About Me
With a background in industrial design, I have a vast skillset that I enjoy applying to many types of products. I currently am the Product Tester and Reviews Coordinator for LifeSavvy Media. I’m working to establish and regulate product testing procedures for consumer reviews on the sites HowToGeek.com, ReviewGeek.com and LifeSavvy.com.
Prior to that, I worked as a Product Owner for a line of architectural lighting fixtures at Cima Network. This involved leading the design, engineering, marketing and manufacturing efforts.
Education
Thomas Jefferson University
(Formerly Philadelphia University)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bachelors of Science in Industrial Design
Concentration in Design Visualization
Summa Cum Laude
Awards
Cima Network Innovation Award ‘21
Industrial Design Society of America Merit Award ‘20
Kanbar Scholarship Recipient ‘19
Jefferson Innovation Gala Honoree ‘19
League and Legacy Design Competition Winner ‘19
Luminarc Design Competition Honorable Mention ‘18
COLLAB Furniture Design Competition Finalist ‘17
Perry Award Nominee ‘15
Favorite Part of Design Process
I truly love problem solving. Nothing is better than when you’re on your fifth iteration and the design finally works! The break through after intense efforts always feels so rewarding. Because of this, my favorite steps of the process are iterative prototyping, user research / testing and flushing out technical details. These all interlace and become what makes for successful prototypes.
Design Staple
I find incorporating empathy into all that I design makes me significantly more passionate and informed. Really understanding the end user’s perspective allows you to figure out the needs that they vocalize and the needs that they don’t fully know they have. Balancing the end user’s thoughts throughout the whole design process, without compromising your own design intuition is a challenge, but one that I think is incredibly worthwhile.
Personal Life
I currently live outside of Washington, DC with my amazing husband Nick and our two spoiled cats Atlas and Aries.
