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Summary Industrial Designer | Product Designer | Creative Writer
Education 2018 Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia University Master of Science in Industrial Design Emphasis: Sustainable Human-Centered Design, GPA: 4.00 2013 Temple University's Tyler School of Art Bachelor of Fine Arts in CADCAM / Metal Fabrication Concentration: Jewelry & Toy Design, GPA: 3.75 Minor: Art History Latin Honors Cum Laude, 2013 | Dean’s List, 2009 – 2013 Experience 2017 – Current Co-Founder + Lead Designer | ALAFLEX Design | Philadelphia, PA Developed & patented woundcare system for axillary HS patients Planning & presenting business plans 2017 Design Research Intern | JeffSolves & 10xBeta | Brooklyn, NY Product design development & business planning incubation Interdisciplinary collab between design & medical students 2015 – Current Product Designer | Freelance | Greater Philadelphia, PA Design commissions & model consultations 2014 – 2015 CAD Designer | Maui Divers Jewelry | Honolulu, HI Additive manufacturing & rapid prototyping Winning company designs: JCK (2015-2016) & HJA (2015) 2010 – 2013 T.A. + CAD Lab Monitor | Tyler School of Art | Philadelphia, PA Prepared tutorials in 3D modeling, rendering, and Adobe suite Taught fabrication benchwork techniques & processes 2012 – 2013 Writing Tutor | Temple University | Philadelphia, PA Tutored peers in critical essay composition at the writing center 2011 – 2012 Web Journalist | Temple University Japan | Tokyo, Japan School travel blog of the student experience abroad Skills
Patents & Publications Hsue, Victor. Jang, Jennifer Haru. Ramani, Leena. Umashankar, Abhishek. 2017. HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA WOUND CARE SYSTEM. U.S. Patent Application 62,560,487, filed September 19, 2017. Patent Pending. Awards 2017 Verizon Innovation Gala Award 1st place PhilaU design teams: AVIATE / INSPIRA / Diag-know 2017 Daniel Gerstein Award "The Gift of Grief" short essay competition 2016 Villanova's 24 HR Imagination Quest 3rd place team in entrepreneurial design competition 2015 – 2016 Jewelers' Choice Awards (JCK) $2,501-$10,000 Pendant Category 1st place for MDJ (2016) $2,501-$10,000 Earrings Category 1st place for MDJ (2015) $2,501-$10,000 Pendant Category 3rd place for MDJ (2015) 2015 Hawaii Jeweler's Association (HJA) $2,000+ Category 1st place for MDJ 2013 Temple University's Latin Honors Cum Laude 2013 Golden Key International Honour Society Undergraduate Achievement Award 2011 – 2012 Temple University Japan Academic Scholarship 2009 – 2013 Temple’s Tyler School of Art Dean’s List Exhibitions 2018 Jefferson University Annual Innovators' Expo Master Thesis & Senior Capstone showcases 2017 The Verizon Philadelphia University Celebration of Innovation Gala Multidisciplinary entries for the Verizon Innovation competition 2015 Hawaii Jewelers' Association Annual Banquet Competition entries on display at the Oahu Country Club 2013 Tyler School of Art MJCC Senior Exhibition Selected work displayed in the Tyler School of Art 2012 Temple's UK Metalsmithing Workshop Exhibition Project display from study abroad in Scotland & England |