My passion is designing outside-of-the-box products which surprise and delight users. I love working internationally and building creative design teams that question the status quo and break paradigms!
2014 Outstanding Craftsman Award- Scale Motorcars International
2013 Innovation Award/ISSA- ProTeam Super Coach Pro Backpack Vacuum
2013 Finalist/IDSA IDEA Award- ProTeam Super Coach Pro Backpack Vacuum
2013 Excellence in Design Award/Bronze- ProTeam Super Coach Pro Backpack Vacuum
2013 IDSA IDEA Award/Finalist- ProTeam Super Coach Pro Backpack Vacuum
2012 ISSA "Most Innovative New Product"
ProTeam SuperCoach Backpack Vacuum
2012 "Excellence In Design Award"
Ridgid WD1680 Wet/Dry Blower Vac
2010 "Excellence In Design Award"
Bucket Head BH0100 Wet/Dry Vac
2010 ABC TV/Good Morning America "Best New Products"
Bucket Head Wet/Dry Vac featured on TV segment highlighting innovative products
2003 Keynote Speaker
SolidWorks World, Walt Disney World, Florida- January 2003
2002 SolidWorks World Industrial Design Feature
Products displayed at SolidWorks World 2002 in Las Vegas - February 2002
1998 PPAI "Golden Achievement Award- Most Creative New Product"
Hazel WorkStation Padfolio
1989 IDSA Student Merit Award.
Chosen to represent The Ohio State University & present portfolio at the I.D.S.A. Mideast Conference, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
1989 Sara Jane Pyne Memorial Scholarship in the Visual Arts
Selected to receive an annual cash award for tuition expenses.
Designs Published In:
1998 "New & Notable", Travelware Magazine-Spring Issue
Hazel Leather Computer Tote
1993 Front Cover Photo "Digital Tools in Industrial Design"
Appliance Magazine
1989 "Basic Concepts and Principles Used in Architecture and Design"
Charles Wallschlaeger, William C. Brown Publishing Company, 1989.
IDSA