Experience

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  Vanderhall Motor Works

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  Vanderhall Motor Works, Inc.

  • Utah, United States

  • Design Engineer III

    • Aug 2022 - Present
    • Utah, United States

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  Quark Enterprises

  • Provo, Utah, United States

  • Industrial Designer

    • Aug 2021 - Sep 2022
    • Provo, Utah, United States

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  Radio Flyer

  • United States
  • Manufacturing
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Industrial Designer II Advanced Concepts Team

    • Jan 2019 - Aug 2021

  • Industrial Designer, Advanced Concepts Team

    • Nov 2016 - Jan 2019

  • Industrial Designer, Product Development Team

    • Jan 2016 - Nov 2016

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  Art Center College of Design

  • Art Center College of Design

  • Thesis Project: UBER NARO - Freedom in Motion

    • May 2015 - Aug 2015
    • Art Center College of Design

    For my graduate thesis, I set out to design an enticing vehicle-based solution to traffic in Los Angeles.After reviewing many failed attempts at commuter-optimized vehicles, I discovered that they primarily combined the drawbacks of both cars and motorcycles while not sufficiently capturing the benefits.Based on these findings, I created a new design for review and discovered one key insight shared by many: "I really want to use it, but I don't want to buy it." This led to a continuation of insights and further development that began as a vehicle fleet subscription membership, but ultimately became a semi-autonomous vehicle most effectively optimized by UBER.For single passengers, the Uber NARO provides the fastest route across highways and through urban landscapes with the option to take the wheel for a unique, exhilarating driving experience.For Uber it provides unmatched operating cost benefits in energy consumption (fuel) efficiency, space efficiency at charging pods, cue time to passengers, and vehicle inventory/passenger use costs.

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  Rivian Automotive

  • Livonia, Michigan

  • Design Intern

    • Jan 2015 - May 2015
    • Livonia, Michigan

    Worked cross-functionally between engineering, design, and strategy teams.Designed and built a full-scale buck that separates into different modules so it could be updated as the vehicle design progressed. It was used to rapidly test ergonomics, cargo capacities and use-case scenarios far in advance of more complex and expensive prototypes. The observations we encountered saved time and money and created a springboard for ideas and insights.

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  BMW Group

  • Art Center College of Design

  • Sponsored Project

    • Sep 2014 - Dec 2014
    • Art Center College of Design

    Featured at the Petersen Automotive Museum, Deep Orange 7 is a collaboration between Art Center College of Design, Clemson University (CUICAR) and BMW / MINI. Redefined the MINI brand in 2025 examining innovative vehicle architecture and features.Designed and executed a full scale buck while prototyping design components and interaction scenarios.

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  Toyota

  • Art Center College of Design and Clemson University (CUICAR)

  • Sponsored Project

    • Jan 2014 - Sep 2014
    • Art Center College of Design and Clemson University (CUICAR)

    Deep Orange 6 collaboration between Art Center College of Design, Clemson University (CUICAR) and Toyota.Exterior design lead collaborating with a team of 18 graduate-level engineering students from CU-ICAR and another grad student from Art Center for the interior.We worked with Toyota to research, design, and build a prototype vehicle for Gen Z in 2020. The Deep Orange project emulates the top-down vehicle development process utilized in industry from concept development to prototype build and validation, albeit a compressed 18-month time frame with limited resources and budget.Created research tools for concept development and validation to discern Gen Z values and align vehicle concepts with future trends.Designed and built a fifth-scale model for exterior design development and a full-scale vehicle buck for packaging validation and user interaction studies.

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  Art Center College of Design

  • Pasadena, California

  • FACT Project / Personal Transit Vehicle Project

    • Sep 2012 - Apr 2014
    • Pasadena, California

    What began as a group project to solve Art Center's transportation challenges has evolved into continuing personal work in mobility, public transit, and customizable electric vehicles. The first year of the project was to conduct research to understand core issues and then design solutions for Art Center's transportation challenges. Project goals included uniting North and South campuses, establishing awareness of alternative transportation, benefiting the Pasadena community, designing sustainable vehicles, and maximizing school resource efficiency.Prototyping of ideas has been paramount including the current development of fully functional, full-scale test mules.A key emphasis has been placed in DIY culture and establishing an exciting emotional connection with efficient commuter vehicles.

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  American Marketing Association -BYU-Idaho Chapter

  • Rexburg, Idaho

  • Consultant

    • Sep 2009 - Apr 2010
    • Rexburg, Idaho

    Provided service-oriented marketing consulting to local businesses as a university student team, building relationships with the business owners, and by bringing in outside resources when needed.For one of our clients, a start-up family entertainment center, we performed a marketing audit and produced a report of our analysis with recommendations on fundamental marketing, branding, and advertising strategy.

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  Walmart

  • Rexburg, Idaho

  • Student Marketing Consultant

    • Sep 2009 - Dec 2009
    • Rexburg, Idaho

    Researched opportunities for expansion of office products for small businesses.Presented reports including market trends, consumer views, and competitive analysis.Planned and facilitated focus groups to understand customer and non-customer view.Administered a survey to 400+ people and analyzed data using Microsoft Excel and SPSS.

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  High Country RC&D (Resource Conservation and Development)

  • Island Park and Rexburg, Idaho

  • Marketing Intern

    • Apr 2009 - Oct 2009
    • Island Park and Rexburg, Idaho

    Established positive relationships with local businesses and visiting patrons through surveys, boat inspections, public events, and creation of propaganda in both English and Spanish to help prevent the introduction of invasive nuisance species in Island Park, Idaho.

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  BYU-Idaho Integrated Business Core Practicum

  • Rexburg, Idaho

  • VP of Marketing

    • Jan 2009 - Apr 2009
    • Rexburg, Idaho

    The Integrated Business Core Practicum is an entrepreneurial experience in which competing teams create a business plan, obtain a loan and run a business for one semester in competition to reach cash-flow positive and highest profits. Both objectives were achieved and awarded first place.Exceeded expectations while leading marketing efforts that set a new standard and changed the curriculum for future business students at BYU-Idaho. Designed and lead the construction of two business locations to establish brand awareness and product position.

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  Johansen & Tuttle Engineering

  • Castle Dale, Utah

  • Inspector and Lab Tech

    • Apr 2008 - Sep 2008
    • Castle Dale, Utah

    Acted as quality control for large-scale construction projects in compaction and concrete testing.Received nuclear testing certifications, ran detailed lab tests for asphalt, concrete and soil.

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  DeBry Construction

  • Ferron & Park City, Utah

  • Foreman and Carpenter

    • May 2002 - Sep 2008
    • Ferron & Park City, Utah

    Performed all construction duties in fine homebuilding from excavating the foundations to carving custom finish woodwork.