I graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in industrial design. I live in Chicago and have been working as an industrial designer at IA Collaborative for about a year now.
WORK EXPERIENCE
IA Collaborative
Chicago, Illinois
July 2010-Present
Industrial Designer
IA Collaborative
Chicago, Illinois June-September 2009 January-March
Design Intern
Worked within the newly formed industrial design team. Responsibilities included concept exploration through sketching, product ideating with information synthesized by the design research team, and participation in consumer in-home research interviews. Projects involved work with the graphic design team and interaction with clients and contractors.
Priority Designs
Columbus, Ohio January- March 2009
Design Intern
Primary responsibilities involved quick ideation sketching, Photoshop and Illustrator renderings, and participation in brainstorm sessions. Projects I worked on included fixtures, office products, and consumer electronics.
M3 Design
Austin, Texas June-September 2008
Design Intern
Participated in group sketch sessions, brainstorm
sessions, bodystorm research, and rendering for
a wide range of products including dental products,
professional electronics, and consumer electronics.
Lexmark International
Lexington, Kentucky June-September 2007 January-March 2008
Design Intern
Extensive model making, sketching and ideation for printer parts, accessories and options, 3D modeling, interaction with marketing and engineering, participation in brainstorming sessions for product development and implementation.
EDUCATION
University Of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio 2005-Present
College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning
BS Industrial Design, Class of 2010
St. Charles Preparatory High School
Columbus, Ohio 2001-2005
SOFTWARE
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe In Design
Corel Painter
Rhino
Alias
Keyshot
Chicago, IL
--3rd Place HP Sponsored Studio to design of an environmentally sustainable desktop computer for 2012 --Student Furniture Show at Design Within Reach in Columbus, Ohio October 2009