experience

PopSockets llc. 2018 - 2023 (5+ years)

Senior Industrial Designer 2021 - 2023

Industrial Designer 2018 - 2021

  • Lead designer on Magsafe Product line that sold out on launch

  • Lead Designer on new Popcase product line (created 10 different phone cases with multiple sku variants in 6 months)

  • Created PopMounts2 product line which created $500,000 in revenue in 6 months

  • Delivered 3D models, drawings, and renders

  • Facilitated work sessions with product teams and users to define key design goals and requirements

  • Conducted user research to inform, iterate, and validate the product design using methods such as field observations, interviews, contextual inquiries, surveys, and remote usability testing

  • Worked closely with Mechanical Engineering to ensure parts meet manufacturing and cost requirements

  • Created prototypes early and often Interface closely with Product Management to define new product features and priorities while generating supporting reference documentation

  • Coordinated with our CMF (Colors, Materials, Finishes) team

  • Worked with our manufacturing partners to ensure our designs become realities (including Traveling to Manufacturers in China to give feedback directly)

Native Design - Industrial Design Contractor July - August 2018

  • worked with team to design the Illumina NextSeq 1000 and 2000 which won a red dot award in 2021

  • Created renders and animations of nextseq genomic sequencing machine

HTC - Industrial Designer 2016 - 2018

  • Executed design concepts in 3D for phone and IoT projects

  • Visualized CMF implementation, worked with engineering team to visualize the UX and other innovative technologies

  • Lead projects to further explore potential future products and technologies

  • Produced product specs to be released to mockup and manufacturing vendors in 2D

  • Worked with the team to develop creative and unique process to handle the CMF and materials to make our devices stand out among it’s competition

  • Created cleanly surfaced CAD models and high quality renders for conferences and presentations

  • Contributed to phone designs released in 2018 and 2019 (specifically the htc U12+)

DEKA Research & Development Fall 2015 Co-op

ID Works llc. Spring 2015 Co-op

ECCO Design Summer 2014 co-op

EDUCATION

University of Cincinnati
College of Design, Art, Architecture and Planning (DAAP)
B.S. Industrial Design, 
Graduated 2016

Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
B.S. Industrial Design
Foreign Exchange Program Fall 2014

SKILLS

Software Programs

CREO (ISDX), Adobe Suite (After Effects, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator,)  Arduino IDE, Autodesk Fusion 360 and Inventor, Bunkspeed, Keyshot, Processing, Solidworks. 

Miscellaneous

Manufacturing experience with various materials (PC, TPU, EVA, PU, PP, Aluminum, Glass, Steel, Magnets) Sketching, soldering, UX/UI, 3D printing (Objet, Ultimaker, flashprinter), sewing, Shop tools. Have experience traveling to factories in China and have a work visa there until 2028.

Products I’ve designed and Shipped