Aval Creative LLC. - Denver, CO since Jan 2012
Contract Designer
Insight Product Development - Raleigh, NC Apr 2011 - Nov 2011
Senior Design Lead
Insight Product Development - Raleigh, NC Jun 2008 - Apr 2011
Associate Designer
Kiska - Salzburg, Austria Jul 2007 - Dec 2007
Intern Designer
Concept Center International Aug 2006 - Jan 2007
Intern Designer
Education:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2003 - 2008
Bachelor, Industrial Design
Skills:
Product Development User-centered Design Brand Innovation Industrial Design Sketching Solidworks Concept Generation Product Design Photoshop Illustrator Brainstorm Facilitation Product Road Mapping Wireframes 3D rendering Commercial Product Photography Client Relations Skills Contextual Interviews Project Planning Trend Analysis Competitive Analysis User Experience Design Use Case Analysis Medical Devices Heavy Equipment Pharmaceutical Industry Consumer Products
ACHIEVEMENTS
Board of Advisors - VT College of Arch + Design 2009 - Present
Jury member for IDEA awards 2008
AWARDS
Professional
2011 - 4711 Design Award
2010 - IF Product Design Award - Gasteiner Mineralwasser Flasche
2010 - IDEA Finalist - Sensus Water Meter
2009 - HF Praxis Award - Gasteiner Mineralwasser Flasche
University
2008 - Southern District IDSA Student Merit Award recipient
2008 - VT- Outstanding Senior Award for College of Arch + Design
2007 - VT- Werner Graeff Award recipient
2006 - IDSA National Scholarship recipient
2006 - Innovations in Lifejacket Design Finalist
2005 - VT- Recipient of Robert Reuter Research Grant
Jun 2014 to 2000 Service AdvisorStream Global Services Sioux City, IA Oct 2012 to May 2014 Senior Support Professional/Quality AssistantVizio
2011 to 2012 Technical Support AgentBest Buy
2009 to 2011 Multi-Channel Sales Assistant/ LeadFloyd Food and Fuel
2009 to 2009 Clerk
Education:
American Intercontinental University Schaumburg, IL 2012 to 2015 Bachelor of Business Administration in MarketingNorth High School Sioux City, IA 2005 to 2009 Diploma in General Studies