• Design tactical gear for law enforcement and military personnel
• Consistently communicate with management, design team, customers, and vendors to meet project goals

• Influenced design and development direction for client's pet apparel line by utilizing thorough research, sketches, technical drawings, prototype mock ups, and fit testing
• Focused on understanding customers' needs and goals to establish brand image with logo, product concept, and graphic designs for various industries
• Collaborated with event and organization planners to create dynamic solutions for apparel graphics
• Created branding, web graphics, stationery, and print ads for AKC Beagle breeder, Aloha Spirit Beagles (print designs featured in Show Beagle Quarterly and Ilio magazines)

• Displayed creative leadership skills by initiating feedback discussions on product samples, providing constructive observations to product and graphic design solutions, and fully managing design direction for the 2011 Slippery Wetsuits product line
• Formulated design solutions during critical phases of product development by utilizing research, sketching, rendering, mock ups, and tech packs of award-winning Sentry Vest (2016 Powersports Business "Nifty 50")
• Interacted with professional racers and consumers to develop innovative solutions based on understanding of user needs and industry trends
• Traveled to Asia with product development team to meet directly with factories for timely progression and continuous communication for meeting product development goals

• Presented creative insight to conceptualize innovative products for WowWee’s diverse award-winning line of toys and consumer electronics
• Visualized design ideas through sketches, 3-D modeling, mockups, and renderings
• Developed concepts for various licensed products for Disney and 20th Century Fox (James Cameron’s Avatar)
• Compiled presentation material for meetings with design team and clients

• Utilized skills and knowledge of creative process to design unique footwear concepts in various categories
• Conceptualized design, and created tech packs and outsole blueprint for Nitehawk Limited Edition shoe (released in 2009)
• Devised shoe upper concepts for Ultranatural Run II (inspired upper designs for various future running shoes)
• Enabled efficient communication between product development and vendors by providing detailed specifications of products through technical drawings

• Graduated with Honors
• Art Center Student Gallery selection (Summer 2005, Fall 2005, Summer 2008)