After graduating in 1996 with a BS in Industrial Design from Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California I have been working as a freelance industrial designer working on many different products for wide range of companies.
My design work includes brainstorming and idea refinement to production of school supplies and craft kits for Elmer's, concept exploration and illustration for LEGO Futura, solid modeling for injection molding for 3Gen's DermLite, design and prototyping of a modular wall system for the Clestra Hauserman.
I like to say I can think like an engineer and a designer at the same time. My innovative work in the field of molecular diagnostics for Cepheid showcases my ability to simultaneously solve multiple complex problems without compromising design or science. And my understanding of physics, computers, electronics and structures allows me to synthesize effective solutions to problems and identify effective trade-offs.
As a motivated, focused entrepreneur who has created companies based on my own product concepts, I also understand the business and financial implications of the development process.
bioDesign 2000-present Design and solid modeling for medical and consumer products - Cepheid (acquired by Danaher in 2016) and many more.
3Gen 2000-present (acquired by FotoFinder in 2024) Solid modeling from concept to production of dermoscopic devices - DermLite
TransLite 2004-present Solid modeling from concept to production of vein finding devices - Veinlite.
Big Bear Trails 2018-2024 Volunteer Trail Host, Trail Crew Leader and Trail Council member monitoring, maintaining, and building trails throughout the Big Bear valley.
booq 2007-2018 PHP and MySQL web development and solid modeling for molded products and components.
Big Teaze Toys 2007-2015 Solid modeling for the B3 line.
LaunchLab, Inc. 1999-2014 Product development partnership resulting in several product lines - cinetactics and Sleepypod.
Leonard Pate Industrial Design 2000-2006 Modular office systems design, lighting design, furniture concepts, museum planning - Teknion, Steelcase, Fuze and WDFF.
Pestdesign 2005-2006 Design and solid modeling - Mophie.
VizOrg 2004-2006 Organizer system concepts.
Equity Marketing, Inc. 2002 Modeling for toy truck.
Creative Development 1999-2000 Solid modeling for Kia concept car interior.
Geiger Medical Technologies 1999-2000 Solid modeling of the TCU for mass production.
Dr. David Hopp 1999-2000 Interactive presentation design and implementation.
Hauser Design 1998-2000 Solid modeling for mass production and other design work - Coleman.
Art Center College of Design 1997 Product Design 3 Assistant Teacher 1998-2000, 2003 Solid Modeling Class Assistant Teacher.
LEGO Futura 1997-2000 Conceptual design and illustration for LEGO products.
Xuni Los Angeles 1995-1997 Took projects from brainstorming to production as a member of a small design team - Elmer's and Playtex.
Loma Linda University 1988-1996 Writing financial applications, interfaces and tools.
Art Center College of Design 1994-1996 Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design with Honors December 1996.
California State Polytechnic University Pomona 1990-1993 Mechanical Engineering 1993 Graphic Design.
Must design, draw, write, sketch and paint.
Good understanding of the basic principals of math, physics, computers, electronics, geometry, materials, structures and science in general.
Pushing computers to their limit since 1983.
Minimalistic musical skills, but maximum musical enjoyment.
Compelled to build with LEGO bricks 'til the wee hours.
Happiest when surrounded by animals and plants in their natural habitat.
Prefer spending my time hiking, cycling, swimming and camping.