Jeannie Llewellyn
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I am currently working on some private projects and planning on continuing with my master's thesis project: a Personal Portable Cooling Device for Active Workers. The basis of my designs begin with the users' input and feedback as designing with the user first creates a more successful outcome. My team was a Finalists at the Stanford Design Challenge 2017-2018 with our app for Teens and Older Adults called, "Seven Bridges." I was also a Finalist for the Hearth Homes Inclusive Design Scholarship, featuring my projects focused on Universal Design. My work at TechShop had given me much knowledge and experience with laser cutters, 3D printing, picking up new skills quickly, and working with groups. I look fully to efficiency and aesthetics in my designs - as my inspiration comes from the Gilbreths - Frank and Lillian - who were efficiency experts in the 1940s. Their work is timeless.
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Education
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Bachelors of Science safely Landscape ArchitectureUniversity of California
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Masters of Design Industrial DesignSan Francisco State University2018
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Experience
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Engineering and Design Fab Lab InstructorAlameda, CAAug 2022 - Present (3 years 10 months)Setup fab lab equipment and location; maintain and trouble shoot equipment or software failures; instruct high school students on developing skillsets for technical competency and prepare for work in industry, including use of Adobe Illustrator, PhotoShop, Prusa Slicer, Roland Cut Studio, VersaStudio, and Design Process thinking; test student proficiency and skill sets, train for quality workmanship, production work, sales and marketing; follow curriculum, adjust as needed; inspire students. Apply and work toward CTE (Career Technical Education) certification.
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DesignerWorldKangaroo & HOT Laser WorksEast Palo Alto, CAMay 2018 - Present (8 years 1 month)Work with clients and users in co-designing needed and desired products. Identifying suppliers, materials running tests with prototypes and mock ups refining and reiterating designs to create final viable products. Produce custom-ware components for lighting designers, musicians, and artists. Successes include the "Antelope Valley" chair set, each from a single slab of wood, utilizing wood shop equipment and CNC Shopbot woven art from found boxes of "lost" cables and wires ceramics line of "Giving Bowls." In the works are educational STEAM kits, swimwear, food carts and continuing my master's thesis project of a cooling device for active workers. Organizer, Lead (Volunteer position)
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STEAM InstructorTech ShopRedwood City, CAOur group's booth grew quickly from a simple 10'x10' to 20'x20' over consecutive years. I coordinated and quality checked booth exhibits and demos coordinated logistics and readiness kept team on target with weekly meetings and mock ups.
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Cupertinker Space Makers and Hackers GroupCupertino, CAOne of early adopters for a maker group, I scheduled, planned, handled logistics, ran workshops for participants ranging in age from 5-years-old to 99-years-old(!). I learned electronics from members one of whom was the inspiration for my master's thesis project. Searched and located maker spaces to hold workshops, ran jobs and meetings, provided work space and equipment for the public, and coordinated with other maker groups. Lead 6-month planning for group's booth in Maker Faire
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Co-PresidentiDSA @ SFSUSan Francisco, CAPlanned, coordinated, marketed, organized, and executed events involving design with students, staff, faculty and related outside speakers. Created posters, venues, and curated displays for Rogue's Gallery, inaugural school of design student show with theme, "Design Process." Ran 3- day Hack-A-Thon for Zero Waste theme and challenge generated change created lounge for student social and study area interfaced between students and interim staff for positive change and more stability within program.
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Instructor / Designer / MakerHumanMadeSan Francisco, CAInstruct members how to safely use equipment: CNC Alpha Shopbot, laser cutter, 3D printer, welding, woodshop machines, and lathe. This is also my workshop for creating prototypes of my own work. My designs include large-scale projects like room partitions, screens, building facades utilizing Rhino's Grasshopper 3D CAD, Solidworks and Adobe Illustrator small-scale projects like a desktop maze game, Pi seat, and flat-pack log cabin house banks.
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Instructor / Designer / MakerMaker NexusSunnyvale, CAInstruct members how to safely use equipment: CNC Alpha Shopbot, laser cutter, 3D printer, lathe, woodshop. Ran full-day Woodshop Camp for (8) students (10-16-years-old) for one-week periods demonstrated to campers usage, and confirmed abilities to allow them to work with miter saw, disc sander, drill press, bandsaw, planer, and lathes. Tested campers, and required final presentations of finished products at end of camp.
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Awards
Finalist in the Stanford Design Challenge 2017-2018 - Product Developer on the Seven Bridges team
Finalist in the Hearth Home Inclusive Design Scholarship 2018
Honor Society of Episilon Tau Pi - design technical and philosophical society
Honor Society of Theta Phi Kappa -
Affiliations
iDSA - San Francisco, CA - former Member
3D Print Club - Cupertino, CA - Member
Cupertinker Space Hackers & Makers - Cupertino, CA - Organizer
HumanMade Maker Space - Instructor, designer, maker
Maker Nexus Maker Space - Instructor, designer, maker
IITO (In It Together Oakland) - leadership council member -
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On Coroflot@WorldKangaroo, member since 2018
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