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Founder
Chicago, IL
Sep 2016 - Present (8 years)
MAKOKOMO designs and produces functional objects for living and working.
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Founder - Principal Designer
Chicago, IL
Mar 2009 - Present (15 years 6 months)
* Directing a full-service design consultancy specializing in product design and development of consumer products, public design, housewares, furniture, and lighting.
* Manage all functions of the office including business development, creative direction, project management, product licensing, talent acquisition, strategic partnerships, marketing, etc.
* Providing design services to furniture, housewares, and lighting manufacturers, architects, hospitality and aerospace industries
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Principal Designer
Steelcase Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
Sep 2017 - Sep 2020 (3 years)
www.steelcase.com
* Bringing best-in-class solutions to the evolving workplace and educational institutions.
* Working with cross-functional, global teams, lead design and new product development for various Steelcase brands including, Turnstone, Steelcase Education and Steelcase Inc.
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Adjunct Faculty
Chicago, IL
2014 - 2016 (2 years)
www.saic.edu
* Designed curriculum and led graduate portfolio seminar preparing design masters candidates on positioning methods and professional practice
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Adjunct Faculty
2010 - 2011 (1 year)
www.uic.edu
* Developed and led graduate seminar on design localization
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Designer
Princeton, NJ
2007 - 2009 (2 years)
www.michaelgraves.com
* Design and product development for the retail, hospitality and healthcare industries
* Design support on large scale architectural programs
* Product research, ideation, model making, 3-D modeling, rendering, 2-D CAD drawings
* Clients included: Target, Stryker, Resorts World Sentosa, Baldinger, Slice
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Contract Designer
Oakland, CA
2007 - 2007
www.pfeifferlab.com
* Design support and product development for award-winning studio of designer/author Eric Pfeiffer
* Furniture and home furnishings product ideation, modeling, CAD drawings
* Clients included: Crate and Barrel, CB2, Habitat (U.K.), Wieland, Paul Frank, 10-Grain
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Fine Furniture Maker
Julian Giuntoli Custom Furniture
San Francisco, CA
2004 - 2007 (3 years)
Apprenticed under master European furniture makers
* Fabrication and engineering of custom and small-run production furniture pieces for interior design and architectural clients