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
Aug 2011 to Present Customer Service Team MemberThe Columbia Bank Columbia, MD Jun 2010 to Sep 2010 TellerPublix Food Inc Apollo Beach, FL Aug 2004 to May 2010 Deli ClerkGiant Foods Inc Ellicott City, MD Dec 2001 to Dec 2003 Salad Bar ClerkSafeway Inc Ellicott City, MD Jun 2000 to Dec 2001 Courtesy Clerk
Education:
Hillsborough Community College Brandon, FL Dec 2009 AA in Business Administration