EDUCATION
2002 - 2007
The Cleveland Institute of Art Industrial Design, BFA
Ceramics, (Minor)
WORK EXPERIENCE
10/2015 - 10/2017
X (Formerly Google X), Mountain View CA
Industrial Designer
Explored, visualized and developed future technology and design concepts for design, research and engineering teams.
• Supervise execution of industrial design efforts on assigned programs
• Participate in development with clients, model makers, engineers, manufacturers, and vendors
• Work with management to create and meet project deadlines
• Responsible for screening, interviewing and hiring of design staff
10/2012 - 09/2015
Box Clever, San Francisco CA
Industrial Design Director
I supply creative vision for programs ranging from furniture, housewares, consumer electronics, wearables,
fashion and apparel.
• Lead the ID team from ideation to final models and prototypes and client deliverables
• Supervise execution of industrial design efforts on assigned programs
• Participate in development with clients, model makers, engineers, manufacturers, and vendors
• Work with management to create and meet project deadlines
• Responsible for screening, interviewing and hiring of design staff
• Schedule and manage design staff in project resourcing
01/2008 - Present
California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA
Adjunct Professor, Design Communications 2
Instructing an advanced design communications course for students majoring in industrial design.
I believe that being able to communicate your ideas in a clear and effective manner is one of the most
important skills any designer can have.
• Created course outline and syllabus
• Organized course and project materials including handouts, demos and homework
• Motivated students to achieve course goals
• Evaluated students on a weekly, by project, and course-long basis
09/2012 - 12/2014
California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA
Senior Lecturer, Industrial Design 4
Instructed a junior-level design course themed ‘Sustainability & Social Impact’. The goal of this class is to
challenge the conventions of an everyday product in terms of sustainability. We encourage students to
explore notions of user behavior, manufacturing, materials, and function to further our understanding of
sustainability today. Through a series of workshops, evaluations, class discussions, my job was to push
students to create as unique, sustainable and meaningful product design solutions as possible.
• Created course outline and syllabus
• Organized course and project materials including handouts, demos and homework
• Guided students to research, explore, and develop individual projects
• Motivated students to achieve course goals
• Evaluated students on a weekly, by project, and course-long basis
07/2009 - 10/2012
Fuseproject, New York NY
Lead Industrial Designer
Led the industrial design team developing brand and industrial design for companies ranging from startups
to large corporations. In addition to day to day technical tasks, I was also challenged with organizing team
meetings, managing design process and project reviews.
• Responsible for creative leadership and development on projects from kickoff to completion
• Contributed to all phases of process including concept ideation, 2D CAD, 3D modeling, and model making
• Mentoring and guidance of design staff
• Scheduling of project deliverables and deadlines
• Presentation of final design concepts
05/2007 - 07/2009
Fuseproject, San Francisco CA
Industrial Designer
Supported the industrial design team developing brand and industrial design for companies ranging from
startups to large corporations. Much of my experience was in early concept development (Phase 1), concept
sketching and CAD refinement.
• Concept ideation, sketching, presentation development • 3D modeling and visualization
• Model and prototype fabrication
• Group brainstorming and discussion
• Supported senior staff with project deliverables