Experience
Specialized Bicycle Components
Principal Industrial Designer
April 2024 - Present
Own the design strategy and design language for Specialized's commuter and lifestyle e-bike platforms.
Lead product development from ambiguous pre-concept exploration through design intent, engineering development, vendor handoff, and production.
Partner daily with engineering to resolve product architecture and DFM trade-offs across form, structural requirements, component integration, manufacturability, cost, and user experience.
Drive early concept validation through rapid physical and digital prototyping, user research and testing, and engineering for feasibility analysis.
Lime
Senior Industrial Designer
March 2021 - April 2024
Synthesized inputs from user research, PM, software, UX, mechanical engineering, and operations teams into hardware design concepts that improved rider experience and operations efficiency.
Translated requirements from users, product management, mechanical engineering, software, UX, and field operations into integrated hardware solutions focused on rider experience, durability, serviceability, and operational efficiency.
Led industrial design for vehicle architecture and technology integration including HMI/displays, ergonomics, lighting, component packaging, and CMF.
Partnered closely with engineering and operations throughout prototyping, testing, DFM, and production development.
Aquapaw - San Jose, CA
Founder + Principal Designer
October 2016 - December 2020
Founded and built a physical-product company around a proprietary single- and multi-stage push-button valve mechanism, developing the product from initial concept through production and commercialization.
Owned the complete hardware development process including user research, concept development, prototyping, mechanical design collaboration, tooling, supplier communication, manufacturing, and product launch.
Developed a portfolio of patented product concepts and successfully brought products to market internationally.
Specialized Bicycle Components
Senior Industrial Designer + Contract Design Consultant
December 2013 - December 2020
Focused on e-bike development, component integration, and saddle design with heavy emphasis on hands-on prototyping, appearance modeling, and DFM.
Early Career
Giant Bicycles - Senior Industrial Designer - August 2010 - November 2013
Lifetime Brands - Industrial Designer - December 2007 - July 2010
Bosch Home Appliances - Industrial Design Intern - July 2006 - December 2006
Ridgid Power Tools - Industrial Design Intern - January 2006 - May 2006
Education
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (2002 - 2007) Bachelor of Industrial Design, Minor in Sociology - 3.6 GPA