Brief Summary
Y Line is the vertical axis on a financial statement, and the dimensional guide for all design innovation. Marketplace success through creativity is our guiding principle.
Clients
Alsons
AMMV Sales
Arrow Fastener
American Shower and Bath
Brasscraft Mfg.,
Chiron Design
Cobra
Delta Faucet
Ginger
Kinetic Revolutions
KraftMaid Cabinets
Liberty Hardware
Milgard Windows
Newport Brass
O2Cool
OGGI Corp.
Verve Living Systems
Watkins Brands
Professional Experience
EXPERIENCE
Principle / Owner
1/13-Current: Y Line Product Design, Chicago, IL
• Product design & development
• Design consulting
Senior Industrial Designer
11/05-1/13: Masco Design, Chicago, IL
• Product design & development
• Design research
• Project scope and strategy implementation
• Project management, and presentation
• Trend & material research
• Invention & discovery
Resource Manager / Lead Product Designer
04/02-12/05: Liberty Hardware Manufacturing Corp., Silverton, CO / Winston-Salem NC
• Product design & development
• Trend & material research
• Employee engagement & training
• Product photography & asset management
• Prototyping & model making
• Packaging design, POP, & merchandising strategy
Graphic Designer II / Illustrator
10/00-04/02: The Polestar Group Advertising Agency, Telluride, CO
• Graphic design for print, web, & digital media advertisement
• Brand-building & identity graphics
• Accounts & client relationships
Art Director
06/99–010/00: AMMV sales, Telluride/Denver, CO
• Graphic design for print, web, & digital media advertisement
• Creative Management
• Developed brand identity, website, signage, mailers, & printed advertisements
EDUCATION
Northwestern University
8/10-7/12: Master’s Degree, Product Design and Development
Awards and Recognition
2013 International IDEA Awards Finalist
2010 ADEX Award
2009 ADEX Award
2008 ADEX Award
2007 ADEX Award
