experience

Senior Industrial Designer at Spectrum Brands

2018 - current, Lake Forest, CA

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Industrial Designer at Newell Brands

2015 -2018, Chicago, IL - Kalamazoo, MI

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• Developed and launched new products for international brands including Coleman, Bubba, Paper Mate InkJoy, Flair, Mr. Sketch, and Rubbermaid

• Expanded InkJoy brand portfolio by developing Gel pen family      

• Led projects from ideation to product launch, in collaboration with cross-functional partners including Engineering, Marketing, Usability, Graphics, and CMF

• Products currently being sold in retailers nationwide (Amazon.com & Target)

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Industrial Design Contractor at Whirlpool 

2014 - 2015, Benton Harbor, MI

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• Developed the design of Zera Food Recycler, new to the world kitchen appliance, in collaboration with cross functional partners

• Developed solutions and refined design details per evolving engineering requirements

• Product won Best Innovation Award at CES 2017; available for purchase online

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Freelance Industrial Designer at Designapkin

2014 - 2014, Columbus, OH

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• consulting for LG Electronics, developed and conducted participatory user research tools, synthesized data into insights, and generated concepts for future of home entertainment

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Industrial Design Intern at Radius Product Development 

2013 - 2013,  Chicago, IL

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• supported a team of designers and engineers through various phases of design projects, from early ideation to presentation renderings

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education

BS in Industrial Design @Ohio State University 

BS in Physics @Korea University 

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skills

research & analysis 

sketching

storyboarding

Adobe Creative Suite

rapid prototyping

CAD modeling (SolidWorks & Creo)

Keyshot Rendering

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