Julia Bontempo

- Designed products made by local artisans, sold to int’l companies.
- Identified new opportunities, childrens’ & outdoor product line.
- Oversaw the prototyping and production of designs.
- Experience with copper, textile, ceramics, paper.

- Collaborated with urban companies and communities
- Presented APIA Urban Beekeeping project.
- Facilitated ideation session, fielded questions.

- I researched, photographed, and displayed plant specimens from the Niewland-Greene Herbarium. This required thorough knowledge of appropriate textual references during researching phases, sensitivity to the fragile nature of the plants, and strict adherence to preservation ordinances.

- I organized, logged, and prepared taxidermy specimens and fossils for display for a more streamlined tour experience for patrons and schoolchildren.

- Collaborated with engineers and high school students to create an conceptual Economics and Real Estate Exhibit for a newly renovated community center.

Collaborated with video game designers from Namco Bandai headquarters in Tokyo, Japan on a series of conceptual cabinet game units.

- A one week brainstorming project aimed at reinvigorating a troubled business, minimizing waste, expediting assembly methods and expanding their selection of products.

- Developed a conceptual dishwasher for small dish loads.
- Worked with a team designers, engineers and marketers from the Whirlpool Corporation.