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Industrial Designer & Strategist
Kansas City, MO
May 2021 - Feb 2023 (1 year 9 months)
My role is currently designing and conceptualizing outdoor products for large retailers like Walmart, Target, Costco, and Amazon. I work alongside a large design team consisting of Industrial designers and project managers to bring product solutions to market from early conception to manufactured designs. Responsible for managing multiple projects, meeting project deadlines, and
presenting product concepts to various buyers. I have multiple upcoming products which are being finalized with engineering and vendor freights, which I’m excited to share shortly. I contribute product concepts, ideation sketching, CAD Solidworks modeling, 3D printed prototypes, keyshot renderings, and factory documentation.
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Freelance Industrial Designer
Austin, TX
Jun 2020 - Sep 2021 (1 year 3 months)
A remote freelance design position designing product solutions for various small businesses and kickstarters. I successfully designed to market the Dakota Ridge rainboots series, on online e-commerce vendors. My role as the industrial designer was to sit in on various client calls and translate their business ideas both visually and functionally to enhance their market positioning. I worked alongside a senior designer and quality sourcing team to align on product launch goals. I was responsible for product designing multiple categories, from textile accessories, sporting equipment, and kitchenware.
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Industrial Product Designer
NY
Aug 2018 - Feb 2020 (1 year 6 months)
An Industrial design and product manager role developing outdoor optics products alongside an engineering and sales team. I designed and launched multiple textile accessories, as well as the VX binocular series to market. I have experience traveling overseas to both research outdoor market trends at various trade shows, as well as visiting on-site factories in China on various product design specifications and quality control. I was responsible for delivering product concepts, ideation sketching, CAD Solidworks modeling, 3D printed prototypes, keyshot renderings, and factory documentation
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Industrial Design Intern
Anderson, SC
May 2017 - Sep 2017 (4 months)
A summer internship industrial design position developing product concepts for the Ryobi power tool brand. I coordinated alongside a team of senior designers, engineers, and project managers to develop the next generation of power tools and lighting solutions. I successfully designed to market the Ryobi P790 tool light, which is currently a best seller at Home Depot. I was responsible for delivering concept sketching, 3D mockups, product visualization, solidworks models, and color, material, finish specifications