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Sales Associate
Baby Grand
Jan 2014 - Present (10 years 10 months)
Assisting parents in preparing and providing for their children, by offering product knowledge to help them select the best products for their lifestyle. Utilizing customer comments as insight for future product development, and offering comprehensive understanding of products.
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Product Design Engineer
Regalo Baby International/Carlson Pet Products
Jun 2013 - Present (11 years 5 months)
Producing new and innovative products with an international team of engineers and designers, while collaborating with the marketing and sales departments. Involved in all aspects of product development and implementation of products, from preliminary research and ideation to post production. Traveling overseas and communicating with factory owners to ensure successful production and quality control. Assisting in regulation of product safety compliance standards.
Creating detailed CAD models and communicating concepts with overseas manufactures.
Developing future concepts while also improving exiting products and procedures. Organizing workflow and creating consistency throughout multiple departments.
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Sponsored Project - Industrial Designer
Golden Calf Company
May 2013 - Present (11 years 6 months)
Selected for an independent sponsored project developing designs for the feeding system on dairy farms. Focusing on multiple aspects including initial research, ideation, Solid Works, prototyping, and implementation of a final solution.
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Software assistant
UW-Stout Industrial Design Department
Sep 2012 - May 2013 (8 months)
Tutor for students seeking help with Solid Works and Adobe software programs.
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Faculty-led Sponsored Project
Malco Products Inc.
Feb 2012 - May 2012 (3 months)
Developed designs relating to current trends in the automotive tool industry. Actively involved in collaborative sketching, ideation, Solid Works concepts and professional presentation skills.