Iowa State University

Master of Industrial Design

GPA: 3.9 / 4.0

Thesis: Medical Equipment

St. Olaf College

Bachelor of Arts   

GPA: 3.3 / 4.0   

Major: Psychology ; Concentration: Neuroscience    

Study Abroad  

Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand  (Fall Semester, 2011)

Environmental Psychology, Estes Park, CO (Interim, 2011)   

 


LK DESIGN, Denver, CO May 2015 – present

 

Contract Designer

Colorado Arts Production. Provide graphic design, consultation and project management for a wide variety of industries. Created branded packages for churches, websites, apparel lines, professionals, etc.

Contact: Cory Brangoccio 303-507-9117

 

STRYD: Provided ideas, sketches and designs for a piece of running technology.  Worked alongside software and hardware engineers developing  ideas for future products.

Contact: Jamie Williamson, Co-founder, jamie@stryd.com

 

HabitAware: Designed consumer grade wearable technology  for trichotillomania.  Provided sketching, illustration, computer modeling and rendering. Communicated  between company and manufactures for materials and processes.

Contact: Sameer Kumar, Founder, 248-990-4720

 

Heka Health: Designed and developed  graphics  and UX for a medial app. Worked alongside executives, UX/UI designers and Stanford scientists to create appropriate  interfaces and images for a future app.

Contact: Tony Salah, Vice President, tsalah@hekahealth.com

 

Greatmoods.com: Managed 50+ interns on all overseeing projects related to the website. Sorted and ran several teams completing  dozens of major projects relating to ecommerce,  backend  development,  graphics, product  selection, quality control, distribution  and customer service.

Contact: Bob Devine, President, 651-271-7336

 

Tesla, Remote | Contact:  Damara Dragun, Associate Manager, 651-398-5737. April 2022 - Current

Senior Instructional Designer

Partner with subject matter experts, project managers, and business leaders to analyze performance problems, design, develop, and deliver engaging content for a variety of audiences and delivery modes (instructor-led, online, webinar, etc.) with clear strategies and tactics to achieve desired learning outcomes.

Evaluate current training offerings and provide recommendations to update, adapt, or retire trainingsDesign training materials which will enhance user experience in the current classes and trainings including PowerPoints, facilitator guides, participant guides, exams, and e-learning modules.

Promotes and updates current training standards that are used globally by various teams.

Work cross-functionally to design and develop classroom training, job aides, videos and self-directed e-learning courses using rapid e-learning tools such as Storyline,Storyline 360 and Rise.

Partner with e-learning developers and multimedia specialists to publish interactive online courses.

Develop strategies and resources to support deployment of information on process and product changes.

DaVita, Inc., Denver, CO | Contact:  Jessi Martin, Snr. Manager, 303-876-0538 Feb. 2017 – March 2022

Senior Instructional Designer

(Previously an Admissions Specialist II (1 year) and Instructional Designer (2 years 7 months))

Write, design, develop and produce e-learning courses for DaVita that contains 20-30 courses.

Project manage large scale educational operations.

Design, develop and manage quarterly newsletter.

Provide graphic design consult and development for compliance department.

TGS National, Denver, CO | Contact:  Michael Garcia, VP of Operations, 303-552-8162 Aug. 2017 – Dec. 2017

Junior Architect

Designed cultivation, manufacturing  and retail facilities in detail for various franchisees.

Used modeling software to render models, products,  machines and environments.

Developed marketing presentation materials as well as promotional materials for all national franchisees.

Created city application materials for new properties.

Researched city and state legislative code and designed  within its parameters.

 

Greyrock, Inc., Denver, CO | Contact:  Donald May, Director, 863-640-4442 Sept. 2016 – Aug. 2017

Design and Marketing Manager

Created and designed  all marketing materials for ongoing campaigns  including  but not limited to promotional material, press releases, and training materials.

Conducted  interviews, screened candidates,  and ran new hire training for all incoming employees

Developed  strong B2C marketing skills and successfully  trained 30+ employees to reach similar skills.

Led office in and made the corporate, Top National Sales List across 25+ office.

 

Iowa State University  | Contact: David Ringholz, Department Chair, ringholz@iastate.edu 2014 – 2015

Teaching and Research Assistant

RA (one semester): Developed  a rapid-prototyping lab for a new Innovative Design PhD program.

Researched, selected and purchased  50K in prototyping  materials.

RA (two semesters): Conducted  college-wide research on how students use student services. Ran 30 focus groups, transcribed  and analyzed results and created 100-page report that was distributed  to administration and faculty posing recommendations for how to improve communication  between students and Iowa State.

TA (1 year) Co-created  an educational  outreach program called “FLEx”. Designed and constructed  a mobile trailer capable  of educating  entire schools and groups on design, creative thinking process and prototyping.

TA (1 year) Assistant for an undergraduate studio class. Helped students with daily tasks and critiqued  work.

 

Graduate and Professional Student Senate, Iowa State University 2013 – 2014

Presented plans for a student run bike share system program designed  by my undergraduate department. After a near unanimous decision from both levels of student government my department  was awarded 30k for a series of 3 classes to design the product  and system. The bike system that was developed  is currently being implemented  at Iowa State. .

Represented the Industrial Design department  and lobbied  for funds and policies

 


I speak many languages

Articulate Storyline | Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator | CADD, Sketchup and rendering software | Microsoft Suite


Let’s design something great.