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Galvion - Portsmouth, NH

Team Lead - Industrial Designer III - October 2022 - Present

Galvion: Designs and develops protective armor and head systems for modern warfighters and tactical operators.

  • Design and oversee development of head and body worn active products including heads up displays, sensors, strobes and power-data management devices designed at Galvion’s Portsmouth, NH office.

  • Develop MIL-SPEC housings and mechanical interfaces for new multi-component electronic helmet platforms.

  • Present and meet customers within the DoD, military and government to provide project status and updates.

  • Meet with former and active military end-users to translate design feedback into product features.

  • Manage external design consultancies, junior design staff and support junior engineering staff.

  • Projects at Galvion: Lead Industrial Designer for US Navy NSW advanced helmet system, US Army advanced helmet system and support Industrial Designer for USMC advanced helmet system and UK Army man worn power-data hub.

Industrial Designer III - June 2021 - October 2022

  • Applied design thinking to solve complex problems that met end-user feedback, manufacturing constraints and internal requirements.  

  • Utilized technical knowledge in digital sketching, SolidWorks and rapid prototyping to communicate design intent to end-users, project management, system engineers, mechanical engineers and electrical engineers.

UPPAbaby - Rockland, MA - April 2018 - June 2021

Industrial Designer

UPPAbaby: Designs high-end juvenile products, blending premium design with ultimate functionality into their car seats and strollers.

  • Led the design from initial sketch to final parts for the MESA Max Base, Aria Carrier and various harness systems.

  • Communicated to mechanical engineering, product marketing, project management, external contractors, crash simulation teams and overseas manufactures to ensure successful product delivery and met NHSTA Standards.

  • Conducted end-user research through online reviews and storyboarding.

  • Projects at UPPAbaby: Lead industrial designer for KNOX Harness System, Lead industrial designer for Aria infant carrier, one of two industrial designers for the MESA Max Car Seat.

Plano Synergy - Grand Prairie, TX - September 2017 - 2018

Junior Industrial Designer

Plano Synergy: A holding a company for fifteen different hunting and fishing brands.

  • Worked on the new product development team designing products for Plano Synergy’s hunting and fishing brands.

  • Brought 10+ products to market sold at major U.S. retailers. Products include trail cameras, gun cases, tackle boxes, bait aerators, tablets and game calls.

  • Worked with brand management, manufactures, mechanical engineering, graphic design and marketing teams to deliver products that met internal requirements and fulfilled end-user needs.

  • Projects at Plano Synergy: Plano AW 2.0 Gun Case Series, Frabill Magnum Bait Cooler, Plano A-Series 2.0 Tackle Box Series, Flextone Deer Call, WGI Wraith Trail Camera, WGI Rival Trial Camera, WGI Trail Pad Swipe Tablet.

Associate Industrial Designer - April 2016 - September 2017

  • Presented and developed product ideas for Wildgame Innovations, Frabill & Plano Molding new product teams.

  • Utilized skills in sketching, photoshop, SolidWorks and Keyshot to communicate design intent to internal teams.

  • Developed product solutions that addressed end-user insights and manufacturing constraints.

Industrial Design Intern

Urban-e GmbH - Berlin, Germany - August 2014 - January 2015

Urban-E: Germany’s leading outfitter for electronic cargo bikes.

  • Designed cargo bike accessories and boxes from sketch to final assembled product for Urban-e’s clients.

Industrial Design Intern

SOURCEntra - Framingham, MA - January 2014 - May 2014

SOURCENTRA:  A design and packaging consultancy.  Specialized in bringing ideas to life for small business and entrepreneurs.

  • Used design skills in CAD, sketching, Photoshop and Illustrator to turn client requests into a finale packaging solution.

  • Designed clamshell, blister packs and panel cartons for HBO,  Game of Thrones & RueLaLa.

Education

Wentworth Institute of Technology - Boston, MA
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design (2015)

Skills

  • Technical: Sketching, SolidWorks (Solid & Surface Modeling), PDM, Keyshot Rendering, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office

  • 3D Printing (SLA, SLS, FDM), Sketchbook Pro, Jira, Miro, Zoom.

  • Core:  Form Development, Concept Development, Design Thinking, End-User Research, Design Management, Public Speaking and Presenting, Design Management, Design Mentorship, Timeline Proposals.

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