Objectives 

To obtain freelance or full time work in industrial, exhibition, graphic or interaction design, with interest towards the topic of sustainability within these fields.

Education

Technische Universiteit Delft | Delft, NL
Master of Integrated Product Design
Specialization in design for sustainability

Selected coursework
Product design studios (4), environment in business & design, vision in product design, life cycle engineering and design, smart systems & technologies, advanced design support.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Design

Selected coursework
Design studios (4), product engineering process, product design and development, design & manufacturing I + II, mechanics & materials I + II, thermal-fluids I, computational design, history & theory of architecture.

Experience (abbreviated version)

Post Socialist Russia Project | FutureFaculty.org | Organizer and content developer
Organization and content development for the Post-Socialist Russia Project under the interdisciplinary collaborative platform, Future Faculty. Functions include website management, planning, organization, and content development.

Symposium on Sustainable Living | TU Delft | Researcher & Project Coordinator
Research, prototyping, and organization for the international symposium, Challenging the Future: Designing for Living and Work. This function entails building a benchmark analysis report on the fields of sustainability and interaction design, the proposal and execution of a related prototype project on fostering energy awareness in teenagers, and all organizational aspects of symposium planning. See my research related blog.

Key to the city of Utrecht | KisstheFrog and TU Delft | Designer, thesis project
Conceptualization, design, development of a product service system experientially connecting city tours and local museums together via a mobile platform and supporting system.

Macau Earth and Space Galleries | NorthernLight | Freelance Designer
Assisted in the concept, exhibit design and detailing for the bid for the Earth and Space galleries in the new Macau Science Center.

LEDs in Glass | Philips Lighting BV & TU Delft | Designer
Developed, designed, and prototyped an electrical connection for LEDs electrically connected in glass by a spray on, lasered circuit in a team of 5. Optimized the electrical matrix of the system. 

Temporary Relief Shelters | MIT | Researcher, thesis project
Developed a cheap, temporary solution for victims of natural disaster. Emphasis on using local and recycled materials, easy assembly, usage, & possibility for mass production.

Charcoal for Haiti | Edgerton Center | Researcher
Designed testing methods & a rotational compacting device to make charcoal briquettes out of waste sugarcane for Haiti.

Website Design | CCTI | Web Designer
Redesigned the website of Cambridge Chemical Technologies, Inc.

VacPak | MIT | Product Designer
Coordinated and managed the ergonomics and form factor aspects for the prototype of a portable vaccine fridge for off-grid transport in developing countries, patented.

Edgerton Center | MIT | Research Assistant
Recorded and analyzed high-speed video of MIT athletics for development into a performance analysis & learning tool.

Mars Gravity Mice to Mars Group | MIT | Researcher
Assisted in the design and protoype of an atmospherics & filtration system for 18 mice living in space.

Chinese Language Teacher | Changping University | English Teacher
Prepared curriculum and taught conversational skills to a class of 20 students.

Misc.

Student assistant, J.C. Diehl, Internationalization [Winter 2007]; Alex Slocum, Design & Manufacturing I [Spring 2005]

Photographer, MIT Yearbook Technique [2004-2006]

Graphic designer, posters and screen printing for various organizations

Fencer, sabre, NCAA starter [2002-2006]

Disc Jockey, WMBR 88.1 Out of the Trashcan [2003-2006]

Volunteer, 2007 Rotterdam Film Festival (IFFR), Motel Mozaique music festival [2007, 2009] 

Cellist, Krashna Musika [2007-2008], MIT Symphony Orchestra [Winter 2003], Triangle Youth Symphony co-principal [2005], NCSSM Orchestra co-principal [2005]