About Me

Skills

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3D Design

Problem solving meets visualization.

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Retail Design

Developing play books and style guides for category anchor and Shop-In-Shops.

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Exhibit Design

Product launches, fixture rollouts, and exhibition spaces.

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Furniture Design

Designing furnishings and displays that are contemporary, durable, and ethically sourced.

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Experience Design

Building spaces where people, electronics, lighting, sound, and color lead to engagement and delight.

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Drawing

Hand sketching and digital drawing expertise to quickly iterate ideas.

Work History

Lead Designer
Weit Design
2008 - Present

Product Development: Industrial Design of award winning consumer products.

Concept Development: Develop flexible design systems from sketch to render to launch to final install.

Deliverables: 3D Design, Industrial Design, Rendering, UX Design, AR Prototypes
3D Environmental Designer
Global Tech Company
Redmond, WA
2016 — 2018

Style Guides: Designed brand specific programs for global resellers and retail chains.

Event Design:
Retail, Tradeshow, Company Events, Virtual Simulations

3D Modeling:
Spatial Layout, Photo Real Renders, Concept Development

Deliverables: 3D Rendering, Spatial Design, Style Guides, Visual Merchandising, 3D Design, Broadcast Design
Fixture Design Program Manager
Outdoor Retailer
St. Paul, MN
2013— 2016

Teambuilding: Design direction on projects totaling more than $24MM spend with vendors, national and international.

Budgeting: Built design and purchasing program a 7% per-store savings

Project Management: 2.2 million sq. ft. of space 30 new stores and 25 remodels

Fixture Design, Space Planning, Loss Prevention, Budget Management, Purchasing, Project Management
Industrial & Visual Designer
Party Goods Retailer
Minneapolis, MN
2010— 2013

Design: Custom retail fixtures, stores, environmental signage and event spaces for a large party retailer.

Exhibit spaces:
Experiences for licensee properties as well as developing environments and displays for own brands.

Event Design, Showroom Design, Merchandising Design
Industrial & Graphic Designer
100 Year Old Sign Company
Minneapolis, MN
2007— 2010

Concept Development: Sketches, graphic layouts and rendered visualizations for new business.

Detailing:
Design of signage and way-finding projects in Retail, Hospitality, Healthcare and Cultural buildings.

Branding, 3D Design, Industrial Design, Rendering

Education

MArch, Architecture
Cranbrook Academy of Art, MI

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BFA , Furniture Design
Rhode Island School of Design, RI