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About Me

I'm a designer, engineer, maker, and researcher with a degee in Industrial Design from Carnegie Mellon University and 8 years of experience across a diverse array of industries.

My work features innovative solutions in automotive technology, digital fabrication, manufactring, and consumer products. I thrive on challenges and enjoy collaborating with others to bring ideas to life.

I'm equally intrigued by the technical and creative aspects of design, finding myslef drawn to computers, engineering, and technical problem solving, while also having a passion for craftsmanship and in-depth, hands-on experiences.

Education

Carnegie Mellon University
School of Design | BFA, Industrial Design
2012-2016

Experience

SnapCab Systems
R&D Engineer; Manufacturing Production Specialist
2022-2025
Power Design + Fabrication
Designer / Maker / Entrepreneur
2018-2025
James A. White Construction
Project Manager
2020-202
Voyage Auto (Gm/Cruise)
Test Engineer; UX Designer
2019-2020
Uber Advanced Technologies Group
Test Engineer I (Black Ops Team); Test Ops Specialist II
2016-2018
Piecemaker Technologies
Additive Manufacturing Engineer [Internship]
2015

Tools + Skills

Design
Design for Manufacturing, Lean Principles Rapid Prototyping, Test Engineering Design Engineering, Mechatronics Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Root Cause Problem Solving Design Research, User Testing, User Interface Design Human Computer Interaction, User Experience Design Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Environmental Health & Safety
Digital
CAD: Solidworks, Fusion 360, AutoCAD, Inventor, Rhino, SketchUp CAM: Mastercam, Vectric Rendering: Blender, Substance 3D, Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, Lightroom Blender, Substance 3D, Figma Python, JS, C++, HTML, CSS, Markup MacOS, Windows, Linux, Git, Terminal/Command Line Tools
Fabrication
Materials Selction and Sourcing CNC - Routing, Milling, Waterjet, Plasma, Laser CNC - Machine design and fabrication Machine Shop - Mill, Lathe, Tube Bending/Notching, Various Cutting/Drilling Additive Manufacturing - 3D printing (FDM, SLA, SLS) Wood Shop - Jointer, Planer, Table Saw, Drum Sander, etc... Welding - MIG, TIG, Arc Composites - Wet layup, Vacuum Infusion, Mold Making
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