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Adjunct Assistant Professor, Product Design Department
OTIS College of Art and Design
Los Angeles, CA
Mar 2014 - Present (8 years 2 months)
Instructor for Senior Development Studio focused on discovering insights, material exploration, Life Cycle Assessment and manufacturing. Instructor for Senior Design Studio, an advanced level, project based studio course focused on helping students identify and execute a Senior Thesis project.
Faculty Mentor for OTIS Design Lab. The Lab functions like an internship at a commercial art and design studio. and provides valuable work/life experience. Mentor students through the full design process to deliver thoughtful and successful design and project outcomes for our clients across product, packaging and branding design.
Former instructor for Junior and Senior Integrated Design Studios focused on developing the student’s design process and sharpening their ability to identify opportunities where they can bring value as a designer. Former instructor for Senior level Entrepreneurship and Professional Practice classes that bring together OTIS product design students and LMU business students.
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Principal
red cape studio
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 1999 - Present (23 years 4 months)
Specialize in the conceptual development of interactive experiences and the design of educational environments for cultural institutions. Work with clients through a process of deep content exploration and design to create interfaces that engage and connect with visitors. RCS also creates small-run lighting and furniture projects.
Selected clients and projects include:
Norton Simon Museum . Expressive Body
Japan House LA . Game Changing
Ontario Museum of History and Art . Built on Water
California African American Museum . No Justice, No Peace, California Bound, Cross Colours
The Queen Mary . Their Finest Hours
LA Natural History Museum . Nature Gardens, Nature Lab, Age of Mammals, Paleo Play Zone Skirball Cultural Center . Another Promised Land, Chasing Dreams, Unauthorized History Discovery Science Center LA . Making the Grade, Inventors Hall, Ocean Challenge, Healthy Living Cedars-Sinai . Conservancy Exhibit
The Huntington . The Huntington Art Gallery
Orange County Water District . Interpretive Hallway Visitor Experience
Catalina Island Marine Institute . Marine Mammal Courtyard and Interactives
The Nature Collective . San Elijo Lagoon Nature Center
The J. Paul Getty Museum . Berman Collection, Cleveland Treasures, Weston Photographs
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Industrial Designer
Royal Oak, MI
Sep 2006 - Feb 2007 (5 months)
Conceptual development on automotive reveals for Toyota, Lexus and Scion. Conceptual design for MOCAD opening and Global Green Pre-Oscar Party. Design and production for Dreamgirls film signage. Conceptual development for confidential exhibit project.
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Industrial Designer
New York, NY
Aug 1998 - Dec 2004 (6 years 4 months)
Involved in all project phases from concept through fabrication drawings and construction. Roles included conceptual thinker, industrial designer, graphic and media designer. Projects included: Aquarium and Rainforest at the California Academy of Sciences, Mad Scientist’s Laboratory and Aqua Expo at the Museum of Science and History in Jacksonville, Florida, Challenge of the Deep at Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut.
