About

Industrial Designer focused on sustainability in product and system design, particularly in the outdoors and sporting industries. Fascinated by futurology and the socio-environmental consequences of modern consumerism. Advocate for Environmental Justice.

Specializing In:
- Outdoor Products
- Soft Goods
- Consumer-Centered Systems
- BioMaterials
- Advocating for the Earth & Her Inhabitants
+ Other Human & Planet-Centered Solutions

Thinking About:
- Objects Within Systems + Their Environmental Impacts
- Circularity + Regeneration + Consumerism

Currently:
- Tent Designer & Developer - NEMO Equipment

Previously:
- Freelance Sustainability Specialist
- Marketing Designer & Partnerships Support - Monotype.com
- From Linear to Circular London - Ellen McArthur Foundation
- Graduate Commons Grant - RISD
- Biomaterials Graduate Research Assistant - RISD Nature Lab
- Product Designer - Precious Plastic
- Graphic & Learning Designer - Holiday Inn

Education:
- Master of Industrial Design, Rhode Island School of Design, 2020
- CORe Certificate, Harvard Business School Online, 2020
- BFA Graphic Design, University of Central Florida, 2016
- BA Studio Arts, University of Central Florida, 2016

Also Into:
- Film Photography
- Hiking, Running, Camping, Cycling, Swimming
- Brewing Kombucha
- Vintage SciFi
- My Cat, Nimbus 🐱


Full CV

Still curious?
Listen to me babble on the Not Enough Design Podcast by Rohit Sen.

Awards & Recognition
2020 - Graduate Commons Grant, RISD
2020 - Rachel Carson Award, RISD
2019 - Fred M. Roddy Memorial Scholarship, RISD
2018 - Fred M. Roddy Memorial Scholarship, RISD
2018 - Graduate Merit Fellowship Award, RISD
2016 - Cum Laude Baccalaureate Graduate, UCF
2012 - Pegasus High Academic Scholarship, UCF
2012 - Bright Futures Florida Academic Scholarship
2012 - Gold Award, Girl Scouts of the USA

Exhibitions
2019 - Precious Plastic, Dutch Design Week
2019 - Industrial Design Triennial, RISD
2019 - Industrial Design Graduate Biennial, RISD
2018 - MID Graduate Studio Show, RISD
2015 - Pre-Flight Senior Show, Graphic Design, UCF
2014 - SPOT Award Showcase, AIGA Orlando

Leadership
2020 - Citruspace Conference Speaker
2020 - Bioleather Instructor, RISD Quickies
2019 - Biomaterials Workshop Instructor, RISD Nature Lab
2019 - Curatorial Team Member, MID Biennial, RISD
2018-2019 - External Relations Officer, IDSA, RISD
2015-2017 - Community Board Member, AIGA Orlando
2014-2015 - External Relation Officer, GDSA, UCF