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Chicago, Illinois, United States

pkgd.design offers flexible, subscription-based packaging design solutions and productized assets that provide high-quality photorealistic 3D renderings, manufacturable CAD models, and strategic design concepts. Our fast turnaround and unlimited revisions make us the ideal partner for brands, agencies, and suppliers looking to elevate their packaging visuals, marketing assets, and sustainable design innovations.

Global Oral Health Lead, EMEA & LatAm Lead• Managed the strategy, scouting, conceptualization, and prototype validation of innovative materials and manufacturing technologies for sustainable packaging solutions.• Co-founding contributor in designing new global multi-disciplinary team remit; working with consultancy to strategize, define, implement, and launch a custom agile operating model, processes, and tools. • Created and implemented our foundational scouting strategy, and managed multiple external vendors in consumer, trends, and supplier research projects totaling $750k in budget to date.• Delivered 26 Proof of Principles in 12 months using our agile methodology for maturing ideas, concepts, prototypes, and pilots to the right Tech Readiness Level fit to be adopted into the business for market launch.

Richmond, Virginia, United States

R&D Packaging Innovation & Sustainability; Global Oral Health Lead, E-Comm Lead• Served as design lead for Sensodyne, Paradontax, Aquafresh platform initiative that will be largest contributor to meeting corporate 2025 sustainability targets, removing tons of plastic waste while improving consumer UX.• Achieved >50% in plastic reduction per unit sold with annual volume over 800 million by conceptualizing and spearheading a disruptive injection molding innovation, using CAD simulations and DFM proof of concepts.• Owned multiple projects simultaneously as Innovation & Sustainability Global Oral Health Lead, operating in an autonomous role with direct reporting to I&S Lead, Head of Oral Health and other Senior Directors.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Transformed marketing briefs into meaningful designs across international markets for structural packaging, delivery systems and medical devices in consumer and pharmaceutical healthcare.• Strategized designs based on cost targets, material quality, FDA requirements and branding guidelines for the likes of Advil, Emergen-C, Chapstick, Centrum, Robitussin and other household name brands.• Invented a thoughtful user experience from patient interviews that led to a patented blister design for safety-conscious dosing while serving as the Design Lead for Ibrance’s holistic packaging (Pfizer Rx, launched 2020) • Played integral roles in consumer studies; utilized design thinking to strategize goal-oriented results, provoked insights through concept renderings, and tested rapid-prototypes in real-time during end-user co-creation.• Designed for manufacturing; carton die lines with Adobe Illustrator, blow/injection-mold parts with Solidworks.

Richmond, Virginia, United States

• Selected member of nine multi-discipline specialists to operate full-time under pilot agile program tasked with strategizing, researching, developing & launching new category product offerings.• Executed a multi-faceted role on team of four that made Pfizer first big pharma to launch CBD offerings.• Conducted brand positioning, graphics exploration, product form sketch ideation, UX web design, supplier optimization with CAD, rapid prototyping, and renderings for early Venture Board decks to final DTC website.

Chicago, Il

• Responsible for product ideation, delivery of business-driven concepts, and collaborated with CNC engineer on design for manufacturing at product development.• Performed quantitative analog sketching, qualitative digital sketching, CAD modeling and 3D-print prototyping.• Pushed research and design to increase product diversity and market share through the innovation of superior user experiences, which are made evident in units sold and consumer reviews praising the designs.

Chicago, Il

• Collaborated with client through end-to-end design process, creating multiple concept iterations before presenting final CAD model prototype to manufacturing engineer for production development. • Client testimonial: “I had such a pleasure learning the design process with you. I want to put your name on it somewhere.”• Manufacturing Engineer testimonial: “The user experience was carefully thought through with in-depth understanding of insights.”

Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

• Collaborated on multiple client projects in multi-disciplinary teams to iterate, develop and present final work.• Sourced design development of patented housewares product through network of manufacturing companies.• Conducted market/target/opportunity research and analysis.• Developed a marketing and creative brief for a multi-media Kickstarter campaign.

Phoenix, Arizona

• Worked in the field as UX facilitator onboarding client accounts for launch of UberEATS.• Implemented virtual partner focus sessions and spot polling as research for UI/UX app feature design.

Chicago, Illinois

• Created UX flow charts, Balsamiq wireframe mockups, GUIs with Photoshop and Axure prototypes for iOS, Android, Windows and Web applications for clients the likes of CDW, BCBS, and Pampered Chef. • Engaged with clients to define initial feature sets for enterprise level apps• Responsible for cross platform translation of application design language and feature interactions• Created design documentation for developer use that included all design element interactions, page layouts with margins and paddings, color palettes and typography

Bachelor'S Of Science In Design, Industrial Design

Activities and Societies: IDSA, "Industrial Designers Society of America" • Leadership Fraternity, Pi Kappa Phi • EPICS, "Engineering.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: National Honors Society • Student Government • Rotary Interact Club (Founder) • Men's Diving Team (Captain) •.