Expert Details
Design, Ideation, 3D Printing, Digital Fabrication, Architecture, and Design for Additive Manufacturing
ID: 737836
Massachusetts, USA
Expert co-founded an R&D design studio specializing in digital design and fabrication consulting for clients in various fields and mediums, focused on bridging the gap between product design and architecture through the means of additive manufacturing.
Project Examples:
nTopology Skate Frame and Wheel Case Study:
Product design and development - Skate frames for a software case study testing topology optimization for 3DP with MJF glassfilled nylon
Stratasys / Henkel Material Case Study | San Francisco, CA:
Product design and development - Snowboard binding and kick scooter for application of high impact resins: Loctite’s 3172™ and IND486™
CareSpace Health Band + Hardware Design | Portland, OR
Product design and development - A first-generation integrated health band/hardware while working closely with mechanical engineers. Performed material testing/research for injection molding and additive manufacturing models for large and small-scale production runs.
Origin Laboratories - Deckers 3D printed footwear | San Francisco, CA
Research design and development - 3D printed midsoles for footwear clients with the intention to go direct to market for a limited series run. Lattice structured midsoles created using parametric modeling, FEA testing specific material tolerances on a P3™ resin 3D printer.
Nespresso Experience Cafe | 3,200 sqft | New York, NY
Design + Fabrication consulting for Nespresso’s first prototype cafe in a public space - Alice Tully Hall - Lincoln Center, in NYC Custom fabricated Corian tables, CNC cut cherry wood screen panels and stools sit atop a 1050 sqft machine-stitched super graphic rug.
Glade Pinecone Tree house | 200 sqft | Santa Cruz, CA
Design + Fabrication consulting for Glade on a fully suspended structure that sits between 6 giant Coastal Redwood trees. 56 Laser CNC'd steel diamond frames come together along with marine-grade plywood that parallels the openings 30ft above the forest floor.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2011 | Degree: M.Arch | Subject: Architecture | Institution: University of Pennsylvania |
| Year: 2010 | Degree: BA | Subject: Architecture | Institution: Carnegie Mellon University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2021 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Adjunct Faculty | Department: IDES1030: Integrated Product Design |
Responsibilities:Expert is responsible for Integrated Product Design. Specifically, his work includes direct modeling techniques for 2D drafting to 3D modeling and 3D printing rapid prototypes.He provides subject matter expertise in DfAM -- Design for Additive Manufacturing. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2020 to 2020 | Employer: Cornell University | Title: Visiting Architecture Critic | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert advised students on midterm and final projects with criticism geared specifically toward parametric design and digital fabrication. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2018 to 2020 | Employer: Mindesk VR | Title: Solutions Architect | Department: NA |
Responsibilities:Expert was responsible for the UX/UI development of a VR/AR software plugin for Rhino which allows 3D modeling in real-time with 6 degrees of freedom.Expert produced a series of video tutorials for the user interface testing using the HTC Vive Pro, Oculus Rift, Windows MR, and Meta Website development, marketing media, and materials for professional use cases. Mindesk has been acquired by Vection Technologies. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2016 to 2018 | Employer: WRNS Studio | Title: Senior Designer | Department: Design |
Responsibilities:Projects:Microsoft Theater and Campus | 643,000 sqft | Mt.View, California Theater design with parametrically developed stone exterior using Grasshopper/Rhino. Ongoing consultant coordination for CD and permit package support for a two story, Type III-B construction which incorporates over 200,000 sqft of PV and green roofs. El Camino Medical Office Building | 267,150 sqft | Mt.View, California Developed 100% CD package ultimately securing a permit for a LEED Silver, eight-story high-rise with Type IA Construction. Continued on to CA duties for the exterior GFRC panels, foundation, and garage portions of the project. Facebook Building 29 | 74,000 sqft | Menlo Park, California Tenant improvement office design for 1,100 employees for a single story space with upgraded mezzanine including food service and event spaces. Two windowless warehouse buildings were joined to create a singular skylight-filled volume. Worked on SD, DD, CD, and CA. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to 2016 | Employer: KMD Architects | Title: Senior Designer | Department: Design |
Responsibilities:Projects:King Faisal University Medical Colleges Complex | 130,000 sqm | Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia Designed 4 medical colleges buildings that include an academic building with classrooms, lecture halls, and faculty offices. Developed the design concept from principles of wind erosion and used wind flow analysis to shape the parametric exterior form and roof system. Changfeng Auto Center | 430,000 sqm | Shanghai, China Schematic design for a retail automobile super-center for SOG and SAIC. Developed an envelope concept synonymous to the exterior form of a car with a parametric design perforation hierarchy which would reflect the interior programmatic elements uniquely. Zappos Corporate Headquarters | 305,000 sqft | Las Vegas, NV Tenant improvement design within the existing Las Vegas City Hall for Zappos headquarters. Worked on concept, SD, DD, CD, and CA. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2015 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Adjunct Faculty | Department: NA |
Responsibilities:Expert taught introductory and advanced courses in 3D modeling and printing. He lectured on the future of additive manufacturing for wearable designs and material research. He constructed a continuing online version of this course for off-campus students. He designed and planned the 3D lab build-out for the course to utilize.Courses: 3D Modeling and Printing 1 (Undergraduate) Introduction to 3D printing and 3D modeling (Undergraduate) 3D modeling and 3D Printing 2 (Undergraduate) Introduction to 3D printing and 3D modeling (Graduate) Advanced 3D modeling and 3D Printing (Graduate) 3D Modeling and Printing 1 (Undergraduate Online) |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2015 to 2015 | Employer: Autodesk | Title: Artist in Residence | Department: NA |
Responsibilities:Expert participated in a residency at Pier 9 geared toward the R&D of the first piece of hardware to come out of Autodesk -- the Ember 3D printer.He performed material research while operating several different AM machines. Generative software was used to mimic and interpret the suspended weightlessness found in marine life as the main inspiration for these design explorations. Using wax-infused UV polymer resins, 3D printed investments pieces were used in the lost wax casting method to create innovative unparalleled jewelry. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2015 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Guest Lecturer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert lectured on topics of advanced design for digital fabrication using 3D printing technologies and parametric design software. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2012 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Co-Founder and Principal | Department: Design |
Responsibilities:Expert co-founded an R&D design studio specializing in digital design and fabrication consulting for clients in various fields and mediums. His firm and work were focused on bridging the gap between product design and architecture through the means of additive manufacturing. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| MIT - Additive Manufacturing for Innovative Design and Production (2020) |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| 2nd Place: Branch Technologies 3D Printed House Design Competition 1st Place: Artworth Products Lamp Design Competition Chair Competition: Selected for display at NY Chelsea Art Museum Collaborative Practice Award with Urban Build Design Studio 1st Place: National Concrete Masonry Association Design Competition Merit Award in Visual Arts Recognition and Talent Search [ARTS] National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Contemporary Digital Architecture AsiaSur magazine (Peru) Monthly Review of Architecture and Culture / Korea eVolo Skyscrapers Limited Edition Book eVolo Architecture Magazine / July Urukia Architecture and Design Magazine Fahrenheit° Art and Lifestyle Magazine |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Lectures: Pier 9 Residency 3DP Research Guest lecturer at BCJ Talk 20 Furniture Society Nexus Exhibitor AIASF Digital Innovation AIASF Design Tech Meetup VR Autodesk Accelerate AIASF Design Tech Meetup 3DP |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Software: Rhino / Grasshopper / Vray / Keyshot Revit / Dynamo / Endscape Maya / Fusion 360 SketchUp / Lumion Photoshop / Illustrator / InDesign Premiere Pro / Camtasia Zbrush / Mudbox Meshmixer / MeshLab / Simplify3D nTopology |