EMPLOYMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Product Designer - Lowepro - 11/06 - current
Design of camera bags, cellphone and camera pouches, computer bags
Design and Engineering Contractor, 9/03 - current
OXO International - New York, NY
Designed, patented, and licensed the MagTack. Developed design for production, provided 3D CAD, provided patent drawings.West and Associates - Walnut Creek, CA
Patent illustrationMagenta - Berkeley, CA
Product Designer - tabletop products with an emphasis on ceramic materials
Unovo Design - San Francisco, CA
Product and packaging design, POP, graphic design, 3D modeling, sketching, research
Old Navy - San Francisco, CA
Created concept flats and croquis for all categories including mens’ outerwear and newborn clothing and footwear
Apple Computer, Inc. - Cupertino, CA
Worked with design team for soft goods product
New Balance Athletic Advanced Products/Footwear - Lawrence, MA
Designed and developed three women’s walking shoes, three apparel designs,
and their running group training manual
Beyond Design - Chicago, IL
Worked on new product concepts for office products, hardware, clocks, lights, and games
LIMN interiors - San Francisco, CA
Drawings, ideation, drafting, and prototyping of a new glass table design
After-school teacher - Los Angeles and Bay Area - 9/01-5/05
Lafayette Academy, Test Scholars, The Learning Advantage, Arroyo Pacific Academy
Questek Innovations - Applications Engineer - Evanston, IL - 5/98-8/00
Implemented newly formulated steels in product offering, coauthor of patent
EDUCATION
California College of the Arts - B.F.A. Industrial Design - San Francisco, CA - 2005
Northwestern University - B.S. Materials Science & Engineering - Evanston, IL - 2000
SKILLS
Adobe Suite, Alias Studio Tools, Solidworks, Rhino, Vellum, Dreamweaver, Flash, basic Javascript, basic databases/CGI, HTML, French and Mandarin Chinese
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Designs featured in many magazines and blogs - Fast Company, SF Chronicle, Real Simple, Oprah Magazine, Gizmag