ABOUT ME
Engineer by schooling, Industrial Designer by trade, Problem Solver by nature.
I’m currently a Senior Industrial Designer for Polywood, an outdoor furniture manufacturer whose furniture you’ve probably sat in, but might not have ever heard of. I’ve designed products for brands ranging from Target to West Elm.
Previously, I taught classes at Northwestern on Design Thinking and Industrial Design and co-led the Engineering Design Innovation Masters Program's Thesis Studio. I also created visual assets and physical artifacts that represented and expanded the reach of the Segal Design Institute.
I've never been one to settle into any specific category. I graduated from Northwestern with degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Design Innovation, work in a hybrid design role, and connect things across all types of fields.
MY PROCESS
Learn to Create, Create to Learn.
The two most meaningful abilities that designers can possess, are the ability to learn and the ability to create. If you can learn to be a creator, you can then create artifacts from which you can learn. The process of creation in and of itself is a process of learning through doing.
The ability to learn is the most important skill I possess. Learning how things are done and can be done better, and trying things for myself whenever I get the chance, is my preferred method of understanding. I've applied this ability to learn heavily in the area of creation because I see the power in being able to not only imagine new possibilities, but to bring them to life in meaningful ways.