Experience

3rd Stone Design Inc.
• United States
• Medical Device
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Industrial Designer & Design Manager

  • Jun 2019 - Oct 2022


California College of the Arts

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Adjunct 1 Professor

  • Jan 2018 - Jan 2022

  San Francisco Bay Area Teaching industrial design studio courses, guiding students through the design process with a human-centric approach.



Thingamatink LLC

• United States
• Arts & Crafts

• Co-Founder and Designer

  • Jul 2015 - Aug 2019

  Oakland, Ca Started a small business for children's products and designed an innovative CPSC certified product that works together with a children's picture book. Created branding and design language, conducted user testing research, communicated with prototypers and US factories, lead social media marketing, and ran successful crowdfunding campaign.



PopSockets LLC

• Industrial Designer

  • Oct 2017 - Apr 2019

  San Francisco Bay Area



Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Designer of New Product Development

  • Feb 2015 - Jul 2017

  San Francisco Bay Area Designing kitchen prep tools and leading projects through the development process from design strategy and ideation through to prototyping and manufacturing. Communicating with vendors and navigating team dynamics to ensure the design intent is maintained through to production.



The Clorox Company

• United States
• Consumer Goods
• 700 & Above Employee

• Design Contractor

  • Jul 2011 - Feb 2015

  Pleasanton Developed problem solving solutions by exploring product opportunities through sketching and prototyping. Contributed to creating design strategies to guide projects during the design process.



Lunar Design

• Poland
• Marketing and Advertising

• Design Contractor

  • Jan 2012 - Mar 2012

  San Francisco Bay Area Worked on design language to enhance brand identity and product usability for HP and Bio-Rad projects.



Autodesk

• India
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Designer

  • Sep 2011 - Oct 2011

  San Francisco Bay Area Designed product using Autodesk software to create promotional material for Autodesk and Sustainability Workshop.



Brute Labs

• Technology, Information and Internet

• Design Collaborator

  • Jun 2011 - Oct 2011

  Half Moon Bay Designed forms and user interaction concepts for water saving faucets to raise awareness over the need for clean water wells in Africa.

• Innovation Design Intern

  • Mar 2011 - May 2011

  Finding new product design opportunities by defining problems, analyzing consumer research, considering business factors, brainstorming, and visualizing ideas.

• Student

  • Sep 2008 - May 2011


Suzette Sherman Interior Design

• Design Intern

  • Jun 2009 - Sep 2009

  Worked in the design office doing research and communicating with clients in addition to making material selections.



1000 Wells Project

• Visual Communication Coordinator

  • 2006 - 2008

  Volunteered to help raise awareness and funds around providing clean water for people in Africa. Collaborated with communication and psychology students to determine how to connect with the overall community through graphics, activities, and events.