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“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
1) Scoot BoardPersonal Transportation
2) Desk Toy Simple Form Study
3) Fisher PriceTransportation Concept
4) Get Back Jack Ages 8+
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
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.
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
I found a board game in my garage. My sisters remembered it from when they were kids. I had to learn more.
“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.
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.
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.
The Kosovo Baseball Initiative official federation logo.Federation for Baseball and Softball in Kosovo