Experience

3DS - Three Dimensional Services Inc.

• Canada
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Designer

  • Apr 2022 - Present



Better Living Products

• Canada
• Consumer Goods
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Manager

  • Jan 2020 - Feb 2022

  Led an in-house design team to create desirable housewares, clear instructions, engaging packaging, and visually striking presentation assets to support the Sales team when pitching to national retailers. Developed product and marketing directives including, form, function, interaction design, and product finish. Worked closely and collaboratively with various manufacturing partners to deliver the product vision.Directed and revised both product and packaging to elevate and ensure product quality. Created dynamic product launch videos with CGI, photography and live action shots, as well as technical support videos. Created and presented a live product demonstration for IHA SpringConnect, 2021.Supported the VP of Sales and VP of Marketing by consistently reviewing and revising design and artwork drafts in advance of their final approval. Show less

• Industrial Designer

  • Apr 2017 - Jan 2020

  Develop and refine bathroom housewares through ideation sketching, market research, 3D modeling, prototyping and supplier sampling.Create striking product renders for packaging, convincing in-situ marketing renders, animations, and painted prototypes utilizing SLA 3D printing.Refine designs and factory samples with observant problem-solving, precise communication, documentation and product testing.



The Station: Co-Working for Creatives

• Toronto, Canada Area

• Freelance Designer and Member

  • Dec 2016 - Apr 2017

  Active community member, working amongst other creatives on personal projects and freelance gigs. Self-declared, resident coffee & tech guru! www.bygoodgorilla.com/ Active community member, working amongst other creatives on personal projects and freelance gigs. Self-declared, resident coffee & tech guru! www.bygoodgorilla.com/



Macaron Bar

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Quality Assurance & Aesthetics

  • Sep 2015 - Feb 2016

  Grew with a new bakery startup, focused on maintaining the brand's clean aesthetic, professional service, quality products across four new locations. As a designer, contributed to growing the network by ideating and presenting store layouts, kiosk design, automating smart lighting and music, redesigning menus and store assets in Google Docs to increase store autonomy.As an auditor, all elements of space, presentation, quality and even language were defined and inspected. Staff and managers alike were trained on store presentation, care of the sensitive product, speaking about the products and brewing excellent pour-over coffee and tea. Show less

• Aesthetic & House Manager

  • Dec 2014 - Aug 2015

  Joined a new bakery startup as one of their first employees. The position quickly developed into a multi-disciplinary role as retail processes, product, and details were refined to benefit staff and customer experiences alike. As a designer, many elements of the business were supported in their development such as store design, packaging, menus and graphics. Interior smart lighting, music and aesthetics where refined and managed. As a store manager, a small team was hired, trained and scheduled. Led with a like-follows-like mentality, where confident and gracious staff led to quality customer experiences. Handled day-to-day operations ensuring macaron, coffee and tea products were of quality and ready to serve. Show less



Thaedt Artifact

• Cincinnati, Ohio

• Founder

  • Jun 2014 - Mar 2015

  As a founder and inventor, interactive electronic products were designed and prototyped utilizing 3D printing and embedded electronics; researched and planned for regulatory demands, small scale production costs and technologies. As an artist, collaborated and led production of more than a dozen works on canvas, participated in community gallery openings with electronic works. As a founder and inventor, interactive electronic products were designed and prototyped utilizing 3D printing and embedded electronics; researched and planned for regulatory demands, small scale production costs and technologies. As an artist, collaborated and led production of more than a dozen works on canvas, participated in community gallery openings with electronic works.



Gnosis Product Development

• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Industrial Design Co-op

  • Jan 2013 - Apr 2013

  As a designer, supported an international team in ideating, presenting and developing consumer products through sketching, rendering, production and research. As a designer, supported an international team in ideating, presenting and developing consumer products through sketching, rendering, production and research.



O-I

• United States
• Glass, Ceramics and Concrete Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Development & Global Innovation Co-op

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  As a designer, ideated and refined glass packaging designs for client brands. Supported other teams by rendering ideated concepts for presentation. Worked with manufacturing engineers to ensure viable concepts were ideated. As a designer, ideated and refined glass packaging designs for client brands. Supported other teams by rendering ideated concepts for presentation. Worked with manufacturing engineers to ensure viable concepts were ideated.



FRONTGATE

• United States
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Product Development Co-op

  • Jan 2012 - Mar 2012

  As a returning co-op, continued to develop luxury home goods for a retail catalogue company. Presented design concepts weekly in VP and director level meetings, Researched fashion and consumer reviews to derive new products and product variants. Produced design documents for partner factories. As a returning co-op, continued to develop luxury home goods for a retail catalogue company. Presented design concepts weekly in VP and director level meetings, Researched fashion and consumer reviews to derive new products and product variants. Produced design documents for partner factories.



FRONTGATE

• United States
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Product Development Co-op

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  As a design co-op, developed luxury home goods for a retail catalogue company. Presented design concepts weekly in VP and director level meetings, Researched fashion and consumer reviews to derive new products and product variants. As a design co-op, developed luxury home goods for a retail catalogue company. Presented design concepts weekly in VP and director level meetings, Researched fashion and consumer reviews to derive new products and product variants.



Qualfon/Center Partners

• United States
• Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting
• 300 - 400 Employee

• TiVo Technical Support Telephone Representative

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  As tech support representative, lead customer calls with clear, empathic language to resolve technical issues to replace equipment. Earned title of "Quality Assurance Superstar" after routinely scoring above 95% in QA listen-ins. As tech support representative, lead customer calls with clear, empathic language to resolve technical issues to replace equipment. Earned title of "Quality Assurance Superstar" after routinely scoring above 95% in QA listen-ins.