Human-centered Design Engineer
I want to bridge the gap between design and engineering with my experience working along the product development cycle from product definition to manufacturing.
I love working on challenging projects that positively impact people and our planet; I am engaged in environments where design is found through creative exploration.
Projects
Fountain Flex
How might we solve the pain point of water bottles not filling fully at sinks and water fountains.
Built and tested 4 design iterations going from minimum viable concepts to a high fidelity silicon molded product. Validated designs against user and performance requirements .
Skills
- Human-Centered Design
- Design Research
- Iterative Prototyping
- 3D Printer
Center of Gravity Scale
Engineered 250kg capacity scale to validate robot’s center of gravity for manufacturing quality checks using custom fabricated plates and brackets, arduino, and load cells.
Skills
- Design Engineering
- 3D CAD & GD&T Drawings
- Electronics
- Fabrication
- 3D Printer
Magic School Bus
Capturing the magic and delight in a child’s sketch and bringing it to reality in a manufacturable toy that can be repeated at scale.
Skills
- 3D CAD
- Injection Molding
- CNC Machining
P&G Home Cleaning Innovation
Partnered with P&G to identify opportunities within home cleaning for consumers 55+. We collected insights through 3 rounds of user research and tested 10+ prototypes with our users to arrive at our final recommendation.
Skills
- Human-centered Design
- Design Research
- Brainstorming
- Prototyping
- 3D CAD & Rendering
Urgency Emotional Box
Working in a team of two, I worked to design an interactive box to illicit the emotion of Urgency through the experience of opening it.
In designing this interaction we considered the full range of possible engineering elements and the range of human senses, routines, and social/cultural influences.
Skills
- Electronics Design
- Laser Cutter
- 3D Printer
Foam Seal Applicator
Designing and fabricating an applicator to accurately place a foam seal into a plenum. Small tolerances between the foam seal and the plenum make repeatability and precision important.
Skills
- Fabrication
- Iterative Prototyping
- Laser Cutter
- 3D Printer
Bionic Wrench DFM
Took the commercially available Bionic Wrench, reverse engineering it to determine manufacturing processes and process variation. Created 3D CAD and GD&T Drawings. Developed assembly fixture for manufacturing and created balanced factory line based on experimental process times and value stream.
Skills
- Line Balancing
- Metrology
- 3D CAD Assembly
- GD&T Drawings
- Value stream mapping
Design Sketching
Various sketches done for brainstorming and ideation around electronics, furniture, public spaces, and consumer goods.
Skills
- Concept
- Industrial Design