EXPERIENCE

International Motors
Senior Industrial Designer
Apr 2023 – Present | Lisle, IL

Driving exterior and interior design development of current and future vehicles for the International truck and IC Bus brands.

College For Creative Studies
Adjunct Instructor
Aug 2022 – Present | Detroit, MI

Leading a Master’s-level course in transportation design presentation and professional practice. Advising and mentoring students on technical skills.

indiGO Technologies
Senior Designer
Aug 2022 – Mar 2023 | Woburn, MA

Led interior design development of Indigo’s Flow EV. Generated 2D and 3D assets to drive product development and investment. Aligned executive stakeholders to a singular design vision and product strategy.

Icona Design Group
Lead Designer
Dec 2020 – May 2022 | Irvine, CA

Served as lead designer and project manager for US-based clients and liaison between design teams overseas in China and Italy, owning presentation milestones, design vision alignment, and program timing from project kickoff through final delivery.

Senior Designer, Designer II, Junior Designer
Sept 2014 – Dec 2020 | Shanghai, China

Led sketching and design development for multiple concept and production automotive programs. Managed relationships with external model-making and manufacturing suppliers, using fluency in Mandarin Chinese. Led strategy and design presentations to high-level stakeholders. Represented Icona actively in design education, mentorships, and student workshops across top design universities in China.

CBi China Bridge
Industrial Design Intern
Sept 2013 – Dec 2013 | Shanghai, China

Crown Equipment Corporation
Industrial Design Intern
Jan 2013 – Apr 2013 | New Bremen, OH

Product Ventures
Packaging Design Intern
Mar 2012 – Jun 2012 | Fairfield, CT

Fisher-Price

Toy Design Intern
Sept 2011 – Dec 2011
Mar 2011 – Jun 2011 | East Aurora, NY

EDUCATION
 
University of Cincinnati
B.S. Industrial Design: Transportation
2009 – 2014 | Cincinnati, OH
 
 
 
 
TOOLS
 
2D
Photoshop
Illustrator
Indesign
 
CAD
Autodesk Alias
Blender
Solidworks
Gravity Sketch
 
Rendering
Autodesk VRED
Keyshot
 
 
 
 
LANGUAGES
 
Mandarin Chinese (Fluent)
Reading/Writing:
HSK Level 5 Certificate (max. level 6)
Speaking:
HSKK Advanced Certificate (highest)
 
English (Native)