Greater Boston, MA
TEL: (505) 392 0171
SUMMARY
I'm an Industrial Designer developing a process of product design and fabrication that is accessible, capable of addressing problems at the interfaces of disciplines, and that equates sustainability with profitability. I leverage my experience, spanning over a decade, in dance, movement sciences, anthropology, and linguistics in the pursuit of designing for the user and their environment. In work, I excel at identifying complex, high-level relationships, and making them accessible tools for solving the increasingly complex problems we face as a species.
EDUCATION
Massachusetts College of Art & Design - MFA | 2024
Dynamic Media Institute, Industrial Design Minor
University of New Mexico | 2023
Certificate in Spanish-English Medical Translation & Interpretation
Wellesley College - B.A. | 2018
Cognitive & Linguistic Sciences, Concentration: African Diaspora
SKILLS
Design & Fabrication
3D Printing Electronics
Moldmaking Sculpting
Bookmaking Furniture
Demonstrable
Effective Communicator
Languages:
Spanish French
Italian Chinese (Mandarin)
Haitian Creole
Software
Adobe Creative Suite
Project Management Software
Procreate, Canva
SolidWorks OnShape
AutoCAD Blender
Gravity Sketch Keyshot
Artificial Intelligence:
Gemini (Nano Banana)
Perplexity AI
ChatGPT
Midjourney AI
INTERESTS
Accessibility
Linguistics
Dance: All genres
Movement Science:
Anatomy
Kinesiology
Physics
Garment Design & Historical Dress
EXPERIENCE
Cntxt.Agncy BOSTON, MA
Industrial Designer OCT 2024 - PRESENT
- Product & Systems design – Creating custom physical & systems solutions, as well as designing internal systems for Agency growth
- Attend Client Meetings & Record notes to track project progress & client requests and feedback
Massachusetts College of Art & Design BOSTON, MA
Industrial Design Model Shop JAN 2023 - 2024
Shop Monitor
- Support shop training for all Industrial Design and Architecture students
- Advise students on realization processes for models using a variety of materials
- Provide access to shop space during busy hours, evenings and weekends
Sewing & Softgoods Specialist
- Instruction and assistance with sewing on domestic, industrial, and leather machines
- Advise students on a variety of construction methods and materials, including poly-textiles, natural fibers, leather, and more
Digital Fabrication Lab JAN 2023 - 2024
Industrial Designer
- Creating solutions for customized issues in the lab, i.e. laser cutting templates, storage solutions, and a chalk-catching sling for blackboard chalk
FabLab Associate
- Specializing in 3D Printing, Lasercutting, & Waterjet
- Training on aforementioned machinery and associated software
- Advising students on realization processes for a variety of design, CAD, and fabrication methods, based on project needs
DESIGN TEACHING & LEADERSHIP
Graduate Assistant, Massachusetts College of Art & Design BOSTON, MA
- Lesson planning in conjunction with instructor
- Leading critiques and providing group feedback to the students
- Providing discussion and 1-on-1 feedback to students throughout the design process
- Co-created, and suggested modifications to, exercises relevant to the lesson each week
Human Factors / Ergonomics with Judith Anderson SPRING 2023
Course Description: Review and application of current theory and practice in issues related to human/machine interface, ergonomics, universal design, etc as applied to product ideation and user testing.
Industrial Design III with James Read and Lars Fischer FALL 2022
Course Description: Design projects developed in full four-phase programs: analysis and conceptual design refinement, final design and documentation, model, and presentation.
Environmental Forum with Stephanie Cardon SPRING 2023
Course Description: Exposes students to contemporary sustainability issues through a series of discussions with local, regional and national experts in the field. Students will participate in projects related to the topic of the forum and will present their findings during the Muddy River Symposium.