WHAT IS IT?: Easy to clean and foldable kitchen tower.

MATERIALS: PP, steel, nylon

PROCESSES: Injection molding, gas assist

MY ROLE: Managed project from concept through engineering and into production and debug.

BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Remote development. This project happened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Extra emphasis had to be put on clear communication with the development teams and manufacturers.

 2022

WHAT IS IT?: A passive hand-free breast pump

MATERIALS: Silicone

PROCESSES: Injection molding

MY ROLE: Design and engineer

BIGGEST CHALLENGES: Perseverance. Kept designing. Kept testing. Kept failing.

2021

WHAT IS IT?: A first of it’s kind dishwasher safe high chair.

MATERIALS: ABS, PP, steel, fabric. We keep it simple.

PROCESSES: Injection molding, Sewing.

MY ROLE: Managed project from concept through engineering and into production and debug.

BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Eliminating mechanisms to maintain cleanability while also meeting all safety and testing standards. Oh, and wrapping it all in a seamless form.

 2021

WHAT IS IT?: Bottle brush set that looks like potted cactus.

MATERIALS: PP, Twisted wire bristles

PROCESSES: Injection molding

MY ROLE: Concept & ideate. Managed project from concept through engineering and into production and debug.

BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Teaching everyone not in our Arizona office how to pronounce SAGUARO.

 2021

WHAT IS IT?: Infant bottle. New reusable take on classic baby bottles that use a collapsing plastic liner. We designed NURSH to be reusable and reduce consumer waste.

MATERIALS: PP, Silicone

PROCESSES: Injection molding

MY ROLE: Managed project from concept to production. Worked through various concept directions with different functions. Worked with engineering to maintain the vision of what we were trying to deliver and keep the iconic shape throughout the entire project.

BIGGEST CHALLENGES: The was a big project that would define the brand for the future. That carries a lot of weight and mean a lot of eye balls from within the company. Staying focused but also clear headed enough to see the vision of what it would be.

 2017

WHAT IS IT?: Cause and effect bath toy. Toys suction to wall and connect together to form a chain of pipes that all have different functions. Inspired by the simple idea of PVC pipes with suction cups.

MATERIALS: PP, PVC

PROCESSES: Injection molding

MY ROLE: Managed project from concept to production. Started with building rough PVC pipe and suction cup prototypes as proof of concept. From there it went through various iterations and reviews with lots of input from various team members. 

BIGGEST CHALLENGES: Getting initial buy-in to develop project. Working closely with the manufacturer to solve manufacturing issues. Needed to make each pipes as simple as possible and with as few parts as possible. This required some creativity with the molding and mold building. There are some complex pulls in the tooling to achieve this seamless look.

2014 & 2016

WHAT IS IT: A simple cause & effect bath toy 

MATERIALS: ABS, PP, PVC

PROCESSES: Injection molding, Injection over molding

MY ROLE: Take the basic idea generated from another designer and carry it through design, engineering, manufacturing, and debug.

BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Gear meshing nerdory. I still don't understand gear meshing equations. The manufacturing and engineering of the main gear. It is one seamless piece that has two main pulls and five sliding cores.

2015

WHAT IS IT: A silicone bottle brush. 

MATERIALS: ABS, PP, TPE, SILICONE

PROCESSES: Injection molding, Injection over molding, Silicone compression molding

MY ROLE: Take the basic idea and carry it through design, engineering, manufacturing, and debug.

BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Changing direction mid-project in order to provide better aesthetics and over all function.

2014

WHAT IS IT: Simple bath fishing toy.

MATERIALS: ABS, PP, TPE

PROCESSES: Injection molding, Injection Molding, Sonic Welding

MY ROLE: I was responsible for developing the basic exterior form and function. Worked through various revisions with marketing and engineering. Worked back and forth with engineering and manufacturer to work out mechanical functions and production processes. Packaging design.

BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Ensuring that manufacturing processes stayed true to our vision of how the product should function.

2014

WHAT IS IT?: Simple non-skid toddler plate line.

MATERIALS: ABS, TPE

PROCESSES: Injection molding, Injection over molding

MY ROLE: Develop a new set of toddler divided dishes that fit with the aesthetic of existing line of toddler dishes. Design, CAD, engineer and carry project through to production. Packaging design.

BIGGEST CHALLENGES: CAD and engineering. Getting all the surfaces to transition uniformly and smoothly was a challenge. Also required an off-angle pull direction to achieve an under-cut effect to create rolled over edge. This makes it easier for the toddler to push the food onto their utensil.

2013

WHAT IS IT?: Silicone weaning spoons. Meant to mimic how a pencil is gripped to give the parent extra control and maneuverability. It sounds overly thought about until you use it to feed a child. Then you can't use anything else.

MATERIALS: PBT, Silicone

PROCESSES: Injection molding, Compression molding

MY ROLE: Early development and conceptual CAD work. Packaging design. Worked closely with graphic design and marketing to meet all retail, marketing, and consumer needs in reference to packaging.

2013

WHAT IS IT: Toddler sippy cup. Second generation sip cup. Designed to increase functionality and usability,

MATERIALS: PP

PROCESSES: Injection molding, Blow molding

MY ROLE: Manage project. Design and CAD basic form of second generation FLUID sippy cup. Packaging design.

BIGGEST CHALLENGES: Maintaining iconic shape of previous generation while improving usability. Having to make a final decision on a design direction between two differing schools of thought over flow control.

2012

WHAT IS IT: A food dispensing spoon. Load the silicone bulb with food, give it a squeeze, and BAM! You're feeding a baby.

MATERIALS: PP, PES, Silicone

PROCESSES: Injection molding, Silicone over molding

MY ROLE: Take the existing Boon SQUIRT spoon and update the form and engineering to accommodate silicone over molding

2012

WHAT IS IT: A pacifier tether. Lower clip attaches to child's clothing or car seat/stroller. Ring end attached to pacifier to keep pacifier in child's reach when it is inevitably spit out or dropped.

MATERIALS: ABS, TPE

PROCESSES: Injection molding, injection over molding

MY ROLE: Based off an existing product I redesigned flexible band and 'O' hook to accommodate both ring and button pacifiers. I carried these updated designs through engineering and onto production and debug. 

BIGGEST CHALLENGE: Since this was my first experience with engineering a part for production it was a little stressful even though it was two simple parts

RECOGNITION: 2013 Peoples Play Award Nomination, TimeToPlayMag.com

2011