Professional Experience

Industrial Designer | July 2022 - Present
Fighting gravity though industrial design and brand experiences.

Branch Creative
San Francisco, CA

Industrial Design Intern | September 2021 - June 2022
Worked alongside an award winning design team to create iconic and fresh design solutions. Collaborated with team members to generate and document concepts in a variety of 2D and 3D formats.

Industrial Design Intern | June 2021-September 2021
Worked on a creative design brief to help explore the future of fitness products with Garmin. Collaborated and interacted with the team and promoted Garmin values through professional work and collaborations.

Freelance Industrial Designer | December 2020-September 2021
Collaborated with a Chicago based industrial design team on client facing products. Responsibilities included creating well documented ideas in 2D and 3D to communicate with team members, and producing high fidelity CAD models and renderings that communicate design intent.

Ceramic Artist
Bellingham, WA and Fort Collins, CO

Production Artist | 2014-2019
Produced and marketed functional ceramic wares. Maintained website and social media presence. Excelled at balancing multiple projects, meeting deadlines, and seeing ideas to completion.

Parametric Pottery
Fort Collins, CO

Studio Assistant | 2014-2016
Worked as an assistant to internationally acclaimed artists Del Harrow and Sanam Emami. Work ranged from functional pottery to abstract sculptures combining traditional media with the cutting edge of digital fabrication processes.

Background

Industrial designer with experience designing wearables, consumer electronics, beauty tech products, homegoods, furniture, softgoods, and packaging.

With a background in the outdoor nonprofit industry, as well as a ceramics background, I am passionate about finding unlikely creative crossovers in my approach to problem solving.

Achievements

2024 San Francisco Design Week Exhibitor in the Women in Design SF Exhibition
2022 IDSA SMA Award Winner - Western District
2022 Dell King Scholarship Award Winner
2021 Core 77 Student Notable

Education

Western Washington University

Post-Baccalaureate in Industrial Design | 2019-2022
Magna Cum Laude, Mira Arte Scholarship recipient, and Dell King Scholarship Recipient.
IDSA Student Chapter Vice President

Colorado State University

BFA in Ceramics | 2010-2014
Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List, and Honors Program graduate. Lilyblade Art Scholarship, Green and Gold Scholarship, Presidential Scholarship.

Leadership

San Francisco Women in Design
Community Mentor | 2022-2024

WWU IDSA Student Chapter

Vice President | 2020-2021
Coordinated weekly meetings, design presentations, and student collaborations.

30 Ton Design

Founder | 2020-2021
Founded a small design studio for educational collaboration during COVID-19 crisis. Implements safety protocols, acquires tools and equipment, solicits design work, and coordinates meetings and projects.