| Education |
December 2003
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Master of
Human Centered Product Design 
Institute of Design - Illinois Institute of Technology,
Chicago, IL
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GPA 3.9 / 4.0
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| May 1997 |
Bachelor of Interior Architecture
Department of Interior Architecture - Kansas State
University, Manhattan, KS |
GPA 3.8
/ 4.0
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| Key Projects |
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Convergent GPS
Physical and digital prototype driven
design for a convergence product of optical scope and GPS.
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Cukit
Design for a new type of kitchen appliance
designed for gourmet cooks. Showcased in the May 5th, 2002, New
York Times Magazine. |
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Implementing Agriculture
Design of an electronic interface for farm implements using human
factors, prototyping and platform design. |
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Professional
Experience
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| Consulting and Construction |
Associate Engineer- Product Design
Current
Implemented VOC, design and integrated product development strategies on varied and complex projects ranging from sporting goods to construction equipment for companies ranging from start-up to fortune 100 |
Advanced Manufacturing Institute, Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
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Designer
- Newhaus Project
(January-March 2004)
Worked
with professors and senior staff to develop concepts for a fund-raising
campaign to raise money for a large project at the Institute of Design |
Institute
of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL |
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Design
Researcher - RTMS Simulator
(May- August 2002)
Developed
engineering concepts into physical and digital prototypes, expanding the
scope and application of the technology beyond original expectations
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Northwestern
University
IE/MS Department
Evanston, IL |
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Designer
- Folded Compound Plate Chair
(2000-2001)
One-piece steel or aluminum shells in both lounge
and upright varieties configurable for indoor, outdoor, tandem and single
scenarios I designed and hand produced one example and used MicroStation
renderings to evaluate options and designs. |
Manhattan,
KS
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Designer/Sub-Contractor
- Mercado Grocery
(May- August 2000)
Design, detail and construction of 60 feet
of custom display and counter space for a gourmet food retailer designed
by Manhattan Architect Robert Condia, using MDF, Trupan and Stainless Steel
to create an elegant solution for high-end retail. |
Manhattan, KS |
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Cabinetmaker- McConnell Woodworks
(Summers 1995-1996)
Manufactured and finished quality custom commercial and residential cabinets
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Firth, NE
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Mechanic
(Beatrice AG Center / Frantz Farm Equipment)
(1990-1992 Concurrent with undergraduate studies)
Implemented a parts sales operation for a
new implement dealer, serviced assembled and repaired tractors combines
and implements.
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Beatrice, NE |
Design Education
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Foreign
Expert in Architecture and Design
(Feb- Dec. 2001)
Two
semesters teaching fifth and fourth year architecture and planning students
in studio and lecture classes.
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Chongqing
University
Chongqing, PR China |
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Instructor
of Interior Architecture
(Aug. 1998- Feb. 2001)
Taught
second through fifth year interior architecture and product design students
in studio and workshop classes, coordinated reviews, wrote project statements,
and participated in departmental curriculum development. |
Kansas State
University, Department of Interior Architecture Manhattan, KS
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Interim
Workshop Coordinator
(Jan- May 2000)
Coordinated
presentations and reviews of furniture design workshop projects. Managed
equipment and supplies in a workshop serving 90 students and 3 facility
members. |
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| Patent |
2000
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euroFrame-
US utility patent #6,152,553
Three-year project to develop a modular cabinet system
that combines European cabinet construction with three dimensional tribeated
construction. The mechanical patent covers a connection method for a universal
furniture joint using knockdown fasteners |
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