Creative Ideation

2D & 3D sketching, Concept Mapping, Brainstorming, Post-It Storming, Scenario-based Design, Fishbone Diagramming.


Digital Prototyping and Implementation

HTML, CSS, PHP, Flash with Actionscript, Arduino, Adobe Suite, 3D modeling and rendering.


Physical Prototyping and Implementation

Wood Working, Glass Working, Foam Modeling, Metal Working, Soldering, Plastic Forming, Design for Laser Cutting & CNC Milling, Design for 3D printing, Sensitivity to physical semantics and affordances.


Communication

Thorough project documentation, Articulate verbal and written presentations, Storyboarding, User Scenarios, Physical Mock-ups, Cognitive Walk-throughs.


User Testing & Research

Design Surveying, End User Co-creation, Contextual Interviewing and Shadowing, Ethnographic Research, Photo Ethnography, Anthropometric Research.


Analysis

Pattern, Trend, and Relationship Recognition, Heuristic Evaluations, Task Analysis, SWOT Analysis, Simplification of Complex Systems, Application of Scientific Method.


Engineering

Engineer In Training (EIT) status awarded by the Indiana State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers upon passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam, (Mechanical Engineering) 2006.


Business

Positive Client Relations, Sensitivity to Stakeholders' roles and needs, Deadline Adherence, Time and cost estimation, Invoicing, Branding, Communication.