PepsiCo Design & Innovation Center | NYC
Senior Designer, Regenerative Futures / 2023 - Present
Focus on creating regenerative and sustainable futures for the organization through system design, strategic foresight, business model design and circular economy. Part of the PepsiCo Design & Innovation Center in NYC.
ADPList | Remote
Design Mentor, ID + Sustainability / 2023 - Present
Super Mentor Award - Top 1% in Design Expertise / Aug 2023
Sharing knowledge and insights with fellow designers and global community of mentors and learners. Focus on industrial design, design career advice, and integrating sustainability to your practice.
Heyday.co | Remote
Design Lead, Brand + Product Innovation & Strategy / 2022 - 2023
Skincare & Beauty Category / 2022-2023
Home & Baby Category / 2022
Heyday is a platform for brand creation, owning 15+ digitally native brands, we are pioneering a digital-first approach to building the next-gen consumer products company.
Overseeing product innovation strategy and building industrial design & visual brand language for 4+ digitally native consumer brands, including Risa x Eva Longoria, Zitstika.
Pensa | NYC
Senior Industrial Designer & Innovation Consultant / 2020 - 2022
Industrial Designer / 2017-2020
Industrial Design Intern / 2017
As a senior designer, I lead projects and teams. We create product experiences that improve and enrich people's lives. Working at the intersection of design and invention, we bring creative energy and technical expertise to solve complex problems.
We work beyond just the product, thinking holistically about the brand, the system, the connected services, the potential digital, physical interaction, for clients that range from Fortune 500 to small startups such as SodaStream, Claritin, Quaker Oats, Hot Tools, PepsiCo, Bayer, Zero Halliburton, Oxo, Diggs, Drinkfinity, Lotik and more
Josh Owen Studio | Pittsford, NY
Designer, Staff / 2015 - 2017
Responsible of maintaining the exceptional standards of Josh Owen studio's graphic, product, and exhibition design. Focus on kitchen tabletop accessories and information architecture of the book Lenses For Design (2016), with the logistics and marketing coordination for products launch and delivery to market.
Starry Internet | NYC
Design Intern / 2016
Joining the internet start-up team to strengthen the products’ brand language and improve the product's out-of-the-box experience.
Movo Gelato | Hangzhou, China
Design Intern / 2015
RIT Tutor Program | Rochester, NY
Jr Program Manager / 2013-2015
Education
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY USA
BFA in Industrial and Product Design with concentration in Psychology
GPA 3.9 / Alfred L. & Ruby C. Davis Leadership Award 2014 / Legacy Leadership Award 2016 / Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar Award 2016
Class of 2016
Fudan University, Shanghai China
International Summer Session - Class of 2011
Liceo Linguistico Umanistico G. Pascoli di Firenze IT
Esame di maturità 100 / Lingue Inglese, Francese, Spagnolo, Latino
Class of 2012
Lycee Jacques Ruffier, Academie de Montpellier a Limoux, FR
Italy-France Exchange Program - 2010
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Royal College of Art, London UK
RCA x Design for Good Academy Course
Spring 2024
UnSchool, US
System Thinking Course
Spring 2024
d.MBA, US
Business for Designers Masterclass
Spring 2024
University of Exeter Business School, Exeter UK
Circular Economy & Innovation Course
Issued Dec 2023
Proficient
Software
Sketch, Figma, Miro, Invision, Rhino, Keyshot, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, XD, Midjourney, Monday.com, Jira, Midjourney, Dall-e, Viz.com, Pika AI
Skills
Branding, Design Thinking, User Research, Design Strategy, System Design, Futures Thinking, Interaction Design, Service Design, System Design, Wireframing, Journey Mapping, Iterative Sketching, Prototyping, 3D Printing, Brainstorm Workshops
Patents
Snack Cup Utility Patent - Pending
Tether Mat Utility Patent - Pending
Straw Training Cup Design Patent - Pending
Salad Dressing Shaker Design Patent - Pending
Salad Spinner Design Patent - Pending
Pet Passenger Carrier Design Patent - Pending
Honors
Designing with AI Deep Dive 2024 | Invited Panelist
Future-Proofing Design Ops in the Age of AI
Apr 2024 - Industrial Design Society of America
Women Leadership Summit 2024 | Invited Speaker
Embracing Authenticity for Innovation
Feb 2024 - RIT Leadership Academy @Saunders
Good Design Award 2023 | Winner
Dec 2023 - Good Design Award
RIT Industrial Design Program | Invited Guest Speaker
Professional Practice Class, undergrad senior course
Oct 2023 - Rochester Institute of Technology
Advancing and Diversifying the US Bioeconomy Workshop
Sept 2023 - NewLab New Climate Futures for NYC Climate Week 2023
Selected entrepreneurs, technology developers, policy makers, investors, industry experts, community leaders
ADPList Super Mentor | August Top 1% in Design Expertise Award
Aug 2023 - ADPList
Say It Skillfully, Ep Nov 1 | Invited Guest
Nov 2022 - Apple Podcasts
Vignelli Center of Design Studies x Corning Museum of Glass Workshop
Jun 2022 - Vignelli Center of Design Studies
Selected artists, designers & visionaries
IDEA 2021 | Silver Award
Oct 2021 - International Design Excellence Award
RIT Industrial Design Program | Invited Guest Speaker
Industrial Design Studio Class, undegrad senior course
Jan 2021 - Rochester Institute of Technology
Good Design Award 2020 | Winner
Dec 2020 - Good Design Award
FastCompany Innovation by Design Award 2020 | Best Design of North America category
Oct 2020 - FastCompany
The Rookies Award 2017 | Industrial Design Finalist
Jun 2017 - The Rookies
Anticipation, Solo Exhibition
Dec 2016 - Dyer Arts Center Gallery
Metaproject 06 Competition | Winner
Apr 2016 - Rochester Institute of Technology
International Conference on Pervasive Computing & Communication | Paper Co-Author
Pulse: An infrastructure for collection of audience heartbeats for music visualization
Mar 2016 - PERCOM, Sydney Australia
IDSA Student Merit Award RIT Finalist
Mar 2016 - Industrial Design Society of America
In The Mix, Exhibition
Nov 2015 - RIT City Art Space Gallery