Northridge, CA
I am an Industrial Designer recently graduated from Art Center in Pasadena, CA, with experience in Transportation and Footwear Design. I am highly skilled in sketch theme development and ideation but have experience with all parts of the design/production process. My personal projects focus on involvement and an active lifestyle but I pride myself on being adaptive depending on project requirements. Freelance work welcome!
*EDUCATION
Art Center College of Design
Pasadena CA, August 2005
Bachelor of Science in Transportation Design
Ventura College
Ventura CA, June 2002
Associates of Arts in General Studies with Emphasis on Art
Shawn Zents Studio
Simi Valley CA, 2002
Figure Drawing Courses
*EXPERIENCE
Mazda
Irvine, CA spring 2006
Designed personal transportation based on Mazda's philosophy of creating vehicles that inspire pure driving enjoyment. Worked closely with alias modeler to properly communicate the design in 3D.
Industrial Design Workshop Footwear Consultancy
Portland, OR summer 2005
Learned processes and business practices related to footwear design. Worked on two short term furniture design projects.
*SKILLS
Sketching/theme development
2D to 3D translation/refinement
Photoshop
Illustrator
Alias
Mac/PC
*SCHOLARSHIPS
The GM Foundation Scholarship 2004-2006
The Nissan Foundation Scholarship 2002-2005
Art Center College of Design Scholarship 2002-2006
*INTERESTS
Soccer, basketball, football and sketching on the beach.