About Me
Design has always been a part of who I am. I grew up at the bottom of this massive bike hill. All the kids in the neighborhood would ride their bikes down it, and I'd be slamming my brakes halfway down. It got me thinking, really how steep is that hill? So I designed this angle gauge using a ping pong ball on a BBQ skewer with a weight at the bottom. I duct-taped it onto my bike handles and as I rode down the weight would tell me the grade of the hill. Before long I had a three-ring binder full of designs I had drawn out. In High School Architecture class I got my hands on AutoCAD 2000 and I was hooked! I started at Penn College in the CAD major until I figured out what Industrial Design was and I switched over after my first semester. Being a BID student at Penn College truly opened my worldview to what was possible in the Industrial Design field. Every project honed my skills, allowed me to develop new ones, and crafted my unique style. I am still driven by my love of critique, collaboration, and teamwork. I was awarded the faculty award during my senior year for the passion and drive that I brought into the classroom. As a professional designer, I am always excited to delve into new projects to discover where problems exist and how we can overcome them using design thinking. I have had the experience of being a designer on over 38 different products from concept to market. Seeing my designs enjoyed by customers; is what makes Industrial Design so rewarding to me.
MSA5500 2-Channel Streaming Integrated Amplifier
2025
Introducing the MSA5500. The all-in-one stereo streaming integrated amplifier, with Bluetooth 5.0 and Wifi 6 this unit has all the connectivity customers expect from the brand excellence of McIntosh. The industrial design drew on the MA5300 but bringing it into the digital world by introducing streaming capabilities.
MC2.1KW 1-Channel Solid State Amplifier
2024
This unit is the star of the McIntosh 75th anniversary lineup, the company has been around since 1949 and has had the opportunity to partner with artists and audiophiles around the globe. In the summer of '69, amplifiers were loaded onto a helicopter and flown 60 miles east of the factory to power Woodstock.
PS1K & PS2K
Powered Subwoofer
2024
The design of the powered subwoofers was set to enact a merging between the brand's amplifiers and speakers; bringing a 2000-watt analog VU meter to the base of the world's most powerful Hi-Fi subwoofer. Both bases are built with an individual amplifier power source for each woofer giving enough bass to shake the entire building.
McIntosh Connect App
2024
With the release of the C55 and C2800 preamplifiers, our team stepped into the world of app-controlled audio electronics for the first time. Using an integrated linux driven PCB board we used wireless connections to allow users to control their unit remotely using any IOS Android device.
ML1 Loudspeaker
2023
This project revolved around a recommittal to the vintage classic McIntosh speakers, the ML1. Now updated, redesigned, and refined with modern tech to ensure it will be a loudspeaker worthy of the name and heritage behind it.
McIntosh Labs
Dead and Company Collaboration 2023
Our team had an amazing opportunity to collaborate on custom units that went on tour with the Grateful Dead. I put the final units together before they were shipped out and even had the entire team sign a unit.
MC451 Dual Mono Amplifier
2022
The MC451 was designed as a scaled-down version of the Hybrid amp the MC901. This amplifier brought McIntosh tube amps into the future with a brand new design that carried the language of the hybrid technology behind the power of the brand.
C12000 Preamplifier
2021
The C12000 incorporates two modules linked together with cables and is the epitome of dedicated preamplifiers. It takes advantage of all the character of tubes with the clear resonance of solid-state to deliver a masterful sound. Something worthy of being the central hub of any sound system.
MC3500 Tube Amplifier MKII
2021
The MC3500 revitalized a classic amplifier, bringing it to a new century. This was the amp that powered the Grateful Dead's wall of sound and during the design, we took extra care to tie its history into every design element giving it a unique look that stands apart from all our other amplifiers.
Playworld Catalog CGI
2018
As part of the catalog team at Playworld, my initiative was to incorporate highly detailed renderings using our products in realistic environments. This was mostly done with photography up until this point but we utilized Solidworks, 3DS MAX, and Keyshot to produce something of the same quality for a fraction of the cost!
Playworld x World Cup MUGA
2018
As a special opportunity for the World Cup, we designed a set of sporting events that injected the thrill and entertainment of the playground combined with soccer. The goal was to allow younger visitors of the Russia 2018 World Cup to play beyond the sport itself. These play spaces would be set up around the events and provide public spaces that allowed adults to play or relax while the younger crowd was entertained and energized about the sport!
Playworld NRPA Booth
2017
We had a special opportunity to showcase Playworld's new play equipment ModPods™ in the context of an expo booth. We wanted to highlight the new freestanding equipment while giving professional visitors plenty of access for seating.
GE Apprentice iQ Borescope
2017
For my Senior Capstone at the Pennsylvania College of Technology, I had a wonderful opportunity to work with GE designers to redesign their aerospace borescope inspection tool. We kept the design language of the existing Mentor iq product line while pushing the design, and user interface to a new generation. To balance out the weight for the user we placed the heaviest part of the scope (the servos) at the base of the handle, just like a power drill to improve the ergonomics. We also simplified the interface to make the tool more intuitive. This was an amazing opportunity to work with an electronics Fortune 500 company.
Tekiō Suru Modular Couch
2016
Every designer has their chair... This is mine! It was inspired by Japanese Temple Gates otherwise known as Torii and invokes a lot of the practices of Japanese culture and minimalism. These chairs are built to be stackable, collapsable, and combinable to offer a wide array of uses and flexibility. Locally sourced bamboo and traditional fabric patterns ooze Japan's cultural heritage all molded into a solid block of acrylic so as not to hide any of the simple beauty of the materials inside.
ARES Laser Tag System
2016
Growing up I loved to play laser tag! For this concept project, I had the opportunity to make an accessible laser tag system that would incorporate the computing power, camera, and wireless access of mobile phones. The phone is hard-wired into a laser unit with its own power source to charge the phone as well as the laser array which uses a blast of IR lasers that are inperceivable except to the attached devices.
Lift-Assist
2015
For my first concept project, patients that suffer from mobility issues getting them in and out of wheelchairs daily is a huge hurdle that often requires teams of nurses and medical staff just to lift a patient onto a hospital bed. Our solution was to incorporate the Lit-Assist with interlocking hinges connecting modular slats that would be used to hold a patient's torso and legs. The entire platform could be laid flat and staff could use the incorporated hand holds to lift the patient with relative ease and reduce the risk of injury during the transfer process.
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