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Emily is a highly creative Industrial Designer with complimentary background in Architecture. She has 3+ years of experience working with startups, consultancies, firms, and corporations at every stage of the design process from initial research and startup brand identity to form refinement for manufacture.
She is a deep conceptual thinker with an irrepressible passion to innovate, contribute, and learn by uncovering and connecting unarticulated user needs to the next refreshing, successful product. She is both highly professional and approachable with a natural ability to empathize and connect through strong communication and presentation skills.
Emily’s strong technical aptitude and understanding of manufacture, business, and spatial design bolster the development of inventive yet executable design. She is a graduate of The University of Notre Dame with a BA in Industrial Design and two years of Architecture curriculum.
KENMORE HOME APPLIANCES, INNOVATION AWARD, 2016
Awarded by Kenmore Senior Industrial Design Team for best individual
design of an IoT smart appliance for urban millennials 5-10 years out. Final
Project, Most Innovative.
STARTUP WEEKEND, AWARDED BEST SOCIAL VENTURE, 2013
Researched, designed, & co-developed mental health wellness mobile app.
MCCLOSKEY BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION, COMPANY CO-FOUNDER, 2013
GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA, GOLD AWARD RECIPIENT, 2011
Highest scout honor. Chester NJ Senior Housing Improved Living Project.
Researched, ergonomically designed, modeled, crafted, & installed custom,
outdoor senior seating.
M.J. Donnelly Memorial Scholarship for American Business, 2010 & 2011
NJIT Summer Architecture Final Project Award, 2011
Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar, 2011
St. Lawrence Scholarship, 2011
IDSA