Industrial Designer
Based in Southern California​
Work Experience
Febuary 2016 - July 2019
Design Catapult
Product development firm. Worked with a team and clients to develop product through sketches, 3D models, renderings, and prototypes, yielding in launched products such as Nuheara IQBuds and Sofie Biosciences GNext medical scanner.
December 2020 - January 2025
Houseables LLC
Independently developed e-commerce products through design process, manufacture support, prototyping under financial goals, logistical limitations, and aggressive timelines. Collaborated with different departments and overseas suppliers to build and test samples for market.
February 2020 - Current
MTRC Product Design
Product development firm for clients ranging in consumer electronics, biotech, medical, and industrial automation industries. Regularly implement client feedback in product development resulting in improved manufacturing efficiency and product launches. Heavy design and engineering work, hands-on rapid prototyping, testing, manufacture support, and Graphic Design.
December 2014 - Febuary 2016
Trident Case
Worked with various departments to fully design, prototype, and create marketing materials. Conducted highly in-depth market research and evaluations to set and prioritize user needs, leading to launched products with trending graphics, colors, materials, and finishes for phone cases and mobile consumer accessories.
2020 - 2025
Design Consulting
Completed various design consulting projects involving Graphic Design tasks and product development such as company branding, designing marketing material, creating illustrations for scientific publications, and 3D modeling and 3D printing.
Skillset
Design
User Centered Design
Design for Manufacture
Design for Assembly
Design Development and Improvement
Ergonomics
Market Research and Analysis
Hand and Digital Sketching
Conceptualization
3D CAD Modeling
2D Engineering Drawings
Model Making
Rapid Prototyping
Prototype Testing
Product Photography
Tools
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Solidworks
Fusion 360
Photoview 360
Carbide Motion
Carbide Create
Bambu Studio
Phrozen ChituBox
MS Office
GSuite
Slack
Asana
Education
​Appalachian State University
North Carolina | 2014
B.S. in Industrial Design, concentration in Product Design
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Prague Institute
Czechia | 2013
Industrial and Graphic Design study abroad programs​
Languages
English
Mandarin Chinese
Japanese (introductory)