Product Design & Development
Experience developing products in industries including consumer products, furniture, lighting, commercial products, juvenile products, softgoods, medical products, packaging, and display design.
Innovation Strategy & Brand Management
I apply strategic design thinking to business challenges, using data to highlight opportunities. I've recommended product pipelines, brand strategies, and sales forecasts.
Speaker
I am available to speak on a range of topics including design leadership, women in design, the value of design, design methods, foresight and futures, and more.
Creative Team Management
I’ve managed team members at all levels from interns and contractors, to seasoned professionals heading to retirement. I also have teams all over the globe, so I adapt to the needs of each culture and find the best ways to communicate, and foster growth.
Ideas, Insights & Innovation
I lead innovation development with teams using insight gathering methodologies. Examples are running cross‐functional workshops using techniques like co‐creation and conducting in-home ethnographic interviews.
Business Acumen for Industrial Design
Syllabus & Course Content
History of Product Design
Syllabus & Course Content
Educating Creatives
I have a passion to develop the skills of others. I taught advanced education studio courses, lecture format courses, and skills based classes.
My students have graduated with degrees in Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Fashion Design and related fields. I have created my own syllabus, course materials, testing and evaluation tools.
In my professional career, I have frequently worked with students through college partnerships and with non-profit partnerships, like Design For America.