Design Leadership, Innovation, Industrial Design
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Design leader with extensive experience leading industrial design, innovation, design thinking, and cross-functional collaboration. Expertise in developing brand-defining products and experiences that put the user first and balance the requirements of the market and manufacturing capabilities. Proven ability to uncover user needs, conduct hands-on field research, and translate insights into actionable product strategies. Driven to explore and integrate emerging technologies, (AI, AR/VR), and foster the development of high-performing design teams. Adept at fostering collaboration between design, engineering and product management.
EXPERIENCE
Fortune Brands Innovations | North Olmsted, Ohio
Director of Industrial Design | Outdoors, Security & Connected Products (Mar 2023-Present)
- Spearheading industrial design strategy across multiple business units, including Yale, August, MasterLock, Sentry Safe, Moen, ThermaTru, Larson and more.
- Managing internal and external design resources to scale design capabilities effectively.
- Introducing a new Master Lock visual brand language in collaboration with the CMO and security business leaders.
- Leading the development of next generation connected plumbing products alongside UX/UI teams.
- Conducting AI-driven design explorations and implementing AR/VR solutions to enhance efficiency.
- Actively functioning as an individual contributor by leading NPD projects.
- Temporarily managed a six-person global Moen Industrial Design team during a leadership gap.
Principle Industrial Designer, Innovation | Moen (Jan 2019-Mar 2023)
- Championed front-end innovation through Design Thinking and user-centered methodologies.
- Developed groundbreaking smart home products, including connected faucets and water monitoring systems.
- Led interdisciplinary concept development workshops, translating ideas into tangible prototypes.
- Created a cohesive brand identity across physical products and digital interfaces.
- Coordinated front end innovation design process via idea labs, concept board imagery, rough prototyping, multidisciplinary concept evaluation and user requirement development.
Senior Industrial Designer | Moen (Jul 2015-Jan 2019)
- Led the Design team transition to CAD(Creo) and master modelling method to improve efficiency in adoption of Windchill PLM.
- Assisted the Director in the transition of the design team to a digital workflow including digital sketching, Keyshot visualization and 3D printed prototyping.
- Delivered on and off-platform solutions in close collaboration with engineering, sourcing and product managers via the balanced breakthrough model.
- Led design activities for the showering products group.
TTI Floor Care North America, Glenwillow, Ohio
Industrial Designer | Hoover, Dirt Devil, Oreck & Hoover Commercial (Mar 2014-Jun 2015)
- Successfully developed and pitched a new brand language and brand strategy for the commercial division to the president of the company and executive team.
- Executed the design process from front end research, concept generation, breadboard modeling, CAD modeling, production ready models and photo realistic renderings all the way to production sample testing.
- Facilitated the adoption of Creo by the Design team and assisted with training and integration into the engineering workflow and Windchill PLM software.
- Fostered team development by initiating lunch & learn and knowledge sharing sessions.
The Step2 Company LLC, Streetsboro, Ohio
Industrial Designer (Jul 2006 - Feb 2014, co-op summer 2003,2004)
- Designed 35+ consumer products, balancing aesthetics, safety, and manufacturing feasibility.
- Expert understanding of various manufacturing technologies, and safety regulations as well as balancing the capabilities of domestic and foreign manufacturers in rotational, blow, injection molding and textiles.
- Extensive research into trends, technology, and user requirements in sectors from child development, fashion, automotive, home and garden, and commercial industries.
Ethicon Endo-Surgery | Cincinnati, OH (Full time co-op Winter 2006)
Brooks Stevens Design | Grafton, Wisconsin (Full time co-op summer 2005 & freelance)
Eleven LLC | Boston, Massachusetts (Full time co-op winter 2005)
Nottingham-Spirk Design Associates | Cleveland, Oh (Full time co-op winter 2004)
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design, Magna Cum Laude, (2006)
TECHNICAL SKILLS
CAD: Creo (18+ years), Solidworks
Visualization tools: Keyshot, Adobe Suite, Sketchbook Pro, Vizcom, Krea, Midjourney
Strategic and collaboration: Miro, Mural, Asana, Teams, Jira, Slack
VOLUNTEERING & ACHIEVEMENTS
- Board of Directors – The Fresnel Shores Foundation (Oct 2019 - Oct 2024)
- Marketing Committee Chair – Veranova Health (Sep 2019 - Oct 2024)
- Den Leader, Committee Member – Pack 652 Brecksville, OH (Aug 2018 - Present)
- Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America 1999