Experience

Lime

Senior Industrial Designer

March 2021 - Present

As part of the hardware team I work with the software, operations, and manufacturing teams to help shape the future design of Lime’s vehicles.

Aquapaw - San Jose, CA

Founder + Principal Designer

October 2016 - December 2020

Aquapaw is a startup based around an innovative line of pet bathing sprayer-scrubbers that allow the user to soak, scrub, and rinse their pets entirely with one hand. Personally oversaw all product research, design, engineering, testing, and sourcing. The project was successfully funded on Kickstarter and grew into an established brand in the pet industry. Main innovation developed was a proprietary single-stage and multi-stage push-button valve technology.

www.aquapaw.com

Specialized Bicycle Components

Senior Industrial Designer + Contract Design Consultant

December 2013 - December 2020

Worked with product managers and engineers to design and develop innovative products that improve the cycling experience. Focused mainly on e-bike development, component integration, and saddle design. Process heavily emphasized user research, testing, aesthetics and improved functionality. Tools and processes utilized were 3D modeling and printing(Pro-E/CREO), hand built mock-ups, sketches, and photo-realistic renderings.

www.specialized.com

Giant Bicycles

Senior Industrial Designer

August 2010 - November 2013

Primary role was to lead our components design team in all new product development within the global components program. Oversaw the product research, industrial design and communication of our design intent to vendors with the overall goal of building Giant’s components brand.

www.giant-bicycles.com

Lifetime Brands

Industrial Designer

December 2007 - July 2010

Worked with the company’s blue-sky product design group in developing innovative and forward-thinking products for new categories within the housewares industry.

Bosch Home Appliances

Industrial Design Intern July 2006 - December 2006 (6 months)

Ridgid Power Tools

Industrial Design Intern January 2006 - May 2006

Education

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (2002 - 2007) Bachelor of Industrial Design, Minor in Sociology - 3.6 GPA