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*For a complete CV/Portfolio, please contact me at laurennp@gmail.com*

Hello! I'm Lauren / I’m fascinated with the potential of how design can influence our future, bringing people closer together and more connected than we ever imagined. I believe user centered co-creation and interdisciplinary collaboration is the key.

I crave knowledge and I'm most inspired by what our users have to offer to every design situation. My obsessions range from design research and methodologies, healthcare, service design, emotionally compelling objects, experiences, memories, networks, anthropology, ecology, urban planning for future cities, chemistry, quantum physics, synthetic biology...this could go on forever. In the meantime...

I'm always open to taking on any new freelance projects regarding Industrial Design, Graphic Design, and Photography.

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EDUCATION

BFA Industrial Design, September 2009
Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD), Savannah, GA
- Major: Industrial Design
- Concentration Visual Communication Design
- Magna Cum Laude
- Outstanding Student Achievement Award 2009

Study Abroad / Hong Kong & China
Mar 2009 - May 2009, Collaboration SCAD & Vtech

Pre-Pharmacy Program, May 2004 - March 2006
College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL

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EXPERIENCE

Clinique Laboratories / Savannah
(www.clinique.com) Beauty Advisor
July 2011 - present

Duke University TIP Programs / Durham
(www.duke.edu) Teaching Assistant
June - July 2011

Fulcrum Collaborative / Savannah
(www.fulcrum-collaborative.com)
Oct 2010 - Present / Industrial Designer, PM

Radius PD - Internship / Chicago
(www.radiuspd.com), Summer 2010
Industrial Designer / Research

VTECH - Internship / Hong Kong
(www.vtech.com), Fall 2009
Industrial Designer

PHILIPS Design - Internship / Atlanta
(http://design.philips.com), Summer 2008
Visual Communications Designer

Designing for Healthcare - Blog
Savannah, Ga. Jul 2008 - Sept 2009

Freelance Design and Writing
Chicago, Il. Hong Kong, Jun 2008 -

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AWARDS & AFFILIATIONS

Outstanding Student Achievement Award / SCAD 2009
Travel Grant / Hong Kong Abroad / The Connected Home Project 2009
Honorary Academic Scholarship / SCAD 2006 - 2009
IDSA SCAD Student Chapter / 2006 - 2009

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EXHIBITIONS, & WORKSHOPS

Organized & Co-Hosted: Global Service Jam / Savannah - March 2011
The Connected Home: The Future of Healthcare / Hong Kong - Vtech 2009
Bright Starts Toys for Infants / Atlanta, Ga. - KidsII Toys 2009

The State of Industrial Design / Works Featured - Museum of Design Atlanta 2008
The Sixth Sense of Consciousness / Photography Lecture - Philips Design 2008

Participated Charette / Atlanta, Ga. "Triple Event" - Philips Design 2008
Participated Charette / Savannah, Ga. "Design for the Other 90%" - Continuum 2008
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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Design / 2D Graphic,3D Ideation, Design research, Human factors and ergonomics, Digital fabrication and prototyping, Model shop, Manufacturing technology and materials, Branding development, Personal photography portfolio

Research / Contextual immersion, Individual and group interviews, Self documentation, User and community driven discovery activities, Recording and synthesising qualitative and quantitative data, Interdisciplinary brainstorming workshops

Software Profficiency / Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, inDesign, Dreamweaver, 3D Rhinoceros, Hypershot, Microsoft Office Suite, FTP, HTML, CSS