Education
Philadelphia University
BS in Industrial Design
2002 - 2006
Skills
Solidworks
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
Hand Prototyping
Rapid Prototyping
CNC Operation
Industrial Design consultant . Clients include: Most Modest, Pfeiffer Lab, D2M Inc, Peter Stathis & Virtual Studio, Under Armour, Ear Peace, Frog and others.
Salthouse Design
Design Consultant
Dec. 2009 - Today
Most Modest
Lead Designer
2013 - Jul. 2016
Played a pivotal role in launching and building Most Modest, a thriving small design firm and product company. My accomplishments resulted from fully integrating my experience and skills in industrial design, marketing, graphic design and prototyping.
Designed eleven furniture product lines for our client, High Tower Group:
• Prepared furniture concepts for the executive team semiannually
• Created scale and full size prototypes for internal validation and presentation
• Prepared documentation for handoff to manufacturing team and worked closely with them to maintain design intent throughout development
• Played a key role in photoshoot prep (fabric/color/material selection, set design and creating furniture applications) and assisted photoshoot art direction
• Created product brochure, tear sheets and assembly instructions
Built Most Modest’s in-house brand:
• Assisted in creating the brand’s voice, look and feel
• Designed ten products for launch
• Prototyped products in house with CNC, laser cutter, 3D printer
• Prepared for and assist with art directing photoshoots
• Created marketing assets (catalogue, social media posts, ect.)
• Designed and built our trade show booth
• Attended up to six trade shows per year across the country
• Sourced manufacturing partners and managed our relationship
• Designed packaging
• Managed orders and customer service for direct sales and wholesale
Other Accomplishments include Designing Velvetwire’s smart charger and managing and launched a successful Kickstarter campaign for Velvetwire LLC.
California College of Art
Lecturer
2010 - Dec. 2012
I taught a solidworks classes in the industrial design department at The California College of Art. In addition to a solidworks classes I taught an introductory design studio.
As an industrial designer for this internationally known design firm I was part of a team designing all the furniture and lighting for a 6 billion dollar casino and five hotel resort, Resorts World Singapore; I also assisted with the design of the 2009 Target Inc. housewares run and packaging. Other clients included: Slice, Drive Medical, Progress Lighting, Westco.
Michael Graves Design
Industrial Designer
Sept. 2007 - Aug. 2012
As an in-house industrial designer for this home goods company I was responsible for designing a wide variety of products from soap dishes to soft goods.
Milano Series
Industrial Designer
Jan. 2007 - Sept. 2007
Josh Owen LLC
Intern
Jun. 2005 - Sept. 2005