Education

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  Castle view high school

  2005 - 2010

  Engineering

  CVHS provided a pilot curriculum catered toward focused schools of thought within the school body. One of these curriculum programs focuses on applied engineering where I had the opportunity, take engineering preparation courses including 2 years of CAD classes, intro to robotics, and (basic) mechanical propulsion methods.During my time in school, I was the school representative for art and illustrations, annually participating Statewide art competitions, and placing in 3 of them. In… Show more CVHS provided a pilot curriculum catered toward focused schools of thought within the school body. One of these curriculum programs focuses on applied engineering where I had the opportunity, take engineering preparation courses including 2 years of CAD classes, intro to robotics, and (basic) mechanical propulsion methods.During my time in school, I was the school representative for art and illustrations, annually participating Statewide art competitions, and placing in 3 of them. In honor of this school representation, I was permitted to organize and paint a 15x 90 ft mural in our school's main hall as a legacy of my time at CVHS.I have only attended high school for 3.5 years as I was taken out of school during my sophomore year (2008) to backpack from Kenya to Scotland over the course of 6 months. During this time, I visited 13 countries (for a total of 25 over my lifetime), gathering irreplaceable cultural experiences and expanding my worldview. Show less

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  Arizona state university

  2014 - 2018

  Bachelor's of science industrial and product design

  Activities and Societies: IDSA (2 years) Innovation Space (1 year) Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing (3 years) Biomimicry Center (1 year) SAE: Aeronautics (1 year) To summarize my identity in the vast design world: I like to represent myself in equal parts as an Illustrator, Engineer, and Psychologist. The program I graduated from offers a BSD in Industrial design, to promote a curricular focus on Human Factors and Design Research. Upon my 3rd year in the program, I joined my first laboratory, of 3 total, providing a cumulative 5 years of University driven design research. In addition to Industrial Design, I have also graduated with a Minor in… Show more To summarize my identity in the vast design world: I like to represent myself in equal parts as an Illustrator, Engineer, and Psychologist. The program I graduated from offers a BSD in Industrial design, to promote a curricular focus on Human Factors and Design Research. Upon my 3rd year in the program, I joined my first laboratory, of 3 total, providing a cumulative 5 years of University driven design research. In addition to Industrial Design, I have also graduated with a Minor in Sustainability, to be able to design products for circular economy. Show less

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  Colorado state university

  2010 - 2013

  Incomplete industrial and organizational psychology

  In my 3rd year of pursuing a BS in IO Psychology, I took a UX/UI Design class as an elective of the program and realized my work in applied psychology would be much better expressed as a designer in Human Factors. The next year I re-enrolled in Arizona State University to eventually graduate with a BS in Industrial design with a focus on Human Factors. To this day, I regularly apply the knowledge gained during these early Psychology focused years to my design work.

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  Arizona state university

  2017 - 2018

  Bachelors of arts design management

  I was tasked to build my first design team in the fall of 2017 during the final stage of study for the design management degree and since have managed the formation of 5 generations of award-winning and competition-winning design teams though the Luminosity Laboratory. I outlined the necessity of each role and have hand selected the first 2 generations of the team. The team each consisted of entry-level design talent, tasked to work in interdisciplinary teams for high-profile clients. Despite… Show more I was tasked to build my first design team in the fall of 2017 during the final stage of study for the design management degree and since have managed the formation of 5 generations of award-winning and competition-winning design teams though the Luminosity Laboratory. I outlined the necessity of each role and have hand selected the first 2 generations of the team. The team each consisted of entry-level design talent, tasked to work in interdisciplinary teams for high-profile clients. Despite bringing them in with little experience, my design program has led dozens of these designers to win competitions, awards and land the job of their dreams upon graduation. Today these team positions represent the top student work opportunities for designers studying at ASU. Show less

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  Mohave community college

  2013 - 2014

  In financial preparation to enroll in Arizona State University, I was required to establish residency in Arizona for 1 year. I moved to Mohave County, to live with extended family. Wanting to continue my education, I enrolled in the local community college and continue to take general elective and core science credits in my upcoming design curriculum. The small class sizes provided an exceptional opportunity for teacher engagement and cohort unity, both of which enhanced my experience at MCC.