Jan. 2021 – Present

Fabricator🔗

Dansville, MI

• Fabricating custom furniture, DIY installations, and commissioned furniture restorations to create visual assets for Home Improvement brands editorial and social media campaigns

• Experience working with variety of materials such as wood, paint, stain, epoxies, urethanes, and upholstery

• Experience working with Model Shop equipment such as saws, drill press, sanders and hand tools

• Knowledge of photo/cinematography, photo/video editing, asset creation, social media insights and analytics

Sept. 2018 – April 2024

Industrial Designer, Global Innovation

Dart Container Corp. | Mason, MI

• Leading Global Innovation Concept Design - developing and launching sustainable lines including reusable food/bev. packaging, backyard/home compostable cutlery, and PFAS- Free molded fiber dinnerware

• Working closely with major national food, beverage, and restaurant brands providing consumer insights, concept development, and product design recommendations to ensure the final output aligns with client sustainability goals, user experience, and market demands

• Engaging with internal and external resources including model makers, model shop manager, vendors, suppliers, designers, engineers, plant personnel, and program manager among others

• Developing concept parts, prototypes, and life-like displays for proper evaluation and/or presentation

• Managing Industrial Design 2023/24 Co-Op program

Aug. 2016 – Sept. 2018

Associate Industrial Designer,
New Product Development

Dart Container Corp. | Mason, MI

Hired contract Aug. 2016
Hired salary Nov. 2016

• Collaborating with engineering, marketing, and lab technicians to meet or exceed product development criteria - ensuring successful integration of new product ideas into the Foodservice and Consumer Products market channels

• Assisting in the fabrication of concept parts and prototypes for evaluation and presentation

• Knowledge of Rapid-Prototyping and Rapid-Tooling industry and experience working with a variety of materials such as clay, plastics, paint, stain, epoxies, and urethanes

• Responsible for working on multiple projects at a time

• Managing Industrial Design Intern Summer 2018

Nov. 2015 – July 2016

Industrial Design Intern,
Turnstone Brand

Steelcase Inc. | Grand Rapids, MI

• Assisting the design team in developing new office furniture concepts via ideation, sketching, CAD, and fabricating physical scale prototypes contributing to the refinement of several Turnstone products

• Basic knowledge and experience working with a variety of materials such as model board, textiles, wood, sheet metal, metal castings, and electrical

• Patent granted for internship project, Paper Clip, featured at NeoCon 2016; U.S. Patent Number D832,611 S

Competencies

Continued Development