Education
Bachelor of Design - Industrial Design • Ontario College of Art and Design • Toronto, Ontario
Bachelor of Mathematics • University of Waterloo • Waterloo, Ontario
Experience
Custom Furniture Design
Freelance - Toronto, Ontario - Current
• Establishing product requirements for clients
• Conveying concepts through 2D and 3D rendering
• Researching costs and methods for production
• Preparing specifications for fabrication
• Constructing prototypes and final models
Rotman DesignWorks Practicum 2008
Rotman DesignWorks - Toronto, Ontario - February 2008 to April 2008
Worked in a multidisciplinary team to identify new opportunities to create economic and social value by:
• Developing deep user understanding, uncovering customer insights, and identifying unmet needs
• Developing new ideas and concepts based on an understanding of those unmet needs
• Translating concepts into prototypes
• Evaluating test prototypes with end users
• Developing a strategic business model for the final innovation concept.
Skills
Adobe Creative Suite • Microsoft Office Suite • Solidworks • 2D sketching
Wood working • Metal working • Model making • Blue foam
Interests
learning • creative collaboration • biomimicry
off-grid architecture • making music
LEGO • anthropology
