Industrial Designer
Here to make products that make peoples lives better.
I enjoy untangling complicated problems and working with teams- it’s my “special sauce”
Lover of my bully breed, jewelry making, and learning new things.
experience
Newell Brands
Senior Industrial Designer, 2018 – Present
Working on the Baby and Parenting division including Graco, Baby Jogger, and NUK. Lead and contributing member to new product development within the category. Have successfully brought to market products through strong collaboration with R&D and our Soft Goods team with an emphasis on creating highly adaptive products for our consumer with world class safety.
Newell Brands
Industrial Designer, 2014-2018
2014-2016 I worked on the food division, including Rubbermaid, Foodsaver, and Ball. In 2017 I transitioned over to the Baby and Parenting division. Lead as well as contributing member on a number of Rubbermaid programs.
Tiger Studio
Industrial Designer, 2012 – 2014
I worked on projects as both a contributing member and project lead. As lead, I would develop project briefs, client proposals, and manage the project and timeline. We worked with a number of West Michigan contract office furniture, appliance, and lighting companies. We also lead design thinking workshops with customers, and as part of a collaborative effort with GVSU to students in Nicaragua.
Tiger Studio
Industrial Design Intern, 2012 – 2014
As intern I primarily contributed to ongoing studio projects. I worked mostly digital sketching, ideating, and form developing with the team.
skills
Adobe Creative Suite
Project Management
Storytelling
Sketching- analog and digital
Form Development
Creo
Solidworks
Rhino
Keyshot
Miro-digital brainstorming
Prototyping
