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education
2006, Bachelor of Science Industrial Design “With Distinction”, ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA
1990, Bachelor of Arts Fine Art,Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
professional experience
Design Director, 2016-Present / Los Angeles, CA EBCO.
Realize product concepts for a fast-growing consumer and trend research consultancy. Facilitate product development and innovation workshops, visualize concepts from quick sketches to 3D visualizations and experience storyboards for industry leading companies in food and beverage, pet care, health care and health and wellness industries.
Design Director, Innovation, 2014-2015 / Los Angeles, CA Sterling Brands.
Developed new product innovation pipelines for Fortune 500 companies such as Bayer AG (Pharmaceuticals and Crop Science), Hillshire Brands, Quaker Oats (Pepsi), T-Mobile, Colgate-Palmolive, Safeway and Kimberly Clark. Developed and conducted innovation workshops for clients. Conducted field research and collaborated with researchers to synthesize user-focused design solutions. Generated concept visualization artwork from quick pen sketches to photo-realistic 3D CAD renderings. Created CAD surface data for manufacturing. Liasoned with legal, engineering, production and marketing teams to create successful commercial design solutions for manufacture.
Senior Designer, 2007-2013 / Marina Del Rey, CA Karten Design.
Lead project teams of 2-10 researchers, industrial designers, mechanical engineers and PR/marketing personnel through successful projects for companies such as: Samsung, Johnson Controls, Cardinal Health, Procter & Gamble, Konami, Vizio, Midmark, & Avery-Denison.
Product Designer, 2007-2008 / Sun Valley, CA WET Design.
Lead consumer product development team. Designed large scale water features for high-end commercial real estate developers such as MGM Resorts International and Related.
Music Producer / Remixer / Recording Engineer, 1999-2004 / Los Angeles, CA - New York, NY
Collaborated with groundbreaking artists such as Dr. Dre, Mike Elizondo, Printz Board, Meredith Brooks, Jeremy Toback, Chad Fischer, and Gregg Alexander. Produced, recorded and remixed artists for Warner Brothers, Columbia, Capitol and Universal Records.
Performance / Recording Artist, 1997-1999 / Los Angeles, CA - New York, NY
Recorded under the name Jr. Biscuit for Universal Records. Played guitar with such artists / groups as Holly Palmer, C&H, Slinky, Marshall Altman and Lazlo Bane.
Art and Music Director, 1994-1997 / Santa Monica, CA Commotion New Media
Art Directed the interface design for award winning interactive multimedia publication: LAUNCH Magazine (founded by Dave Goldberg). Developed production techniques and composed ambient soundscapes for presenting monthly content about pop culture / movies and music in a media-rich 3D environment.
Technical Artist, 1992-1994 / Culver City, CA Thomson Consumer Electronics/DirecTV
Designed on-screen-display interfaces and created custom software tools to automate art production for interactive digital satellite television. Lead in-house seminars on digital art production methodologies for broadcast at Thomson / RCA headquarters in Indianapolis, IN.
educational experience
Instructor, Product Design, 2015-2018 / Pasadena, CA ArtCenter College of Design.
Teaching product design studios at one of the world’s top design schools. Introducing and guiding students through every aspect of the product design and development process- specializng in sustainable practices as well as the capstone project studio for graduating students.
S.T.E.A.M. Day - Brentwood School, 2017 / Los Angeles, CA
Interactive LED Exhibit. Designed and built a series of interactive installations showing how LEDs function, how they can be used to mix colors and create visual displays, and how they can be programmed to display graphics that respond to sound in real-time.
S.T.E.A.M. Day - Brentwood School, 2013 / Los Angeles, CA
Build Your Own Speaker Project. Created workshop project tailored to middle school students showing how to build a functioning speaker for their iPhone using simple materials in less than 30 minutes.
DaVinci Schools, 2012 / El Segundo, CA
Collaborative Headphone Design Project. Worked with the 9th grade class to create functional headphones designed and built in conjunction with their English and Science curriculum. Introduced students to fundamental elements of design thinking and design process. Amazing results lead to an exhibit at the A+D Museum in Los Angeles.
awards & scholarships
Good Design Award, 2014: Artizan Expressions Dental Cabinetry by Midmark
Good Design Award, 2010: IQ Spiro and IQ ECG by Midmark
IDSA 2006 Gold IDEA Award
@ArtCenter:
ArtCenter Scholarship, 2005-2006
Ford Product Scholarship, 2005-2006
Johnson Controls Scholarship, 2006
Kitasako Scholarship, 2006 / Dean’s List, 2003-2006