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Industrial Design, Human Factors
Gokhale Method
Palo Alto, CA
Feb 2014 - Present (10 years 9 months)
• Responsible for all aspects of the design process from ideation to manufacturing
and production.
• Manage concept development and manufacturing.
• Redesign existing products with an emphasis on reducing manufacturing cost.
• Apply user research insight to design human-centric products.
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Consultation Agent/Advanced Repair Agent
Geek Squad
San Jose, CA
Jan 2006 - Present (18 years 2 months)
Training Best Buy employees on Geek Squad sales and services. Key responsibilities: Provide initial contact with clients and check-in products for service. Perform diagnostic testing to determine product issues and provide service solutions. Facilitate in-store sales, upgrades, installations and services.
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Industrial Design Intern
Shook Design
Palo Alto, CA
Jul 2013 - Mar 2014 (8 months)
• Engaged in various aspects of the design process including clay modeling,
concept sketching and product ideation.
• Advanced surfacing of clay models for concept evaluation.
• Created and submitted final clay model for ergonomic evaluation and
production fiberglass mold.
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Industrial Design Intern
Bionex Solutions Inc.
Santa Clara, CA
May 2009 - Sep 2010 (1 year 4 months)
• Ideation and creation of company logos, literature, signage and business cards.
• Product ideation, sketching and negotiation with vendors.
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Industrial Design Intern
BC Tech Inc.
Mar 2006 - Jul 2006 (4 months)
• Involved with multiple areas of the design process including the production of
concept sketches, rendering and mock ups.
• Created a test fixture used to identify key ergonomic features. Test fixture was
deployed at Stanford Medical Center for user feedback and testing.
• Created and submitted full scale foam models of a hand-held emergency
medical device for military use.
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Customer Solutions Specialist
Best Buy Inc.
San Jose, CA
Jan 2006 - Jan 2005 (11 months)
Maintained up to date product knowledge. Applied critical thinking skills to meet and exceed customer needs and sales.