Education

-U.S.-
Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA
BS Industrial Design _ May 2008
Distinguished Honors Scholar _ Honors Program
GPA: 3.58

-Abroad-
Nuova Accademia Di Belle Arti (NABA)
Milan, Italy _ Fall Semester 2006


Experience

Lead Product Designer
Innovation Factory
Philadelphia PA _ May 2010 - Present

Product Design Consultant
Innovation Factory
Philadelphia PA _ June 2008 - May 2010

Product Design Consultant (co-founder)
tryevoeDESIGN
Philadelphia PA _ January 2009 - October 2009

Industrial Designer (Internship)
Zenith Products Corporations
New Castle DE _ Summer 2007


Honors_Awards

Gold Award The Maurice Kanbar Excellence in Design Competition - infant car seat redesign
Marketplace Design Center Philadelphia _ May 2008

Senior Faculty Design Award Fourth Year Industrial Design “exceptional achievement”
Kimmel Center Philadelphia _ April 2008

IDSA merit awards finalist
Philadelphia Chapter _ March 2008

Surface Magazine work shown in the 10th annual avant guardian issue
n68 p227 _ November 2007

1st Place Cotton Inc. Sustainable Interiors Project
Philadelphia University _ October 2007

ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) magazine rack featured in booth #1581
The Javits Center NYC _ May 2007

1st Place American Institute of Architect’s REcycle/REdesign Student Design Competition
AIA Bookstore and Design Center Philadelphia _ April 2006


Designer Skills

product development, market research, creative brainstorming, team working,
sketching / rendering, prototyping / model making, testing / analysis, ergonomics,
concept refinement, project documentation / photography, engineering conscious,
technical drawing, CAD, 3D rendering, communication / presentation, sewing

Mac / Windows, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, iMovie
SolidWorks, Rhino, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook