education.
Rhode Island School of Design. Providence, RI
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Industrial Design 08’. GPA 3.7
design jobs.
Advancing Ideas. San Francisco, CA
User Experience Analyst August 2010-present
Collaborate with other analysts to inspect a demo software platform for a remote IT support company. Assisted in documenting findings, citing the applicable usability heuristics, and assigning a severity rating. All heuristics were based off of aesthetic layout, overall usability, error recognition, and information legibility.
Summer Infant Inc. Woonsocket, RI
Industrial Designer November 2008- present
Design Summer Infant’s product line, oversee product from concept into production. Research including focus groups with mothers and babies, at home observation, as well as retail evaluations. Trend forecast for the small furniture team, create trend presentations on product and color. Design and develop the color palette for all small furniture product. Manage the Disney product line from concept through approval, and into production. Travel for product research development and presentations for clients and buyers. Manage multiple projects working with and supporting Senior Designers, Design Managers, outside vendors, as well as Asian manufacturing.
Item Product Development. Providence, RI
Design and Management Intern June 2008- October 2008
Corresponded with program managers and designers to meet client needs while managing a team of four. Worked with the marketing and the design team to design and develop a marketing and brand strategy for new product and current client needs. Designed concepts for two product lines with a launch date of Feb 2012.
design internships.
Point Forward. San Francisco, CA
Research Project August 2010
Consulted on a consumer research interview transcript. Developed user pro files to help create a perspective framework. Worked on synthesizing consumer insights to create actionable design directions. Concepted a few of the core ideas that emerged from the research, resulting in both products and service concepts.
Essential Design. Boston, MA
Design Intern 2008 Spring
Worked with a team of designers at Essential and aided in their product development process through sketching, rendering, story-boarding, and 3-D modeling.
Maria Yee Inc. Santa Cruz, CA
Design Intern 2007 Summer
Designed furniture for Best Buy, Crate and Barrel, Room and Board, as well as custom hospitality pieces. Managed clients, created and processed invoices, and corresponded with manufacturing engineers in China. Redesigned the company website, assisted in the rebranding of Maria Yee Inc. as “California Contemporary”, and strategized with the marketing team on our partnership with Best Buy.
Ardent Displays and Packaging. Manchester, CT
Design Intern 2006 Summer
Assisted in the design process by doing concept sketching, Adobe Photoshop renderings, and modeling.
experience.
MIT Engineering and Business. Boston, MA
Design Collaboration Spring 2008
Collaborated with MBAs and engineering under-grads to create a tracking device that can be given to victims of disaster during their stay in emergency relief shelters. Conduct interviews, collect research, and lead concept sketching.
Toys for Rehabilitation. Providence, RI
Design Collaboration 2008 Winter
Collaborated with designer Khipra Nichols, assisted in the research for toys children with cerebral palsy, executed final prototype, and prepared presentation.
Essential Design/Babson College. Boston, MA
Design Collaboration 2008 Winter
Led a team of Babson MBAs and collaborated with Essential Design to create a walking aid for elderly. Organized meetings, created presentations, and fabricated final prototype once concept was chosen.
design.
Innovative and eager problem solver, researcher, and strategist
Strong visual presentation skills through hand sketching and sound model-making ability
Knowledgeable of design manufacturing
Ability to work with a wide variety of shop tools: wood, metal, foam, and plastic
computer.
Mac and PC
SolidWorks (3D Modeling)
Graphite (Orthographic)
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and In Design
Microsoft O ffice and Dynamic Application
Hypershot and Hypermove
organizational.
Great at prioritizing to reach specific deadlines
Able to work efficiently in high pressure team environments