks models + rendered using keyshot new designs by various designers - Tom Felicia, Micheal Weiss, and Megan Barrett | Designed + created room scenes for Tom Felicia furniture pieces using keyshot | Sketched new designs + used hand sketch rendering skills to display + pitch new furniture pieces for existing Dune collection dining table + update existing Evelyn sofa | Created realistic versions of my designs using solidworks + Keyshot | Designed, modeled, and 3D printed hardware designs | Attended design meetings with Andy Bray, the president of the company, interior, upholstery, and product design teams | Helped choose hardware for pieces | Shadowed manufacturing facilities

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Instructed by longtime IBM Industrial Designers on IBM’s practices of user-centered design, user-experience design, and enterprise design to generate innovative luggage solutions for a user group we extensively individually researched. I worked with missionaries and mission trip participants to design an air-travel friendly pack design that worked around their unique sets of design requirements and needs.

Master'S Degree, Industrial And Product Design

Bachelor Of Industrial Design, Industrial And Product Design, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Snow Ski Club President