My skills include: contextual research, rapid visualization, prototype development, computer modeling, ergonomic evaluation and more. My core values are design interaction, design sustainability, design responsibility (and just plain old design.)
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts Summer 2009
Major: Industrial Design
Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA
EXPERIENCE
Temporary Product Designer
Fisher-Price East Aurora, NY Oct '09 - June '10
• Designed Baby Gear products from 2D and 3D renderings to tooling and manufacture.
• Innovated new product platforms through user research and mechanical prototyping.
• Adhered to strict cost and safety requirements, while maintaining current trends.
• Refined designs through product colors, textures, materials and processes.
• Presented concepts to upper management for approval and selection.
• Created graphic designs for product art and show-room exhibitions.
Product Design Intern
Fisher-Price East Aurora, NY Sept '08 - Dec '08
• Developed infant seating concepts for the Baby Gear Department at Fisher-Price.
• Managed meetings with marketing and engineering for brainstorming and problem solving.
• Generated advanced 3-D geometry for rendering and rapid prototyping.
• Created handmade prototypes to develop form and test mechanisms.
• Expanded understanding of product materials and manufacturing.
TECHNOLOGY
• Rhinoceros
•Alias Studio Tools
• Vray
• Hypershot
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• InDesign
• Microsoft Office
East Aurora, NY