I’m a Designer from Vancouver, Canada. I’m passionate about sustainable design, material research and innovation, and functional product development.
I’m a fast learner, and love a new challange, but I have existing experience in outdoor hardgoods and softgoods design, ceramics with a focus on production and ceramics technology, furniture design, and electronics design
Recently I’ve been exploring how 3d printing and other digital manufacturing technologies can enable low scale low cost manufacting. As well as researching and developing advanced 3D printing technologies sutch as pellet and LDM (liquid deposition modelling) and their role in the future of sustainable manufacturing
My process often explores how digital technology can work with traditional craft to expand what’s possible in making.
Work Experience
- Research Assistant, Charred Wood Project
- Conduct materials research focused on developing innovative products using forest fire char.
- Design and modify LDM 3D printers for advanced material applications.
- Collaborate with peers and faculty to translate research into functional design outcomes.
Hillsound Equipment, Vancouver, BC Aug-Dec 2023
- Product Design Intern
- Led development of two projects slated for market release in 2025 and 2026, managing concept to prototype stages.
- Designed and extensively prototyped soft goods and hard goods, focusing on material selection and functionality.
- Participated in weekly design reviews, contributing to product strategy and technical development.
- Received a glowing end-of-year review.
Alpine Start Outfitters, Vancouver, BC 2018-2023
- E-Commerce Specialist (2020-2023)
- Assisting with product purchasing, logistics, and inventory management
- Store website development, including graphic design and writing product descriptions
- Liaising with warehouses and organizing Amazon FBA shipments
- Packing and shipping items, including creating shipping labels and arranging pickups
- Retail Associate (2018-2023)
- Store key holder
- Supervisory tasks incl., training staff, closing the till, store, and cash handling
- Experienced backpack and specialist boot-fitter
- Multiple Part-Time Employee Sales Awards
Grocercheck Foundation, Vancouver, BC Spring 2020
- Design Lead
- UX/UI design and asset creation
- Designed merchandise and physical marketing materials
- Managed social media communications and graphic content creation.
UBC SPIN Lab Research Group, University of British Columbia Summer 2017
- Volunteer researcher (designed and built components, including haptic devices, for human robot interaction research)
- Designed and built components for human-robot interaction research, including haptic devices.
- Prototyped physical devices to support research projects, utilizing 3D printing, laser cutting, and SMD soldering.
Education
- Bachelors of Industrial Design (2021-2025)
- Presented work at UBC Bio Products Institute Connect (Dec 2023).
- Shadbolt Center for the Arts soda firing Artist Residency(July 2024)
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