-
Product Design Temp
LeapFrog
Sep 2013 - Present (10 years 11 months)
-
Student
Academy of Art University
2009 - 2014 (5 years)
Product Design
Toy Design- preschool and girls emphasis
-
Freelance Designer
Hasbro
Sep 2012 - Sep 2013 (1 year)
• Conceptualize and design for the Bejeweled, Twister, and Candy Land 2014-15 product line
• Help to further develop existing concepts and gameplay to meet a target price range
• Create stylized renderings and explanatory drawings for presentations
-
Production Designer
Tiny Prints
Oct 2008 - Sep 2013 (4 years 11 months)
• Review and adjust customer orders meticulously regarding grammar, layout, typography,
graphics, and photos to ensure a quality print
• Effectively communicate with customers to build relationships and resolve issues
• Responsible for making correct grammatical and etiquette changes to submitted text
• Work with customers make suggestions to designs and to fulfill design customizations
-
Product Design Intern
LeapFrog
Jun 2013 - Aug 2013 (2 months)
• Added to the 2014 preschool toys portfolio through: conceptualizing, analog and digital sketching/styling, mockup modeling
• Employed quick problem solving to help revise projects under a tight time frame
• Created and edited control drawings and exploded views for engineering and costing
• Communicated and collaborated interdepartmentally to create a well-rounded learning product
-
Design Intern- Girls and Preschool Games
Hasbro
May 2012 - Aug 2012 (3 months)
• Added to the preschool and girls’ gaming portfolio through: rapid brainstorming, research, analog and digital sketching/rendering, mockup modeling
• Contributed and inspired in brainstorming, play testing, and character styling sessions
• Employed quick problem solving to help redesign projects under a tight time frame
• Assisted in developing presentation material for licensors such as Pop Cap and Disney
-
Placement Counselor
Remington International
Jul 2008 - Sep 2008 (2 months)
Research tech companies
Made cold calls to hiring managers
Recruited and interviewed potential candidates
Organized interviews between candidates and companies