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I n d u s t r i a l D e s i g n

P o r t f o l i o

“I am an industrial designer, eager to learn and contributewherever I go. I love helping others. I am passionate about exploring. I am excited to solve tough problems.”

EducationCedarville University Industrial and Innovative Design - class 2016

International Center for Creativity (ICC) Hands-on design work

Experience

Student Designer, Nov/Dec 2014 Buckeye Bullet Team, Landspeed Concept

Student Designer, Nov/Dec 2015 Honda, interior concept - NDA

Camp Counselor, Summer 2013, 2014, 2015 Scioto Hills Camp

Sales Associate, Summer/Fall 2015 REI

Banjo Playing Champion

Student Merit Award Winner, Spring 2016 Industrial Designers Society of America

Design Intern, Summer 2016 Kosovo Leadership Academy in Mitrovica

yIDEASyG r e a t i d e a s b e g i n a n d e n d w i t h w h y

1) Scoot BoardPersonal Transportation

2) Desk Toy Simple Form Study

3) Fisher PriceTransportation Concept

4) Get Back Jack Ages 8+

LongboardScooter

VS

board flexabsorbs shock

fast wheels, trucks, and bearings

How about the best of both!

handle barsgive stability

greatermaneuverability

where is this being done?

DiscontinuedFor Children

There’s a gap No one makes high quality four wheel scooters for adults.

Many different types of high quality longboard parts make customization and performance ideal. Why?

A four wheel scooter, using longboard parts, that is fast, smooth and customizable.Concept

Ideation

Final Design

C O N V E R S I O N S Y S T E M

Desk Toy

Luxo Jr.

It was perhaps the first computer-animated film that enabld viewers to forget they were watching computer animation.” -David PriceWhy Luxo?

A simple, geometric, wooden desk toy inspired by a disney character.Concept

Ideation

Simplify Luxo Jr. into three basic shapes: head, body, and base.

The head will rotate, just like it does in the Pixar title sequence.

Final Design

Design a Fisher-Price Imaginext toy, based on the Toy Story franchise, to create excitement for theup coming Toy Story 4 motion picture.

Objective

ChallengeVery little is even known about the plot of Toy Story 4. I must take the information I can find and use it to design a product for the movie

What I do know:Bo Peep is missing and Buzzand Woody are on a quest tofind her.

This isn’t a lot to work with but after watching Toy Story 2, I found a solution.

In the 5 extra minutes before cowboy camp, Andy creates an imaginary scenario where Woody and Buzz must rescue Bo Peep form Evil Dr. Porkchop.

What happens?

Buzz and Woody use RC to ride inand save Bo Peep! Without RC, therescue would have failed!

Direction

RC is the obvious choice to provide Buzz and Woody with the speed they need for whateveradventure may come their way.Why RC?

Buzz and Woody are ready for another adventure. Since they always work together, they need a sweet ride that can carry them both!

Ideation

All RC vehicles currently on the market seat only one passenger. This new design will include two seats while maintaining imagenext design language

Challenge

Final Design

This game is really fun, man

I found a board game in my garage. My sisters remembered it from when they were kids. I had to learn more.

Originally invented by Mr. Moore 20 years ago.

Close family frie

nd

“He made the game because of his love for our daughters and your sisters”-Mrs. Moore

These are my two sisters.(that’s me in the middle)

Aubrey at age 8Stacey at age 6

Makenzie at age 7Brittney at age 9

Mr. Moore passed away in 2003.

He won’t be forgotten and

neither should his game.

“It was our favorite game as kids!”

-Aubrey

“Our friends asked us to bring

it to every sleep over.”-Stacey “W

e play

ed this g

ame i

n our

family

for a

t least

8 year

s.”

-Brittny

Its time to revive Get Back Jack!

Play test

Break Fix RepeatI had to understand exactly how this game worked.

And fix all the game mechanics that did not work.

(I played this game a lot...)

Gameboard layout

As I learned, I tested alternate board layouts to

make the game play smoother and quicker.

This layout has the best balance.

Tiles were placed to be sure the game-play was smooth.

Character design Create theme with character

Create a story and characters to give the game a

theme.

(Collaboration with Simon Estrada, Jim Henson art director.)

I fixed all game

mechanics that did

not work well.

I also added a new

mechanism that gives

the game an element

of strategy.

Get Back Jack! is now

able to appeal to an

even wider range of

players, perfect for

the whole family.

Instruction book

also included.

I had a full prototype of Get Back Jack! made

Play test

“If I could buy this right now, I totally would!” “Mom, we need to g

et

this game!”

“This is a really fun game! I love it!

Get Back Jack! is still a work in progress!

After more play testing and refinement, I will be working with the

International Center for Creativity to publish it.

I also do some graphic design

UX developer start-up FuelHero app - NDA

Insurance/investment start-up

The Kosovo Baseball Initiative official federation logo.Federation for Baseball and Softball in Kosovo

The Kosovo Leadership Academy athletic program logo.

The Kosovo Leadership Academy baseball team logoMitrovica Miners

Models/Studies

Thank You for your time!