about me

I’m a husband/father/designer with a hunger for learning new things and solving difficult problems.

My Family

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My Values

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“Daddy can do it. He’s the fix-it guy!”

-My Daughter, breaking another toy

Job & Education Experience

January 3, 2022

Vista Manufacturing – Industrial Designer

Elkhart, Indiana

January 3, 2022
September 1, 2018

Streamline Artisans – Fabrication Designer

September 1, 2018 – January 3rd, 2022
East Moline, Illinois
Working alongside an Architecture firm – Streamline Architects – to develop custom wood and steel furnishings for commercial and residential spaces. As the only designer, I worked directly with customers to bring their design vision to life, converting sketches into 3D models and developing 2D shop drawings for a team of welders and carpenters. I also managed pricing and materials, creating an inventory and quoting system that kept the shop supplied with steel and unique hardwood slabs that were used in our designs.

September 1, 2018
June 1, 2018

Bachelors Degree – Industrial and Innovative Design

Cedarville University; Cedarville, Ohio
International Center for Creativity; Columbus, Ohio

June 1, 2018
May 1, 2017

Home Depot – Hardware Sales Associate

Columbus, Ohio
Managed inventory, assisted customers, learned products within the hardware section, added responsibility over time to include cutting wood, cutting and threading pipes, rekeying locks, and cross-training to the Lumber and Plumbing departments.

May 1, 2017
June 3, 2014

High School

East Moline, Illinois
United Township High School
Graduated #12 in a class of nearly 400.

June 3, 2014