An innovative, driven professional, with 5+ years of product development experience, in consumer and industrial markets.

● Gold Medal New Product Development, Handheld Medical Device:

   2011 Edison Awards

● Adobe CS (Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro)  10 years

● 2D/3D CAD (Solidworks, Alias, Maya, Blender, AutoCad)  8 years

● Additive manufacturing (3D printing)  7 years

● Project and financial management: LEAN, TQM methodologies

● International travel/business experience: China, India, Central

   America, Europe

● Eagle Scout Award: Boy Scouts of America

● Contributor to open source projects including: 3D printing

   technology, GNU/Linux, SCUBA rebreathers

● Oneida County Sheriff’s Underwater Search and Rescue Team:

   Community Outreach/Badge Design

Product Designer

Twin Disc Inc - Racine, WI                                            2014-Present

 

● Piloted new software solution integration and workflow

   methodologies.

● Participated on multiple international product development teams

   for digital and analog controls, high power transmissions and

   marine propulsion systems.

● Managed creation and documentation of new products utilizing

   injection molding, investment/sand casting, forging and machining,

   for low and high volume production environments.

Layout Drafter

Twin Disc Inc - Racine, WI                                                2012-2014

 

● Responsible for the production of technical documentation for

   numerous product development projects.

● Worked closely with the Control Systems group developing

   documentation and 2D/3D documentation for land-based and

   marine product lines.

● Worked closely with Marine Propulsion group developing

   documentation and 2D/3D documentation for the Arneson product

   line.

Product Development: ID, GUI

GeaCom Inc - Duluth, MN                                                 2010-2011

 

● Lead industrial and user experience design development for the

   Edison Award Gold winning Phrazer.

● Enhanced production efficiency, proposed savings of over $120,000

   in tooling costs and $250,000 in annual production costs.

● Utilized advance technologies: 3D printing and rapid PCB

   prototyping to evaluate and develop solutions for product

   development and service concerns.

● Coordinated interdisciplinary task forces: Android developers,

   electrical/mechanical engineering, marketing, product service,

   production, finance, sales.

● Synchronized communication between SME’s, clients, and investors.

● Researched production specifications, costs, materials and

   manufacturing methods, and provide cost estimates and production

   requirements.

● Participate in new product planning or market research, including

   studying the potential need for new products.

Store Manager, Dive Master

Timber Bay Sport and Dive Center - Woodruff, WI              2007-2009

 

● Provided exceptional customer service and responded to customer

   inquiries while directing and supervising employees and monitoring

   sales activities to ensure customers receive outstanding service

   and quality merchandise.

● Managed the sales associate schedules and duties, enforcing and

   maintaining all safety, health, and security policies and regulations.

Milwaukee School of Engineering

 

MBA                                  2012-2016(expected)

 

Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design

 

BFA, Industrial Design                      2005-2009