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Contractor / Freelance Industrial Designer
San Francisco, CA
Apr 2014 - Present (10 years 7 months)
As a freelance industrial designer, I work with startups and established companies who are on the cutting edge of their categories. I collaborate directly with clients and teams to combine their unique knowledge of their respective industries with my design and strategy perspectives to reach solutions that both my clients and end users are delighted by.
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Graphic Designer
Tucson, AZ
Apr 2012 - Mar 2014 (1 year 11 months)
Schletter is a world leader in the solar energy industry, manufacturing and distributing PV mounting systems (the metal structure that holds up the solar modules).
As a member of the marketing team, I collaborated with various departments to create understandable product literature and clearly communicate products and features to the public through web design, advancing the company brand, and trade show display design.
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Industrial Design Contractor
LexiLed Lighting startup company
Tucson, AZ
Oct 2011 - Feb 2012 (4 months)
LexiLed lighting was the beginnings of a United States brand for a China-based manufacturer of LED lighting technologies.
Over several months contracting, I worked under the U.S. branch CEO designing conceptual LED lighting, fixtures, and light engines, as well as branding, monthly reports, and presentations.
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Production Graphic Designer
Tempe, AZ
Aug 2010 - Aug 2011 (1 year)
Tiny Prints is an online premium greeting card and stationary brand.
Working as a production designer, I managed a daily quota of cards to make sure customers received products of the highest quality through typesetting and photo editing.
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Industrial Design Intern
Phoenix, AZ
May 2008 - May 2009 (1 year)
Ping is a national leader in the sporting goods industry, specializing in golf products.
While interning there, I conducted extensive user and market research, contributed insights on colorways and packaging design for new product lines, and was named inventor on a provisional patent for an innovative new club head cover design.