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Associate Product Designer
Abercrombie & Fitch
Columbus, OH
Aug 2012 - Present (11 years 7 months)
Designing the forms, branding, and stories of the fragrance and personal care products for the Abercrombie and Hollister
brands. Daily contact with engineers, marketers, and merchandisers allows me to shape each product through every phase of
development; from ideation and prototyping to production and point-of-sale.
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Industrial + Interaction Design Student
Syracuse University
Sep 2007 - May 2012 (4 years 8 months)
Graduated Cum Laude (3.5 GPA)
Junior Prize design competition - 1st Place. Bert Rice Prize for outstanding Industrial Design student. Robert Kalvitis Award for excellence in thesis presentation.
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Teaching Assistant - Interaction Design
Syracuse University
Aug 2011 - Dec 2011 (4 months)
Guided students through development of blood glucose monitors, including interface design, user experience, sketching demos, and modeling techniques; both mock-up and final appearance models. Often times led class sessions completely independently.
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Design Intern
John Green Designs
May 2011 - Aug 2011 (3 months)
Collaborated with English designer John Green in development of furniture, lighting, and household objects for various European companies, including a range of kitchen gadgets for Joseph Joseph.
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Design Intern
Select Design
Jun 2010 - Aug 2010 (2 months)
Assisted in busy brand devlopment + packaging design firm. Duties included Point-of-Purchase design and aiding in the design of a Taipei boutique hotel.
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Design Intern
Adhoc Syracuse
Jan 2010 - May 2010 (4 months)
Generated ideas, sketches, and models for Canadian contemporary furniture designer Garth Roberts. Was the only 3rd year student to be accepted for competitive position.