EDUCATION
Syracuse University / Syracuse, NY
8/2007-5/2013
Industrial & Interaction Design, School of Design, Class of 2013
SU Study Abroad Program / London, UK WORK EXPERIENCE
Spring 2012
appeThaizing / Syracuse, NY
6/2009-Present
MoreStick / Syracuse, NY
5/2013-Present
Thai restaurant. Began as server & worked up to manager. In charge of all serving staff & handled all customer issues. Returned to server in 2011 to focus on design work.
Freelance. Currently sole designer helping DeBorah Little bring her invention idea to market. Meeting with manufacturers, designing functionality, creating SolidWorks parts.
Small Potatoes LLC / Syracuse, NY
2/2013-8/2013
Central New York Regional Market / Syracuse, NY
Summer 2013
Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems / Austin, TX
Summer 2012
Freelance. Designing presentations for Martin Butts to be used in workshops nationally.
Internship. Purchased & sold produce, managed all money; developed web presence & social networking; established relationships with site contacts, farmers, wholesale vendors; developed merchandising & advertising strategies; designed communication materials.
Volunteer. Helped with ideation & model making of a lamppost retrofit design & communications design for a book they were preparing for publication.
SU Industrial & Interaction Design Program / Syracuse, NY
Fall 2011
Teaching Assistant to Professor Cas Holman for course Production Processes.
COMPUTER SKILLS
DESIGN SKILLS
Current Address: 400 Greenwood Pl, Syracuse, NY Permanent Address: 21 Abby Dr, Hebron, CT
Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator & Flash. SolidWorks & Hypershot. Drawing: Sketching, marker & pen rendering, computer 2D & 3D rendering. Model making: wood, paper, foam, MDF, patterns for CNC & laser cutting. Shop skills: Wood, metal & foam shops. Sewing machine. Design research: interviewing, observation, ethnographic research, rapid prototyping.
AWARDS
Philip H. Stevens Award- Redesign of bathroom vanity for wheelchair-bound individuals. “Gnome” Design Professors’ Award- Human factors group project for “Accessible Wearables.” Chancellor’s Scholarship, S.U. Merit Scholarship, Dean’s List
ACTIVITIES
IDSA Vice President, Habitat for Humanity, Alpha Phi Omega Community Service Fraternity, NYPIRG Earth Day Festival Committee, ID+ Gallery Show curator.
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
Making, fixing, repurposing, urban bicycling & exploration, photography, Radiolab, NPR, dystopian fiction, travel, & foremost meeting unusual & usual people.