Experience

Grovemade

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Portland, Oregon, United States

• Co-Founder and CEO

  • Jul 2009 - Dec 2022

  Portland, Oregon Area Grovemade is a product innovation company that designs and manufactures products at our workshop in Portland, Oregon. We make beautiful heirloom quality items because we believe design inspires what you do. As CEO and Product Designer, I use my hybrid skills as strategic business executive and creative problem-solving designer.



Tomita Designs

• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing

• Designer/Builder, Founder

  • Jun 2006 - 2010

  Portland, Oregon Area Design, build, fabrication, consulting, and project management services in the fields of furniture, interior design, product design, and sculpture. Drawing inspiration from traditional Japanese forms and my rich life experiences, I create unique works which retain the warmth of tradition within modern design.



Bamboo DNA

• Indonesia
• Architecture and Planning

• Lead Builder

  • 2005 - 2007

  Santa Barbara, California Area Worked under founder and director Gerard Minakawa building large scale bamboo sculptures at domestic and international music festivals such as Burning Man, Coachella, and Electric Picnic.