B.F.A in Industrial Design
Expected Graduation Spring 2009
Riverview High School, Oakmont, PA
Class of 2005
Freehand Drawing
Rendering Techniques
Hand and Digital Drafting
Digital & 35mm Photography
Prototyping
Glass Blowing
Macintosh, Windows & Linux
Adobe Creative Suite 2
SolidWorks
Ashlar Graphite
(x)HTML/PHP/CSS
Processing (Java)
Carnegie Mellon’s interdisciplinary approach to design has allowed for a personalized experience and education. This has provided a varied course load echoing my enthusiasm for infusing design with appropriate technologies, exploring how to maintain a sustainable practice without sacrifices, as well as further fueling passions for hobbies ranging from glass blowing to architecture
Acted as a sales associate, assisted in repair procedures, helped with inventory management and organized store layout changes. This position has provided a greater working knowledge of many technologies, stronger presentation abilities, as well as demanded a high level of multitasking.
Conducted research in exhibition design and sustainable practices to maximize the impact of the 2007 competition house entered by the university. Primary work over the summer focused on design and build of the furniture for the kitchen of the house, utilizing findings from research in the spring.
Independently developed the website representing the 2007 entrant house, while collaborating with another designer to maintain a clear visual identity. This process was shaped by heavy iteration, with strong input from several key members of the faculty and students working on the house.
Assisted with the construction of a graduate project focusing on physical computing using interactive, modular robotics. The current workload has now transitioned to co-developing a physical graph theory visualization kit.
Performed numerous technology updates over the course of the summer, as well as prepared several design studios for use in the fall. Current work responsibilities include administrating a design computing cluster, preparing and printing large format documents, as well as managing a three dimensional printer.
Primarily focused on web design, freelance work has provided an opportunity to excersize and maintain abilities in other areas of design. A wide variety of clients has increased conversational and presentation skills, as well as providing an introduction to many business aspects that interact with design.