Quynh Akers
Head of Sustainable Design at Boro.Earth- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Boro.Earth
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United States
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Internet Marketplace Platforms
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Sustainable Design
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Aug 2022 - Present
I provide insights on the human factors of sustainability, using my knowledge to lead Boro.earth with the vision of a sustainable world built on hope, joy and collective action.Boro.Earth is a community marketplace for companies of all sizes that is built on the foundation of trust that exists in an employee community. Our goal is to encourage change in employee mindsets from buy to borrow. We’re starting with a sharing platform for employees where resources can be reused constantly to get the most out of them, in a trusted environment, offered directly through employers as a sustainability benefit. Employees can borrow and lend idle assets and ensure maximum asset utilization and minimize over consumption of resources that ultimately go to the landfill.https://boro.earth/
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University of Minnesota
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Adjunct Professor - Product Design
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Jan 2022 - Present
Serving in the Product Design department in the College of Design, I bring my expertise in innovative sustainable practices to the burgeoning Product Design program - the fastest growing design program at the UMN College of Design. By bringing these contemporary practices to higher education, students learn the skills to create systemic change. Student work add a competitive edge to portfolio entries, preparing them to leverage key skills for impact upon entry into the field. Serving in the Product Design department in the College of Design, I bring my expertise in innovative sustainable practices to the burgeoning Product Design program - the fastest growing design program at the UMN College of Design. By bringing these contemporary practices to higher education, students learn the skills to create systemic change. Student work add a competitive edge to portfolio entries, preparing them to leverage key skills for impact upon entry into the field.
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Minneapolis College of Art and Design
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United States
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Higher Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Adjunct Professor - Entrepreneurial Studies
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Oct 2020 - Present
Serving in the Entrepreneurial Studies department, I bring my expertise in innovative sustainable practices to MCAD's burgeoning Product Design program. By bringing these contemporary practices to higher education, students learn the skills to create systemic change in the built environment through rigorous training in lifecycle analysis, social justice mapping, and design. Student work add a competitive edge to portfolio entries, preparing them to leverage key skills for impact upon entry into the field.
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Hennepin Made
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United States
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Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Custom Product Development Lead - R&D
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Nov 2018 - Oct 2020
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Minneapolis College of Art and Design
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United States
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Higher Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Academic Shop Technician (Production Supervisor equivalent)
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Jul 2015 - Dec 2018
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Founder + CEO
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Sep 2013 - Jul 2017
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The BrandLab
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Marketing & Advertising Instructor
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Sep 2016 - Dec 2016
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Education
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Terra.do
Fellow | Climate Change: Learning for Action -
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Masters of Arts in Sustainable Design -
New York University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)