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Morgantown, Pennsylvania, United States

• Invent novel and patentable mechanisms to make infant products easier and safer to use.• Collaborate with marketing to create a product that accurately fills a void in the market.• Present and discuss physical and digital prototypes to stakeholders for critique.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Summer 2022, 2023 | Professional Landscape Seminar • Introduced students to industry professionals and practices with self guided research and weekly readings. • Helped develop student portfolios to be cohesive representations of their skill sets, passions and personalities by showing how to do Photoshop mock ups with smart objects, layouts in Indesign, and editing sketches in Illustrator. • Discussed topics of professionalism, product design, job searching and interviews while sharing personal experiences and insights.Fall 2022, 2023 | Applied Design Visualization • Communicate 2 and 3 point perspective and the uses of various techniques to communicate design intent. • Build student confidence in using sketching and rendering as a design tool while playing with various mediums.

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

• 3D scanned OE exhaust and components to design aftermarket solutions that produce more power and enhance sound. • Designed and fabricated fixtures that make manufacturing aesthetically pleasing exhaust systems easily repeatable while eliminating the chance for error. • Installed and dyno tested prototype pieces to better understand performance gains, installation pain points as well as ensuring proper fitment.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Finalized graphics and prepared detailed proofs for client presentations and later for production• Pulled final materials and created a material board to gain client approval of booth finishes• Modeled 3D artifacts to be used in rendered spaces• Ideated booth layout with considerations for booth requirements and the flow of visitors

• Quickened manufacturing methods by creating custom clamps for molds and better researching material properties• Built crates for goods to be shipped cross-country ensuring safe and timely delivery of over $10,000 in custom furniture• Contacted wholesales suppliers of raw materials and negotiated pricing resulting in 33% cost savings

• Led coordination efforts with off base agencies to ensure smooth forward deployment of 50+ personnel and 3 aircraft• Coordinated military specialists and government contractors to ensure that timelines regarding multi-million dollar weapon system upgrades remained on track• Trained subordinates as front line supervisor on safe and proper maintenance practices

• Performed launch, recovery, tow and maintenance tasks on 33 aircraft valued in excess of $10.6B

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Industrial And Product Design, 3.76 Gpa

Associate Of Science - As, Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician