Product Designer & Manager
DESIGNER | PRODUCT MANAGER
Product Manager and Industrial Designer with 5+ years of experience leading cross-functional product development from concept through manufacturing. Experienced in customer-driven product strategy, stakeholder management, supplier coordination, and design-for-manufacturing. Proven ability to bridge design, engineering, manufacturing, and business objectives to deliver successful products in global markets.
Project Manager
Edgewater Park, NJ
Since Spring 2023
• Lead end-to-end development of custom lottery and gaming products for clients across 100+ countries.
• Gather customer requirements and translate business needs into technical specifications and manufacturing deliverables.
• Coordinate engineering, fabrication, and vendors throughout the product life cycle.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, risks, and production milestones to ensure successful product launches.
• Drive design-for-manufacturing decisions that balance customer expectations, performance requirements, and production efficiency.
• Present product concepts, design solutions, and project updates directly to customers and executive stakeholders.
Product Designer
Indianapolis, IN
Summer 2020 to Spring 2023
Family owned Indy-based furniture company. Responsibilities include designing innovative and stylish furniture based on the customer's needs. Also focused on communicating with overseas QC team to ensure all products maintain design intent through the DFM stage of development.
Industrial Design Intern
Boston, MA
Summer 2018 & Fall 2019
Boston-based startup. Worked as project lead of industrial design for the Desktop Metal Fiber 3D Printer. Developed sketches, renderings, and CMF options for the Studio and Production printer systems. Also worked on product design and generative design studies.
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Industrial Design Intern
Boston, MA
Spring 2019
Boston-based startup. Responsible for industrial design during development of their flagship product. Developed brand and aesthetics, as well as user-interaction. Also worked extensively with contract manufacturers during the DFM process.
Structural Design Intern
Baltimore, MD
Fall 2017
Designed temporary and permanent point of purchase displays for COVERGIRL. Also developed and managed project bill of materials, and assisted in project logistical management.
Digital Design Lab Intern
Columbus, OH
Spring 2017
Responsible for the generation of 3D models, poly-modeling, photometric lighting, and other digital visualizations to help convey the design intent. Worked extensively with the Starbucks design team to develop store concepts.
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Assistant to Production Manager
Westerville, OH
2015-2016
Assisted manager with production duties in a design and production setting. CNC Router and Digital Cutter operator.
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, DAAP
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design
Class of 2020
SKILLS
Design
Model Making
Concept Development
Rapid Prototyping
Design for Manufacture Experience
Sketching & Rendering
• analog and digital
3D Modeling & Rendering
• poly-modeling
• surface modeling
• solid modeling
• product rendering
• architectural rendering
Software
3D Studio Max
Adobe Creative Suite
Illustrator
InDesign
Photoshop
ArtiosCAD
Autodesk Alias
Autodesk Fusion 360
G-Suite
Keyshot
Microsoft Office
Solidworks
V-ray 3.5