Experience

Ferra Designs

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Designer

  • Feb 2021 - Present

• Design Manager

  • Feb 2019 - Feb 2021

  I managed a 6 member design team working on custom high-end metalwork. This included guiding design strategy, developing production methodologies, planning and tracking development timelines, allocating design resources in coordination with production and account management teams, and implementing design standards and systems for the design department .

• Design Developer

  • Nov 2017 - Feb 2019

  Part designer and part project manager, I took complete ownership of the design, procurement, fabrication management and install direction of multiple high value scope items simultaneously.



Villa & House (originally Bungalow 5)

• United States
• Furniture
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Furniture Designer

  • Jul 2016 - Nov 2017

  Proposed concepts for collections consistent with brand identity and/or based on historical styles Created detailed technical drawings for overseas production Coordinated with vendors and factories during the design development phase Engineered knock-down techniques and created end-user assembly guides Produced 3D printed prototypes of custom hardware and scale models of furniture Proposed concepts for collections consistent with brand identity and/or based on historical styles Created detailed technical drawings for overseas production Coordinated with vendors and factories during the design development phase Engineered knock-down techniques and created end-user assembly guides Produced 3D printed prototypes of custom hardware and scale models of furniture



Multiple

• Brooklyn, NY

• Freelance Designer

  • Mar 2011 - Nov 2017

  Design and development of furniture, products and interior architecture Creation of shop drawings/technical drawings for construction, production, or installation Concept development, design detailing and engineering Generation of renderings, drawings and models for end user/client presentation Design and development of furniture, products and interior architecture Creation of shop drawings/technical drawings for construction, production, or installation Concept development, design detailing and engineering Generation of renderings, drawings and models for end user/client presentation



David M. Sullivan Inc.

• New York City, NY

• Designer

  • Mar 2013 - Nov 2015

  Created all company design transmittals for high-end residential and commercial renovations Designed custom furniture, fixtures, and interiors in close collaboration with Senior Designer Coordinated with architects, contractors, fabricators and vendors to achieve design intent Collaborated with team members to engineer solutions to unique problems Managed draftsmen and renderers at peak workloads across multiple projects Created detailing and hardware prototypes for functionality and aesthetic evaluation Maintained project timelines and task lists Show less



Flatcut_ LLC

• Design

• Junior Project Manager

  • Dec 2012 - Jun 2013

  Designed architectural components, specializing in sheet metal construction Managed project production and installation Developed fabrication strategies and construction drawings for formally complex, large scale projects Coordinated with clients, providing production schedules, quality assurance, and design detail consultation Designed architectural components, specializing in sheet metal construction Managed project production and installation Developed fabrication strategies and construction drawings for formally complex, large scale projects Coordinated with clients, providing production schedules, quality assurance, and design detail consultation



Pratt Institute

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Rapid Prototyping Lab Manager

  • Jan 2010 - May 2012

  Served two departments in facilitating prototype production via 3d printers, laser cutters, vinyl cutters, CNC mills, and computers Hired, trained, and supervised 15 student workers. Led monthly staff and informational meetings Set operational policy, conducted employee oversight and conflict resolution Increased efficiency of CNC team and provided rapid maintenance to mill Worked with department and institute administrators, outside companies and students to effectively double production capabilities of the lab Show less