Industrial Design has been a passion of mine since before I knew the term for it. As a kid, I was constantly tinkering, attaching flashlights to my glasses, modifying Nerf blasters, and dreaming up “revolutionary” products. That early curiosity eventually grew into a set of real skills once I had access to shop classes in high school, where I learned CAD, 3D printing, CNC machining, and laser cutting.

Despite my love for making, my path to industrial design was far from straight forward. I began at Ohio State’s Fisher College of Business, studying marketing. While I gained valuable experience in consumer research, branding, and communication, I realized what I truly wanted was to be the one creating the products those strategies supported.

That realization led me to transfer to the Columbus College of Art & Design, where I’ll be completing my BFA in Product Design May 2026. It’s there I truly began to hone my design skills, from the basics of sketching, to 3D modeling, to Keyshot rendering marketing materials. I’ve also built on the experiences I’ve had at OSU, gaining real world user research experience while working with Dress for Success Columbus.

Outside of school, I’ve volunteered with FORM5, developing low cost, user-specific prosthetics aimed at unique tasks. Currently, I’m an intern for optical electronics company SRICO. There, I’m advancing my design skills through real-world experience, designing and manufacturing specialized enclosures for electronics packages, creating marketing materials and renders, and working on cutting edge R&D projects.