Packaging and Industrial Designer with 10+ years of end-to-end experience from consumer insight to mass-production launch. Proven track record designing packaging across FMCG, nutrition, and beauty categories at Dart Container, Nestlé/Gerber, and Amway. Fluent in structural 3D CAD and brand storytelling, with a hands-on prototyping practice and a sharp eye for the unboxing experience. Comfortable in fast-moving, cross-functional environments and passionate about packaging that earns shelf attention and delights at every touch point.

Feb. 2026 – Present

Industrial Designer
Contract - Creative Services
Amway | Ada, MI

March 2025 – Dec. 2025

Product Specialist
Packaging Design | Gerber
Nestlé Nutrition R&D | Fremont, MI

• Support breakthrough innovation through insights into trends, consumer motivations, and rapid prototyping.

• Manage design and prototyping lab.

• Inform product development and guide packaging concepts.

• Plan and facilitate strategic workshops, utilizing appropriate approaches and tools to achieve defined success criteria.

Sept. 2018 – April 2024

Industrial Designer
Global Innovation
Dart Container Corp. | Mason, MI

• Lead concept development process creating original packaging proposals across Sales Divisions, utilizing project management and design strategy.

• Integrate new trends, consumer insights, and technologies into consumer-facing solutions aligned with business strategy.

• Guide Packaging, Technical,  and external agencies in prototyping and design.

• Experience with design cycle from concept to manufacturing in mass-production.

• Lead and participate in internal and external ideation sessions.

• Manage Industrial Design 2023/24 Co-Op program.

Aug. 2016 – Sept. 2018

Associate Designer
New Product Development
Dart Container Corp. | Mason, MI

• Conceptualize new and improved value for customers by translating marketing requirements into compelling product solutions.

• Collaborate with designers, engineers, and cross-functional teams to bring prototypes to completion.

• Build pitch decks and present  concepts to internal and external audiences.

• Produce 3D prints for concept reviews and physical evaluations.

• Manage Industrial Design Intern Summer 2018.

Nov. 2015 – July 2016

Industrial Design Intern
Turnstone
Steelcase Inc. | Grand Rapids, MI

• Support the development of new office furniture concepts via ideation, sketching, CAD, and full scale prototypes for NeoCon 2016.

• Construct new furniture design concepts using a variety of materials such as modelboard, textiles, wood, sheet metal, metal castings, and electrical circuitry. 

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

Competencies

Continued Development