EDUCATION
Purdue University, West Lafayette Indiana
Bachelor of Arts, Industrial Design
Professional ProgramDESIGN SKILLS
Creative problem solving, team management, user-centered design,
conceptualization, quick sketching and rendering, graphic layout, computer
modeling/rendering/animation, model making, market and user research.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Rhino, Solidworks, Pro/Engineer Wildfire, 3ds Max, IronCAD, Photoshop, Illustrator,
Adobe Suite, Corel Painter, Alias Sketchbook, Microsoft Office, Working
knowledge of AutoCAD.
ACHIEVEMENTS
2005 Time Magazine
Amazing Inventions of the Year 2005 - SHIFT Bicycle
2005
IDEA Gold Award, Design Exploration - For SHIFT Bicycle
Featured in
July 4, 2005 Issue of BusinessWeek - The Best Product Designs of 2005
2004 Grand Prize
- 9th International Bicycle Design
Competition
IDSA Undergraduate Scholarship - One of two recipients,
based on portfolio
1st Place Team - 48:2 Design Competition (Sponsor: Fundex Games), Design Manager
2003 1st Place Team - 48:2 Design Competition (Sponsor:
Whirlpool)
2002 30th Annual Toys Designed by Artists Exhibition
2003-5 Secretary - IDSA Purdue Student Chapter
Alpha Tau Omega National Leadership Fraternity
EXPERIENCE
Designer, Design Edge Inc. Austin, TX September 2005
- Present
Design Internship
En'Urga Inc. West Lafayette, IN 2004
Produced graphic layouts and informational product booklets, software
packaging and corporate brochures. Consulted on corporate image and helped
define product lines for hi-tech optical sensor equipment.
Previous Employment
Lemcke Landscape, Indianapolis, IN 2003
Worked with and helped manage a team of employees, conferred with customers,
constructed walls and patios, landscaping and general maintenance.
Aramark, Verizon Wireless Music Center,
Noblesville, IN 2001
Multitasker, organized and distributed warehouse inventory to concessions
during live concerts. Quick problem solving and repair work, and plenty of
thinking on my feet in a very fast paced, high stress environment.
INTERESTS
Maintain an interest in concept design and storyboarding for film and
interactive media, as well as creature and prop design. |
