• Conceptualize and design unique, bespoke vinyl record storage solutions tailored to clients' specific needs and preferences.• Collaborate closely with clients throughout the design and production process, effectively translating their vision into functional and aesthetically pleasing furniture designs.• Develop technical packages and construction drawings to guide the building process of each piece, ensuring precision and adherence to design specifications.• Handcraft furniture pieces with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring high-quality craftsmanship.

• Collaborated with the offshore design group, providing design direction on products, parts, and components, and performed effective quality control inspections and assess technical drawings made by our offshore design team.• Designed and optimized mechanical components considering buildability, manufacturability and integration capability of designed components in conjunction with the offshore design group to ensure optimal quality of all deliverables.

• Developed custom lighting fixtures (lamps, wall sconces, fixtures) from client conception through production; ensure structural stability, electrical connection, ease of installation, and regulatory compliance.• Responsible for concept design, design modification, creating manufacturing drawing specs per client's standards, specifications, static/dynamic interference and clearance check as well as simulation of assemblies using Top/Down modeling approach.• Used CAD to design and modify sheet metal components for in-house production, considering cost and manufacturability, and gained diverse mechanical design experience spanning sheet metal/welded assembly design; metal casting design; fastening design; and machined metal design.

• Assisted with daily shop operations, set up and maintained machinery including table saws, joiners, planers, radial arm saws, band saws and hand tools.• Prepped surfaces and joints of articles before applying finishes such as sealers, oils, stains, and lacquers to our handcrafted bent wooden planters and light fixtures.