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San Francisco, CA, US

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

- Led clients through design process from initial concept brainstorm to manufacturing- Sourced materials worked with domestic and overseas manufacturers- Led patent development with local IP firm- Clients include startups, small businesses and VC firms- Won Red Dot Design Award for CableTread in partnership with e.ventures

Mountain View, California

- Form development for medical products/robotics- Color, material, finish detailing- Client presentation decks

San Francisco, California

- Assisted with scale-model builds for San Francisco architectural development- Led consumer product prototype development- Owned CAD, machining, detailed hand work

Berkeley, CA

- Developed dozens of products for in-house brands, Charcoal Companion, PizzaCraft, Nimby- Worked directly with factory engineers in China- Created manufacturing drawings/tech packs- Managed many projects at one time, hitting deadlines- Sold to many retailers, Williams-Sonoma, Crate&Barrel, Home Depot, Target, Cabela's

- Won open-sourced design contest hosted by FirstBuild (GE subsidiary) to design the look and feel of their cold brew coffee appliance- Beat out 60 contestants including multiple design firms- Flew out to FirstBuild's HQ in Louisville KY to work with in-house designers + engineers- Assisted with launch on Indiegogo

Greater Seattle Area

- Design of new travel volleyball cart concept "SnapDragon"- Visualized concept, modeled in CAD, build prototype from 80/20, refined to detailed production sample- Built presentation and presented concept to top execs

Seattle, WA

- Created marketing collateral for the UW's Marketing Communications department- Brochures, signage/banners for new brand identity guidelines.

Bachelor Of Design, Industrial Design

Activities and Societies: IDSA NW, AIGA SeattleStrong foundation in the design process

Education record

Activities and Societies: Varsity Baseball Captain