education
University of Cincinnati
College of Design, Architecture, Art, & Planning
Industrial Design (Product Track)
B.S. of Industrial Design Class of 2012
Summa Cum Laude
experience
Continuum
Product design intern Spring & Fall 2011
Global innovation/design consultancy.
Client work included Herman Miller, Merck Millipore, iRobot, PepsiCo, New Balance, Alberto Culver, Preserve and American Express.
TEAMS Design
Industrial design intern Fall 2010
Global design consultancy.
Client work included Bissell, Bosch, Dell, HoMedics and Sunbeam.
Jack Rouse Associates
Industrial design intern Spring 2010
Experience / environment design consultancy.
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
Industrial design intern Spring & Fall 2009
Corporate medical design
interests
Life Simplification
Drawing /Painting / Illustration
Typography
Meditation / Yoga
Digital Animation
Reading
Sailing
recognition
DAAP Outstanding Senior 2012
Selected by faculty as the outstanding senior from DAAP's
Industrial Design (Product track) program.
IDSA DAAPWorks Awards 2012
Third place winner
Touch to See Inclusive Pill Bottles
DAAP ePortfolio Competition 2012
Design Excellence Award
Spirit of Innovation Award
Innov8 for Health 2012
Semifinalist
Touch to See Inclusive Pill Bottles
IHA Student Design Competition 2012
Third place winner
Slivr Home Deli Slicer
Cincinnati Innovates 2010
Finalist
OnCycle Electric Bicycle
IDEA Awards 2010
Bronze winner, Student category
ECHO Surgical 4D Ultrasound
Autodesk Visualization Awards 2004-2007
1 national award, 4 regional awards
International competition recognizing excellence in student
digital animation, modeling, and rendering
skills
Product design with a focus on synthesizing meaningful
user experiences from research, brand and strategy;
CAD solid, surface, & polygon modeling:
DSS SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Alias, Rhino, Autodesk
3dsmax, Maxon Cinema4D, SketchUp
Digital rendering:
3ds max & V-Ray, SolidWorks Photoview, KeyShot
Digital animation;
Hand-sketching utilizing a variety of physical & digital media;
Expert-level knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, AfterEffects;
Typography, graphic design, illustration