Furniture
Various concepts for LPK International.
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About
A current part-time masters candidate at Northwestern for Product Design and Development Management, and recipient of dual design degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, I am an industrial designer residing in the Chicagoland area. I am a highly-motivated, passionate designer with experience working across most areas of the design process. While working at design firms throughout the country, I have built strong business acumen and honed my communication skills.
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Education
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Masters Product Design and Development ManagementNorthwestern University2015 - 2017A blended Kellogg MBA and McCormick Engineering program with a highly focused curriculum.
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Bachelor of Fine Arts Industrial Design, Art EducationUniversity of Ilinois at Urbana-Champaign2005 - 2009
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Experience
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Freelance User Interface Designer // Product DesignAustin, TXMar 2013 - Apr 2013 (1 month)Formerly known as Design Edge, focused on developing much of user experience, mainly user interface, for a mobile app - from creating wireframes to designing final elements. Strong emphasis on brand identity and strategy.
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Industrial Design Intern // Product Design & DevelopmentAustin, TXAug 2012 - Dec 2012 (4 months)Assisted in design process, from sketching to various forms of presentation-quality rendering and model making for variety of major clients. Worked with designers and engineers. Provided many deliverables towards creation of a client’s design language guideline book. Client work includes: Emerson, Luminex, Stryker, Enflite.
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Industrial Design Intern // Furniture DesignChicago, ILMay 2011 - Oct 2011 (5 months)Participated in concept generation for home furniture, from research to sketching to CAD, for various manufacturers. Examined consumer needs and trends to produce market driven research. Worked around demanding constraints of designing for specific price points. Client work includes: Value City Furniture, Rooms To Go, Canadian Tire.
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Industrial Design Intern // Product DesignChicago, ILMay 2010 - Aug 2010 (3 months)Worked in concept generation, from sketching to CAD, for a variety of major clients. Organized and participated in focus groups and brainstorming sessions. Assembled multimedia presentations, including organizing expert interviews to develop Beyond user research. Invited back to continue internship, totaling four school breaks over 1.5 years. Client work includes: Sunstar, Springs Window Fashions, Remington, Sunbeam, LG Electronics, Zebra Technologies, Polaris.
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Awards
ONLINE PROJECT FEATURES-
2012 Tuvie,
2012 Lodiko,
2011 HFBusiness,
2011 Inhabitat,
2011 U.S. Department of Energy,
2011 Core77, 2011 Tuvie,
2010 TreeHugger,
2010 Inhabitat,
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Affiliations
IDSA Chicago, AIGA Chicago
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Skills
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@schnitzer, member since 2010
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