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Professional
Experience
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Industrial Designer for product development consultancy
Industrial Designer in new product development group
+ Worked directly with marketing, engineering, and research to develop innovative consumer products for the Hefty brand
Design Consultant for laptop bag manufacturer
+ Developed Skooba line of computer and electronic accessory bags from concept to market
+ Skooba earned an Editor's Choice Award and a 5 out of 5 rating in the March 2005 issue of Laptop Magazine
+ Updated existing lines for improvements in usabilty, material, and ease of manufacture
Design Consultant for collegiate summer baseball team
+ Developed branding strategy of baseball team
+ Developed logo, website, and identity system
+ Rapid five day deployment of team website
| Blu Dot |
Minneapolis, MN |
2003 - Summer |
Design Internship for furniture designer and manfacturer
+ Conceptual development and ideation of new products
+ Project support
Design Internship for housewares designer and manufacturer
+ Developed a vase for housewares market
+ Conceptual development and ideation of new products
+ Promotional and production task support
| BPE |
Rochester, NY |
1999 - 2004 |
Head Designer, Project Support for work flow consultancy
+ Developed corporate identity including: logo, web presence, promotional materials
+ Developed patient informational videos for health care clients
+ Generated sales leads for business
+ Created client training documentation
+ Supported client assessments with statistical analyses
| Video Production |
Rochester, NY |
2000 - 2003 |
Self - Employed, Production, Sales Promotion
+ Edited and produced video highlights of sporting events for teams and individuals
+ Promoted highlight tape to players and parents
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| Education
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| RIT |
Rochester, NY |
2000 - 2004 |
Major: BFA in Industrial Design (Graduation in May 2004)
+ Industrial Design GPA – 4.0 / Overall GPA – 3.6
+ Strengthened ties between Design and Engineering departments to collaborate on design projects for manufacture
+ Participated in three independent projects with engineering students to develop a flotation device for handicapped kids, a solar walkway light, and an automated home medication dispenser
+ IDSA Council leader
+ Organized design lecture series: brought in outside designers from Antenna Design, Kodak, and Alexander Manu
+ Started Project Day: a design exercise with outside designers and students
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| Extracurricular
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| IDSA |
Chicago, IL |
Nov 2005 - Present |
Chicago chapter officer
+ Participates in organizing events
Columnist, Blogger
+ Author of The Student Life, a monthly column describing experiences as an industrial design student
+ Column can be viewed at: www.core77.com/weblogs/student.asp
Co-Founder, Co-Chair, Industrial Design Student Conference
+ Organized two day event that explored inspired creativity being used in the real world
+ Events included: lectures, professional portfolio coaching, student design competition
+ Organized registration of more than 200 students and professionals from ten design schools
+ Speakers included: Yves Behar (fuseproject), John Christakos (Blu Dot), Stephanie Elias (Leapfrog), Chris Lenart (newdealdesign), Alan Mudd (Design Continuum), Steve Portigal (Consumer Researcher), Virginia Postrel (author of The Substance of Style), Cameron Sinclair (Architecture for Humanity), Duane Smith & Stefane Barbeau (Vessel & release1), Claude Zellweger (One & Co.)
+ Designed promotional materials including: poster, press releases, and website (www.thoughtatwork.com)
+ Secured sponsorship from RIT School of Design, Core77, Blu Dot, Product Development Technologies, and BPE
+ Was featured in Mar/Apr 2004 issue of I.D. Magazine, Core77.com, and Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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| Design Skills
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+ Very strong in research, brainstorming, concept sketching, concept modeling, rendering, and presentations
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| Computer Skills
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CATIA v5 R14, SolidWorks, Freeform Sensible, Vellum, Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, GoLive), Macromedia Freehand, Apple (Final Cut Pro, iMovie), nine years web design experience
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| Awards |
+ Laptop Magazine Editor's Choice Award (Skooba satchel)
+ RIT Alumni Merit Scholarship Award Winner for Academic Achievement
+ Mowris-Mulligan Scholarship Award Winner for Academic Achievement
+ Awarded five out of five on AP Portfolio Exam by the College Board. Slides of AP Portfolio work used in example portfolios (among 40 selected from over 14,000 portfolios submitted)
+ Monroe County / Mothers Against Drunk Driving billboard design award winner
+ Churchville-Chili High School logo design competition winner
+ Churchville-Chili High School graduation cover design competition winner
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