MY WORK
MY Experience
Professional Experience
09.2024 - Present
Newell Brands
Associate Industrial Designer
- Actively participated in consumer empathy research and design discovery, ensuring that the products we created truly met the needs of our users.
- Partnered with R&D and Marketing teams to develop feasible products and validate prototypes, ensuring that my designs were not only innovative but also practical and manufacturable.
- Leveraged new, and existing Visual Design Language to maintain strong brand integrity.
05.2024 - 09.2024
Dick's Sporting Goods
Associate Industrial Designer
- Implemented design revisions to mechanical and aesthetic features to ensure compliance with updated VBL regulations.
- Partnered with business development, sourcing, and branding teams to conceptualize, develop, consumer-focused products.
05.2023 - 05.2024
GE Appliances, A Haier Company
Industrial Design Intern
- Developed design concepts for consumer goods, seamlessly merging usability,
manufacturing feasibility, and brand identity to deliver excellent product experiences
- Experienced in iterative prototyping, testing, and refinement of designs to ensure top-tier
performance and safety compliance
- Leveraged storytelling and design visualization skills to develop captivating concept visions
effectively communicating design intent and fostering stakeholder engagement
- Designed several different patent pending solutions expected to be in production
- Collaborated closely with engineers, consumer insights, and marketing teams
05.2022 - 08.2022
DISHER Design
Industrial Design Intern
- Worked alongside the Advanced Product Development team to assist with market
research, product benchmarking, concept sketching, user studies, journey mapping,
prototyping, concept evaluation, 3d modeling, and rendering
- Aided and facilitated whiteboard innovation workshops and brainstorming sessions
- Collaborated closely with cross-disciplinary teams to help drive innovative solutions
- Presented concepts to designers, engineers, managers, and independent inventors
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01.2023 - Present
Freelance Industrial Design
Industrial Designer
- Assisted in the front-end ideation and concept development of multiple product lines
- Structured a comprehensive VBL document for a product line of consumer devices
- Delivered high-quality product renderings to be used in e-commerce applications
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Education
2024 Graduate
Western Michigan University (Richmond Institute for Design + Innovation)
Affiliations
BFA Product Design GPA 3.8 Dean's List
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09.2021 - 09.2023
IDSA Student Chapter WMU Vice President
12.2022 - Present
Spring 2025
2025
WMU RIDI Design Mentor
WMU RIDI Adjunct Keyshot Lecturer
IHA Student Competition 3rd Place Winner