Coroflot

Resume

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EDUCATION

2004
University of California at Berkeley: Berkeley, CA
Bachelor’s of Science, Mechanical Engineering major with Art Practice minor
Mary C. & William G. Drake Scholarship (full merit-based award)
Engineering exchange student at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan

2006
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD): Providence, RI
Master’s of Industrial Design
RISD Presidential Scholarship nominee

2009, 2011
School of Visual Arts (SVA): New York, NY
Typography, a continuing education course
Information Design, a continuing education course

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EXPERIENCE

2008–2012
AppNexus, Johnson&Johnson, EDF, BIG!NYC, Public Policy Lab, CitizenR&D, Sylvia Harris, L’Oreal/Lancome, Birsel+Seck, Kaleidoscope, Katie Osborn, Families for Freedom, Outlier, Conant Architects, Pensa, Smartfusion
(Freelancer) Research, strategy, user experience, graphic design, information design, retail display design, user interface design, presentation building, signage inventory, rendering, prototyping, illustration, copyediting.

2008
Hoberman Associates: New York, NY
(Designer/Engineer) Contribution to transformable design projects spanning engineering, architecture, product design; creation, critique, revision of diverse public communications.

2007–2008
Gilmore Group: New York, NY
(Designer) Branded environments for corporate clients—site audits, group analysis, ideation, rendering, presentation building, vendor sourcing, implementation, concurrent client contact.

2006–2007
A2: New York, NY
(Designer) Fast-paced consumer product design and strategy—benchmarking, ethnography, interviewing, retail audits, analysis, 3D modeling, information design, presentation building.

2006
Sparkle Labs: New York, NY
(ID Intern) Interactive toy design, circuit assembly, storyboarding, prototyping; silkscreening.

2005
Design Continuum: West Newton, MA
(Strategy Intern) Turning user research into strategy for ongoing collaborative projects.

2002–2003
Zoe Design Associates: San Francisco, CA
(ID Intern) Product design research, ideation, rendering, prototyping.

2001–2004
Richard Matsunaga & Associates Architects: Honolulu, HI
(Architecture Intern) AutoCAD drafting, site audits, furniture inventory.

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SKILLS

Strong drawing and sketching abilities.
Versatility in two and three dimensions, constantly problem-solving.
Presentation building, specializing in the graphic organization of information.
Ethnography, interviewing, covert auditing, detailed documentation.
Modelmaking, machining, basic power tool use for wood, metal, plastic.
Exceptional oral, visual, written communication.

Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Excel, Keynote.

Native English, intermediate Italian, literate Latin, elementary Japanese.