Born in Akron, Ohio and raised in Southeast Michigan, both the fine and industrial arts have always been around me .

As a graduate from the College for Creative Studies in Industrial / Product Design, my focus is on designing things and telling stories that are innovative yet actionable.

My professional design experience includes:

• 5-month study abroad in Graz, Austria working with German tool company Festool to innovate their cordless line of power tools

• Internship with Hasbro with their NERF design. Working with other designers on the team as well as engineers I brought a design from initial concept to manufacture, experiencing all phases of design

• Internship with PCS Company engineering and 3d modeling plastic-injection mold-bases

• Freelance at Prop Art Studio Detroit sculpting, finishing, and painting large ad displays and statues