Senior industrial designer
Freelance Industrial Designer
Freelance 2019-2021
I've been helping a range of companies and startups bring their products to life. My recent clients include: Walmart, Shaper Tools, Backbone, Pioneer, Cisco-Meraki, Occuspace, along with some startups still in stealth mode.
Principal Industrial Designer
IDEO 2018-2019
While at IDEO my focus was more geared towards exploratory design thinking. I worked with various clients and projects ranging from automotive to beauty.
Design Lead
Shaper Tools 2015-2018
I was the fourth hire at Shaper, since then I helped the company launch a successful crowdfunding campaign, deliver its first product, and grow to roughly 25 employees. Shaper has since gone through a successful acquisition. As Design Lead at Shaper it was my role was to develop the branding, industrial design, website design, and oversee the on-tool UI/UX development, and marketing. Origin is the world's first handheld CNC machine. During my time as the Design Lead for Shaper I helped bring Origin from an early prototype to the consumer grade product it is today.
Founder
Stable goods 2015-2018
As the Founder for Stable Goods, my responsibilities included everything from the design of The Pint, to logistics, communications with my manufacturing partner in China. Stable Goods was and continues to be a one man show, as well as a great learning experience for me.
Contract Industrial Designer
Halo NeuroScience 2016-2017
As a Contract Industrial Designer for Halo Neuroscience it was my role to present thoughtful, compelling designs for Halo Sport, refine the design, and work with the engineers to develop a manufacturable product.
Industrial Designer
Google X 2011-2014
As one of the core Industrial Designers on the Glass team, over the past 3 years, I helped shaped the product, its ecosystem of accessories, and packaging, and the overall brand.
As an Industrial Design Intern at FuseProject I helped support various design projects. My responsibilities included CAD, sketching, prototyping, and rendering.
Industrial Design Intern
Fuse project 2010-2011
Education
Bachelor of Arts: California College of the Arts. 2006-2010
Awards & Acomplishments
over 25 patents for various projects
Featured in the SF MOMA Permanent Collection
Fast Company innovation by Design Award
1st place Dieline packaging award
Skills
Cad: Expert 3d modeller with over 10 years of CAD experience. (Autodesk Alias, Keyshot)
Graphic: Expert graphic artist (Adobe Creative suite, Invision)
Hand: Skilled at sketching, Prototyping, 3d printing
Management: Has had Experience managing Teams and leading projects.
Marketing: Well versed in marketing tools and leading ad Campaigns. (Adespresso, Facebook Ads, ADWORDS)