co-op experience - spring 2019 to fall 2021
DAAP offers students the opportunity to work in real design environments and get hands-on experience before graduation. I have worked for companies that exposed me to a wide range of design work and encouraged my own growth as a young professional. From start ups to fortune 500 companies, I have included a synopsis of my professional design experience completed before graduation.
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Gigsmart - UX/UI
Gigsmart is a software startup focused on the gig economy, and connecting workers with gigs. During my time at Gigsmart, I ran extensive user tests that analyzed user flows within the app, identified user experience issues, built components for use in mobile, desktop, and tablet, designed iconography for use within the app, and established in-depth competitive analyses of the gig tech market.
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P&G - Fabric Care
During my time in the Fabric Care business unit, I I prototyped direct-to-consumer packaging for upcoming Tide e-commerce products, and led consumer testing panels on product usability. I demonstrated the ID process through the design of a stock liquid-detergent bottle offered in two sizes, pictured below. After sketching and modeling, I partnered with a P&G prototyping facility to prototype and test the bottles.
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P&G - Oral Care
While working in the Oral Care business unit, I conducted consumer research on accessible oral care products and developed solutions through sketching and 3D modeling. I attended virtual consumer interviews to study their habits and common frictions, and proposed P&G’s role in an oral care campaign focused on bringing tools and education to impoverished communities who currently do not have easy access to dental care.
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O-I Container Design
Owens-Illinois is one of the leading glass bottle manufacturers in the world. During my time at O-I, my team led the first O-I Global Design Conference where I collaborated closely with global designers to create disruptive and eye-catching new bottles in popular emerging drink categories. I earned four patents for breakthrough bottle design work in the O-I catalogue.
Patents
During my time with Owens-Illinois, I worked on a wide variety of projects and I’m pleased to say many of them went to market. I have included my patented work for Owens-Illinois that is currently being used to bottle various customer products.