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 – Feb 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.

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies
Interior Design Consultant
May 2022 – Dec 2022 | Los Angeles, CA

Helped drive vision and execution for HyperloopTT’s capsule interior experience, navigating high levels of constraints and technical challenges. Generating 2D and 3D assets to help drive future product development and investment.

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

Senior Designer
Feb 2018 – Dec 2020 | Shanghai, China

Designer II
Feb 2017 – Feb 2018 | Shanghai, China

Junior Designer
Oct 2014 – Feb 2017 | Shanghai, China

Led design for key automotive and product projects. Collaborated cross-functionally with client teams, including digital sculptors, engineers, product managers, marketing, and manufacturing suppliers, to bring prototypes and production designs to fruition. Led strategy and design presentations to high-level stakeholders. Represented Icona atively 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

Collaborated with multi-disciplinary teams and key clients generating user insights and pinpointing innovation opportunites through design research.

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

Responsible for designing production accessories on current WAV Lift Truck. Generated ergonomic and styling improvement proposals for other lift and pallet trucks in product portfolio.

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

Worked with design team on generating packaging concepts for multi-national brands, participated in user research workshops.

Fisher-Price

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

Led initial design development and prototype build of multiple playsets and accessories for Imaginext brand.

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)
HSK Level 5 Certificate
HSKK Advanced Certificate
 
English (Native)