EXPERIENCE

Part-Time Faculty | Seattle Central Community College, 2020-present

As an instructor in the Creative Academy, I teach Packaging Design, Design Thinking, and Color Theory. This entails full curriculum and course design as well as leading lectures and studios.

Designer/Founder | Wyabago Design, 2018-present

As a freelance designer, I work on a wide range of projects, from structural packaging to branding and website design. Clients vary from startups to established companies. 

Packaging Designer | Microsoft, 2016-2019

Our group guided creative visions for packaging across all commercial and consumer hardware lines. I balanced delivering immediate packaging needs with developing new areas for innovation and influence. In collaboration with our internal ID and UX teams, I championed an insights-driven process to develop the ideal out-of-box experience for users. As we looked forward and grew as a design team, I was responsible for leading our team’s Next Generation packaging initiatives. My natural inclination for storytelling meant I also led studio communication efforts- helping to frame and create presentations for senior leadership.

 

Brand & Innovation Designer | Pepsico, 2014-2016

One of the first three members of Chicago’s design team, I was an agile, hybrid designer, delivering structural packaging and supporting brand strategy efforts. In collaboration with R&D and Marketing, I worked to drive Pepsico’s packaging consolidation initiative.


Structural Packaging Designer | Studio One Eleven, 2012-2014 

Developed custom bottles and closures for a wide variety of markets and managed projects from concept development through to production, collaborating with sales teams, clients, engineers and manufacturing teams across the country.

Industrial Designer | Design Central, 2011-2012

Generated new product and packaging concepts for CPG brands.

Industrial Design Co-Op | GE Appliances, 2010-2011 

As part of the cooking appliance team, I studied on-product interaction design, building digital experiences for wall oven interfaces, designing cooktop artwork, and assisting in HCD studies.


SOFTWARE & SKILLS

EDUCATION

  • MacOS and PC user

  • Adobe Creative Suite

  • Microsoft Office Programs

  • 3D Cad and Rendering (Solidworks & Keyshot)

  • Research, Trend identification and Synthesis

  • Broad thinking and ideation (Sketching, Image boards)

  • Prototyping and mock ups (3D printing, Cricut and hand cutting, graphics application)

  • Creating design curriculums, writing assignments and projects

  • User Testing

  • Slack & Teams for collaboration


The Ohio State University

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design

Graduated Magna Cum Laude | June 2012