Ergonomic Height Adjustable Tables

Special Projects
Universal Table Foot: we developed and patented a foot that could fit more than one depth of work surface. We were previously manufacturing 2 different sizes. This design allowed ESI to manufacture 1 foot for several different tables and saved money and time across several departments of the company.

A table with 2 sizes without wasting any parts, this concept would allow form the client to order the same table that can convert into 2 different sizes without wasting any parts.

Creating a Product Lighting range of small task lighting, medium desk lighting and under cabinet lighting. I first used bench marking of the products on the market, by comparing aesthetics, price, and brand equity, I was able to provide a vision for our design direction that guided our design decisions.

Cut sheets, instruction manuals, and ebook pages

LetterFolk Tile Mat:
https://www.letterfolk.com/collections/tile-mat

Core77 Design Award Winner
Runner up 2020
https://designawards.core77.com/Visual-Communication/96794/Tile-Mat

Kickstarter Funded in 14 minutes
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/letterfolk/tile-mat-a-customizable-doormat-for-the-home/community

Designed Elements:
PVC Tile Mat
Silicon Hex Tiles
Cloth Bag
Packaging

Origami Owl Products
& Jostens Championship Rings

Industrial Design, Project Management, Prototyping, Sourcing and Vendor Communication, Shopify Customly and Saga PLM Maintenance.

Tools:
Advanced surface modeling for Rhino, Solidworks, Laser cutter, 3D printer, procreate, adobe products, Apple pen, wax.

Designing for Manufacturing Materials: Zinc alloy, Stainless steel, Brass, Crystal, Glass, Leather, Gold, Silver, and various color enamels and epoxy, Fimo, and finishes.

Designing for stainless steel machining, lost wax and sprue tree casting, die casting, and extrusions.

Products designed for doTerra

I designed a Tea Steeper for Doterra, the design allowed the user to easily scoop the desired amount of loose leaf tea into the stainless steel part of the steeper. The steeper’s silicone top slides down the handle to seal it closed and keeping the tea in place. To reduce the cost of the steeper we sourced an existing part and customizes the hole pattern. Something we struggled through with this design was the welding of the handle to the base of the basket, and reducing the hole size.
The basket is stamped flat and molded into shape which warps the holes and makes them larger than the specified size. we went through 2 iterations trying to iron out the size of the holes and the appropriate durometer of the silicon cap.

we created a pitch deck for pillow cube’s packaging, we wanted to illustrate and educate the client on 2 different directions we could help them take to reduce the foot print of their product to save money on shipping while building their brand identity.

The Swirl is a product that lives at the intersection of form and function. During the pandemic when many were working from home, the client came to us with an idea, why should a weight be ugly? She wanted a way to stay active while working from home, while also creating a beautiful sculptural product that could be prominently displayed on a desk or book shelf.

There were many development conversations, whether to include a handle and break the loop, whether to dip the product in silicon instead of over molding it. The initial idea was to create a design with an open bottom and a plug so we could fill the weight to different degrees to allow 1 mold to serve as a 5lb or 7lb or 10lb weight.
We went through 2 or 3 rounds of 3D prints to lock in the form.
We converged on a direction, and negotiated with manufacturers to create the best technique to respect the intention of the product. The Swirl is a silicon skin over-molded onto an iron cast modius loop.

This product range is similar to Grove home products in that they are designed to be refilled, creating a guaranteed reoccurring customer by offering a shipped to home subscription service for the replenishments. With that service model in mind, I designed with my team, a product range that would be sourced sustainably and meant to last several uses. We employed several manufacturing techniques, this was a hybrid product and packaging project, and I learned so much in a such a short time while creating this product line.

Concept Kettle
Laundry detergent Karaf
Phone Case with finger loop
Fancy Bug Trapper

these are mostly for fun, or pro bono community projects

Sketches:
Marker, Pencil, Pen

Digital Sketches:
Procreate, Photoshop, Apple pen

Spray Tan gun using existing internal parts
Here is the method I use to create a presentation quality 3D Printed prototype:
Bondo
Sand
Glue
Sand
Primer Paint
Wet Sand
Paint
Seal