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Design for America Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Hayley Forsyth Hayley Forsyth Eugene, Oregon Details
Hayley Forsyth's Design for America Experience September 2014 - December 2014
Job Student at University of Oregon
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Envision Journalism  September 2014 - March 2015
Design for America   September 2014 - December 2014
Buffalo Exchange  February 2013 - September 2013

Skills
PowerPoint, Adobe Creative Suite, Customer Service, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Social Networking, Social Media, Public Speaking, Time Management, InDesign, Final Cut Pro, Blogging

Education
University of Oregon   2013 — 2015
Advertising, School of Journalism and Communications

Henry D. Sheldon High School   2008 — 2012

Shree Jariwala Shree Jariwala Seattle, Washington Details
Shree Jariwala's Design for America Experience July 2009 - September 2009
Job Human Factors Design Engineer at Philips Healthcare
Industry Design
Experience
Philips Healthcare  January 2014 - Present
Independent Consultant  March 2011 - December 2013
Philips  May 2013 - November 2013
Cognitive Engineering Research on Team Tasks Lab   August 2011 - May 2013
User Centric, Inc  May 2012 - August 2012
Department of Veterans Affairs  January 2012 - June 2012
Segal Design Institute  June 2011 - September 2011
Asahi Kasei Bioprocess  June 2010 - September 2010
Disterhoft Lab   May 2009 - May 2010
Design for America   July 2009 - September 2009

Skills
Usability Testing, User Experience, SPSS, Qualitative Research, Solidworks, User-centered Design, Heuristic Evaluation, Task Analysis, Human Computer..., Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Usability, Ethnography, Human-centered Design, Axure, User Experience Design, Focus Groups, Product Design, Human Factors, User Research, Wireframes, User Interface Design, Microsoft Office, Research, Matlab, PowerPoint, Research Design, Rapid Prototyping

Education
Arizona State University   2011 — 2013
M.S., Applied Psychology, 4.0/4.0

Northwestern University   2007 — 2011
Bachelor of Science, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, 3.2/4.0

Billy Banks Billy Banks Greater Chicago Area Details
Billy Banks's Design for America Experience November 2012 - Present
Job Entrepreneur
Industry Management Consulting
Experience
Windsor Steel, Inc.   July 2011 - Present
Northwestern University  December 2014 - Present
Design for America   November 2012 - Present
Hubbell Realty Company  March 2010 - Present
Real Deal Desserts   July 2013 - Present
Luna Lights   November 2012 - Present
Overgrad   August 2014 - Present
Reach360  January 2007 - May 2012
M-Tec Corporation   August 2003 - July 2011
Mackinac Partners  August 2006 - December 2008

Skills
Financial Analysis, Strategic Planning, Financial Modeling, Mergers, Business Strategy, Due Diligence, Private Equity, Turn Around Management, Real Estate, Corporate Development, Management Consulting, Acquisitions, Restructuring, Valuation, Venture Capital, Start-ups, Marketing Strategy, Contract Negotiation, Strategy, Finance, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Partnerships, Mergers & Acquisitions, Management, Business Development, Leadership, Business Planning, Sales, Small Business, Executive Management, Accounting, Competitive Analysis, Outsourcing, Investments, New Business Development, Budgets, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Strategic Consulting, Corporate Finance, Negotiation, Market Analysis, Analytics, Business Process..., Human Resources, Consulting, M&A experience

Education
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business   2001 — 2003
MBA, Finance & Strategy

Northwestern University   1994 — 1998
BA, History, Political Science

Teagan Daly Teagan Daly San Francisco Bay Area Details
Teagan Daly's Design for America Experience June 2012 - June 2013
Job Engineering | Product Design
Industry Design
Experience
PCH Lime Lab  September 2014 - July 2015
DALI Lab  July 2013 - August 2014
Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College  January 2012 - June 2014
Design for America   June 2012 - June 2013
Dartmouth College  June 2011 - June 2013
Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College  September 2010 - December 2010

Skills
Human-centered Design, Product Design, Mechanical Engineering, Studio Art, Graphic Design, Digital Art, Architecture, Structural Analysis, Solidworks, Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, iMovie, Matlab, HTML, Origami, Rapid Prototyping, Logo Design, Typography, Drawing, Graphics, Maya, SketchUp, Machining, Visual Arts, Web Design, Storyboarding, Sketching, Modeling, Multimedia, Social Media Marketing, Editing, Teaching, Painting, Sculpture, User-centered Design, Ethnography, Industrial Design, User Experience, SolidWorks

Education
Stanford University   2015 — 2017
Master’s Degree, Product Design

Dartmouth College   2009 — 2013
AB, Engineering Modified with Studio Art

Hollis Brookline High School   2005 — 2009

St. Paul's School   2008 — 2008
Advanced Studies Program

Ben Alpers Ben Alpers Davis, California Details
Ben Alpers's Design for America Experience April 2015 - Present
Job Product Design student at Stanford University
Industry Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Experience
Design for America   April 2015 - Present
Prakash Lab, Stanford University   June 2014 - Present

Skills
Teamwork, Adobe Creative Suite, Design Thinking, Graphic Design, CAD, Microfluidics

Education
Stanford University   2012 — 2016
Bachelor's Degree, Engineering, Product Design

Davis Senior High School   2008 — 2012

Alexis Schilf Alexis Schilf Greater Chicago Area Details
Alexis Schilf's Design for America Experience September 2012 - Present
Job
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
SensID   October 2014 - Present
Design for America   September 2012 - Present
Jiang China Design   May 2015 - August 2015
Blackstone LaunchPad  August 2014 - December 2014
Scheck & Siress  June 2014 - August 2014
Case Rising Engineers and Technological Entrepreneurs   May 2013 - August 2013
Case Western Reserve University  January 2013 - May 2013
University Hospitals of Cleveland  September 2012 - April 2013
Take Care Health Systems  September 2008 - May 2012

Education
Case Western Reserve University   2012 — 2016
Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Kevin Tandean Kevin Tandean Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area Details
Kevin Tandean's Design for America Experience 2013 - Present
Job Software Engineer at Texturacorp
Industry Information Technology and Services
Experience
Textura Corporation  May 2015 - Present
Design for America   2013 - Present
Yoyofactory  2012 - Present

Skills
Engineering

Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   2013 — 2015
Bachelor of Science (BS), Material Science and Engineering, 3.93

North Seattle Community College   2011 — 2012
Associate of Science (A.S.), Materials Science, 3.93

Jennie Braunstein Jennie Braunstein San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jennie Braunstein's Design for America Experience July 2010 - June 2012
Job Senior Product Manager at Weebly
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Weebly  September 2015 - Present
Homejoy  October 2014 - August 2015
Mint.com  April 2013 - October 2014
Mint.com  October 2013 - April 2014
Intuit  October 2012 - April 2013
Fuzzy Math  April 2012 - June 2012
Design for America   July 2010 - June 2012

Skills
User Experience, Product Management, Usability Testing, Rapid Prototyping, Product Marketing, Wireframes, User Research, Human Factors, OmniGraffle, Agile Methodologies, Mobile Devices, Competitive Analysis, Ethnography, E-commerce, Photoshop, Interaction Design, Cross-functional Team..., Product Innovation, Axure, Illustrator, Mobile Applications

Education
Northwestern University   2008 — 2012
Bachelor of Arts, Engineering Design, Psychology

University of Cape Town   2011 — 2011
Global Healthcare Technologies

Hebrew University of Jerusalem   2010 — 2011
Psychology

Alex Sher Alex Sher Greater Chicago Area Details
Alex Sher's Design for America Experience October 2014 - Present
Job Medill School of Journalism Class of 2018
Industry
Experience
Kansas City Interfaith Youth Alliance   June 2015 - Present
Design for America   October 2014 - Present
Bayit AfterSchool   October 2014 - Present
Kansas City Interfaith Youth Alliance   August 2010 - August 2014
Anthem Media Group  January 2013 - June 2014
New Reform Temple   August 2010 - May 2014

Skills
Editorial, Magazines, AP Style, Copy Editing, Feature Articles, Blogging, Fact-checking, Copywriting, Press Releases, Publications, Newspapers, Newsletters, Facebook, Journalism, Storytelling, Mathematics, Twitter, Experience Working with..., Babysitting

Education
Northwestern University   2014 — 2018

Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy   2010 — 2014

Colin Quinn Colin Quinn Seattle, Washington Details
Colin Quinn's Design for America Experience July 2012 - September 2012
Job Junior Product Design Engineer at Industrial Revolution, Inc.
Industry Design
Experience
Industrial Revolution, Inc.   July 2014 - Present
Maddock Douglas  June 2013 - September 2013
Segal Design Institute  January 2012 - January 2013
Design For America   July 2012 - September 2012

Skills
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Solidworks, NX, 3D Modeling, Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Sketching, Design Research, Research, Social Media, Matlab, Design Thinking, Product Design, HTML, Market Research, Idea Generation, Solution Delivery, Rapid Prototyping, Unigraphics

Education
Northwestern University   2010 — 2014
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Manufacturing and Design Engineering

Stephanie Shapiro Stephanie Shapiro Greater Chicago Area Details
Stephanie Shapiro's Design for America Experience June 2013 - April 2014
Job Interface Designer at Uptake
Industry Design
Experience
Uptake  June 2015 - Present
Uptake Chicago  February 2015 - June 2015
Xamarin  June 2014 - September 2014
Delta Lab   September 2013 - July 2014
North by Northwestern  March 2014 - June 2014
Design for America   June 2013 - April 2014

Skills
User Experience, User Interface Design, Ethnographic Fieldwork, Design Sketching, UX Research, Human-centered Design, Photoshop, Illustrator, Axure, Sketch, InDesign, Illustration, Solidworks, HTML/CSS, HTML

Education
Northwestern University   2011 — 2015
Bachelor’s Degree, Sociology and Design, with honors

James Kubik James Kubik San Francisco Bay Area Details
James Kubik's Design for America Experience September 2012 - February 2014
Job Product Manager at Intuit
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Intuit  August 2014 - Present
Design for America   September 2012 - February 2014
Deloitte  June 2013 - August 2013
Fruit Buddi   August 2011 - January 2013

Skills
Product Development, User-centered Design, CAD, Sketching, Branding & Identity, Usability Testing, Product Design

Education
Northwestern University   2010 — 2014
Bachelor's Degree, Manufacturing and Design Engineering + Integrated Marketing and Communications, Cum Laude

Nicholas McCombe Nicholas McCombe New York, New York Details
Nicholas McCombe's Design for America Experience June 2014 - August 2014
Job Summer Analyst at CDI Global M&A
Industry
Experience
CDI Global M&A   June 2015 - August 2015
Design for America   June 2014 - August 2014
Newcastle Realty Services  June 2013 - September 2013
MadTravelers, LLC   June 2012 - August 2012
Sigma Gi Spa   June 2011 - August 2011

Skills
Product Design, Business Valuation, Rapid Prototyping, Cross-border M&A, Financial Modeling, Equity Research, Design Thinking, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Interviews, Mergers & Acquisitions, Construction Management, Matlab, NX Unigraphics, SolidWorks, Property Management, Public Relations, 3D Printing, AutoCAD, Social Media, Brochures, Adobe Creative Suite, Apparel, Social Media Marketing, Internet, Marketing Communications, Technical Translation, Microsoft Excel, Customer Service

Education
Northwestern University   2013 — 2017
Bachelor of Science (BS) and Bachelor of Arts (BA), Manufacturing and Design Engineering and Economics

Horace Mann School   2009 — 2013

Sami Nerenberg Sami Nerenberg Oakland, California Details
Sami Nerenberg's Design for America Experience July 2010 - August 2015
Job Executive Director at Alliance for Community Development
Industry Nonprofit Organization Management
Experience
Alliance for Community Development   September 2015 - Present
Design for America   July 2010 - August 2015
Northwestern University  September 2010 - December 2014
Wild Earth   April 2010 - July 2010
Pratt Institute  December 2009 - March 2010
Room by Room  May 2009 - August 2009
Rhode Island School of Design  September 2008 - August 2009
Design that Matters  January 2007 - August 2008
GreenBlue Institute   June 2007 - September 2007

Skills
Design Strategy, Organizational Design, Organizational..., Strategy, Social Innovation, Workshop Facilitation, Design Thinking, Higher Education, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Industrial Design, Concept Development, Nonprofits, Rapid Prototyping

Education
Northwestern University   2010 — 2015
Masters, Learning and Organizational Change

Rhode Island School of Design   2003 — 2007
BFA, Industrial Design- Sustainability

Brown University   2005 — 2007
Environmental Studies Coursework

Lowell High School   1998 — 2002

Martin Hewitt Martin Hewitt Lowell, Michigan Details
Martin Hewitt's Design for America Experience January 2012 - Present
Job Product Development Engineering Intern at Disher Design & Development
Industry
Experience
Disher Design & Development  June 2013 - Present
Northwestern University Department of Athletics and Recreation   September 2012 - Present
Design for America   January 2012 - Present
Attwood Corporation  June 2012 - September 2012
Northwestern University Department of Athletics and Recreation   September 2011 - June 2012

Skills
Product Design, Materials Science, PowerPoint, Teamwork, Product Development, SolidWorks, Customer Service, Quality Control, Matlab, Data Analysis, NX Unigraphics, Engineering, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, 3D Rendering, Adobe Muse, InDesign, Minitab, Material Selection

Education
Northwestern University   2011 — 2016
Bachelor's Degree, Materials Science and Engineering

Ray Hou Ray Hou Berkeley, California Details
Ray Hou's Design for America Experience August 2013 - Present
Job Director (UNHABITAT) at National High School Model United Nations
Industry
Experience
Design for America   August 2013 - Present
Academia Sinica  July 2014 - August 2014
International Model United Nations Association  May 2013 - March 2014
International Model United Nations Association  August 2012 - March 2013

Skills
Public Speaking, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Research, Editing, Data Analysis, Leadership, English, Teaching

Education
University of California, Berkeley   2012 — 2016
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Physics

David Emanuel David Emanuel Greater Los Angeles Area Details
David Emanuel's Design for America Experience July 2011 - December 2012
Job Client Services Analyst at ZEFR
Industry Research
Experience
ZEFR  2013 - Present
Brown Outdoor Leadership Training  January 2012 - January 2013
ZEFR  2013 - 2013
Design for America   July 2011 - December 2012
RWTH Aachen University  May 2012 - July 2012
WET Design  April 2008 - January 2011
Engineers Without Borders  October 2009 - October 2010
Environmental Charter High School  June 2010 - July 2010

Skills
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Research, Photoshop, Social Media, Teamwork, Public Speaking, English, Matlab, CAD, Pro Engineer, Solidworks, Finite Element Analysis

Education
Brown University   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering

Brown University   2009 — 2013
Sc.B, Mechanical Engineering

Mert Hilmi Iseri Mert Hilmi Iseri Greater Chicago Area Details
Mert Hilmi Iseri's Design for America Experience February 2009 - August 2012
Job Cofounder at SwipeSense
Industry Design
Experience
SwipeSense   August 2011 - Present
Academy for Global Citizenship  2010 - Present
Design for America   February 2009 - August 2012

Skills
Public Speaking, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Analytics, Non-profits, Microsoft Office, Strategic Planning, Sustainability, Analysis, Grant Writing, Nonprofits, Research, Matlab, Program Management, Research Design, Product Design, Marketing Strategy, Teaching, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Ethnography, Interaction Design, Rapid Prototyping, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Editing, User-centered Design, Social Media Marketing, User Experience, Social Media, Management Consulting, Fundraising, Strategy, Community Outreach, Market Research, Business Strategy, Start-ups, PowerPoint, User Research, Experience Design, Innovation Consulting

Education
Northwestern University   2008 — 2011
B.S., Entrepreneurial Design

Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi   2007 — 2008

Uskudar Amerikan Lisesi   2002 — 2007

Anna Selonick Anna Selonick San Francisco Bay Area Details
Anna Selonick's Design for America Experience September 2012 - June 2013
Job Recent graduate of Northwestern University
Industry Computer Software
Experience
WNUR 89.3 FM  June 2013 - June 2015
Zero Percent  June 2014 - September 2014
GT Nexus  June 2013 - July 2013
Design for America   September 2012 - June 2013
Design for America   August 2012 - September 2012

Skills
Ruby on Rails, Team Leadership, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, Git, Human-centered Design, HTML, CSS, Software Development, WordPress, Leadership, MVC Architecture

Education
Northwestern University   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science

National University of Singapore   2013 — 2013

Roi Jeric Bautista, CSWP Roi Jeric Bautista, CSWP Troy, New York Details
Roi Jeric Bautista, CSWP's Design for America Experience September 2013 - May 2015
Job Technical Specialist at re:3D
Industry Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Experience
re:3D  August 2015 - Present
Taylor Boswell   January 2014 - Present
Design for America   September 2013 - May 2015
Schick-Wilkinson Sword  January 2013 - August 2013
EMPAC at RPI   August 2012 - December 2012
University of Arkansas  May 2012 - August 2012
RPI Union   September 2011 - May 2012

Skills
Matlab, Microsoft Office, Solidworks, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, CAD, Engineering, Product Design, Photoshop, Manufacturing, AutoCAD, SolidWorks

Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering - Design, Innovation, and Society

Fayetteville High School   2008 — 2011

Mira Kaplan Mira Kaplan Somerville, Massachusetts Details
Mira Kaplan's Design for America Experience 2013 - 2014
Job Strategy Intern at GOODcorps
Industry
Experience
GOODcorps  June 2015 - Present
City of Cambridge  June 2014 - August 2014
Design for America   2013 - 2014

Education
University of Pennsylvania   2014 — 2017
Bachelor's Degree, Urban Studies

Barnard College   2013 — 2014

Matthew Kim Matthew Kim New York, New York Details
Matthew Kim's Design for America Experience October 2012 - June 2013
Job Student at Northwestern University
Industry Internet
Experience
LinkedIn  March 2015 - June 2015
Womply  June 2014 - September 2014
Partnered   July 2014 - August 2014
Design, Thinking, and Communications   January 2013 - June 2013
Design for America   October 2012 - June 2013

Skills
Entrepreneurship, Social Media Marketing, Marketing, Adobe Creative Suite, Blogging, Facebook, Leadership, Project Planning, Start-ups, Programming, Business Development, OS X, CSS, English, HTML 5, Photoshop, Illustrator, Conducting Interviews, Multimedia, Due Diligence, Content Marketing, Digital Photography

Education
Northwestern University   2011 — 2015
BSJ, Journalism, Integrated Marketing Communications

Stuyvesant High School   2007 — 2011

Miranda Olson Miranda Olson Saint Paul, Minnesota Details
Miranda Olson's Design for America Experience September 2013 - Present
Job Core Team Member at Artists and Scientists as Partners (ASaP)
Industry Design
Experience
Artists and Scientists as Partners (ASaP)   April 2014 - Present
Artists and Scientists as Partners (ASaP)   May 2014 - Present
Hampshire College  June 2014 - Present
Brown University TAPS Department   July 2014 - Present
Design for America   September 2013 - Present
University of Minnesota Veterans Hospital Movement Disorder Laboratory   May 2013 - August 2013
Bethel University Nanotechnology Lab   June 2012 - June 2013
Lost Timber Bible Camp   June 2009 - August 2011

Skills
Research, Microsoft Office, Public Speaking, Teaching, Matlab, Community Outreach, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel

Education
Brown University   2013 — 2017
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biomedical Engineering with a focus in Neuroengineering, Global Health Narrative, and Pre-Medicine, Sophomore

Bethel University   2012 — 2013
Full-time Post Secondary Education Option (PSEO) Program, Engineering Physics

Irondale Senior High School   2009 — 2013
High School

Alix Gerber Alix Gerber Greater New York City Area Details
Alix Gerber's Design for America Experience January 2011 - May 2011
Job Student and Researcher/Design Consultant
Industry Design
Experience
IA Collaborative  March 2012 - July 2014
Nike Foundation  January 2012 - March 2012
Cornell University Summer Session   June 2011 - July 2011
Design for America   January 2011 - May 2011
Human Ecology Career Exploration Center   August 2008 - May 2011
Ziba Design  May 2010 - August 2010
Skylab Architecture  June 2009 - August 2009
Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP  June 2008 - August 2008

Skills
QuarkXPress, Corel Draw, SketchUp, AutoCAD, Design Thinking, Concept Development, Design Research, Adobe Creative Suite, Ethnography, User-centered Design, User Experience, User Research, Research Design, Sketching, Visual Communication, Experience Design, Photoshop, Concept Generation, InDesign, Design Strategy

Education
Parsons the New School for Design   2014 — 2016
MFA, Transdisciplinary Design

Cornell University   2007 — 2011
BS, Design and Environmental Analysis, Interior Design

Danish Institute for Study Abroad   2009 — 2009
Architecture & Design

Julian Bongiorno Julian Bongiorno Chicago, Illinois Details
Julian Bongiorno's Design for America Experience August 2013 - Present
Job 20132015 Social Impact and Innovation Design Fellow at Design for America
Industry Design
Experience
Design for America   August 2013 - Present
JulianGetsAHaircut.com   January 2013 - June 2013
pledge4good   June 2012 - October 2012
Zuse   January 2010 - June 2010

Education
Columbia University   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Columbia University - Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science   2009 — 2013
BS, Mechanical Engineering

Katie Donham Katie Donham New York, New York Details
Katie Donham's Design for America Experience September 2011 - May 2014
Job Consultant Global Business Services at IBM
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Harry's Grooming  September 2015 - Present
IBM  August 2014 - Present
IBM  May 2013 - August 2014
Design for America   September 2011 - May 2014
Simon and Schuster  September 2012 - December 2012
Rue La La  June 2012 - November 2012
Clare Luxury   June 2011 - August 2011

Skills
PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, Event Planning, Social Networking, Editing, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Leadership, Marketing

Education
HBX Harvard Business School   2015 — 2015
Other; "Core: Credential of Readiness"

Barnard College   2011 — 2014
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Sociology

The George Washington University   2010 — 2011

Trey Bagley Trey Bagley Houston, Texas Area Details
Trey Bagley's Design for America Experience 2013 - 2014
Job Exec Board and Founding Member at DukeMakers
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Viflex   September 2014 - Present
DukeMakers   January 2014 - Present
Microsoft  May 2015 - August 2015
ToonChat   April 2014 - September 2014
Design for America   2013 - 2014
Houston Museum of Natural Science  2010 - 2013

Skills
Java, Blender, Unity, Matlab, Scheme, Calculus, 3D Modeling, Modeling, 3D Printing, Entrepreneurship, Nonprofits, Facebook, Adobe Creative Suite, Data Analysis, SolidWorks, Leadership, C, JavaScript, CSS

Education
Duke University   2012 — 2016
Computer Science

St. Thomas High School   2009 — 2012

Brandon Rivera-Melo Brandon Rivera-Melo Greater Chicago Area Details
Brandon Rivera-Melo's Design for America Experience July 2014 - August 2015
Job Social Innovation Design Fellow at Design for America
Industry Medical Devices
Experience
Design for America   July 2014 - August 2015
Design for America   December 2011 - March 2014
SwipeSense Inc.  June 2013 - September 2013
Portapure   October 2012 - December 2012
River North Pain Management Consultants   July 2010 - August 2010
Cermak Chiropractic Clinic   July 2009 - August 2009

Skills
Photoshop, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, English, Research, Presentations, Observation, User-centered Design, Brainstorm Facilitation, Matlab, Word, Excel, Blogging, Mac, Windows, Interviews, Solidworks, Laser Cutting, Data Analysis, Public Speaking, Adobe Creative Suite, Mentorship, Human-centered Design, Visual Thinking, SolidWorks

Education
Northwestern University   2009 — 2014
Bachelors of Science, Majors in Biomedical Engineering, Psychology with certificates in Design, Entrepreneurship

University of Cape Town   2013 — 2013
Biomedical Engineering, Healthcare, TBD

Ben Shapiro Ben Shapiro Nashville, Tennessee Details
Ben Shapiro's Design for America Experience December 2011 - Present
Job Ph.D. Student Learning Environment Design at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College
Industry Education Management
Experience
Vanderbilt University  August 2013 - Present
Vanderbilt University  February 2013 - Present
Design for America   December 2011 - Present
Vanderbilt International Office   August 2012 - February 2013
University of Melbourne  June 2012 - August 2012
Camp Greylock  June 2005 - August 2011
SML Consulting  December 2010 - May 2011
Gabellini Sheppard Associates LLP Architecture & Design   May 2007 - July 2007

Skills
Research, Higher Education, Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, Project Planning, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Teaching

Education
Vanderbilt University's Peabody College   2013 — 2017
Ph.D.

Vanderbilt University's Peabody College   2011 — 2013
M.Ed.

Middlebury College   2005 — 2009
B.A.

Lauren Tindal Lauren Tindal San Francisco Bay Area Details
Lauren Tindal's Design for America Experience July 2011 - September 2011
Job Technical User Support at Box
Industry Design
Experience
Box  July 2014 - Present
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine  January 2014 - June 2014
Syndio Social, Inc.   January 2014 - March 2014
Northwestern University  September 2010 - January 2014
Sproutel   June 2013 - September 2013
Northwestern University  January 2012 - June 2013
Northwestern Center for Talent Development  January 2013 - March 2013
University of Texas at Austin  June 2012 - August 2012
University of Texas at Austin  July 2012 - July 2012
Design for America   July 2011 - September 2011

Education
Northwestern University   2010 — 2014
Bachelor's degree

Università Commerciale 'Luigi Bocconi' / Bocconi University   2012 — 2012

Hilliard Darby High School   2006 — 2010

Ashley Miyasaki Ashley Miyasaki Los Angeles, California Details
Ashley Miyasaki's Design for America Experience August 2014 - May 2015
Job Director of Business Development at GreenShield
Industry Financial Services
Experience
GreenShield   May 2015 - Present
Design for America   August 2014 - May 2015
Thrive Market  February 2015 - April 2015
The Coaching Fellowship  July 2014 - October 2014
Putera Sampoerna Foundation   June 2014 - July 2014
Moneythink  January 2013 - January 2014
USC Office of Wellness and Health Promotion   January 2012 - December 2013
ThinkImpact  June 2013 - August 2013
Clinton Global Initiative  June 2013 - June 2013
Marshall Women's Leadership Board (MWLB)   December 2012 - May 2013

Skills
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, MailChimp, Trello, InCopy, Wordpress, Chinese Language, PowerPoint, Chinese, Event Planning, Editing, Facebook, Text Messaging, WordPress, Teaching, Spanish, Public Speaking, Research, Curriculum Design, Time Management, Blogging, Entrepreneurship, Community Outreach, Volunteer Management, Leadership, Program Management, SPSS, Grant Writing, Fundraising, Qualitative Research, Marketing Strategy, Management, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking, Social Media, Social Entrepreneurship, Event Management, Program Development, Nonprofits, Critical Thinking, Public Relations, Data Analysis, Philanthropy, Community Development, Program Evaluation, Interviews, Policy Analysis, International Relations

Education
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude

Universidad de Navarra
Bachelor's Degree, Economics

Punahou School

School Year Abroad China

Lauren Shields Lauren Shields East Lansing, Michigan Details
Lauren Shields's Design for America Experience August 2014 - Present
Job Graphic Design Intern at Spartan Innovations
Industry Graphic Design
Experience
Spartan Innovations  April 2015 - Present
Design for America   August 2014 - Present
The State News  August 2013 - August 2015
Spotify  August 2014 - January 2015
The Business Maturity Group   June 2014 - August 2014
Nationwide Insurance  June 2012 - October 2012

Skills
Graphic Design, Adobe Creative Suite, Social Media, Advertising, Creative Direction, Social Networking, Event Planning, Illustrator, Web Design, Creative Writing, Mac, Photography, Illustration, Art Direction, Creative Thinking, Project Management, Human-centered Design

Education
Michigan State University   2013 — 2017
Advertising

St. Francis High School   2010 — 2013

Dhruv Luthra Dhruv Luthra Lake Zurich, Illinois Details
Dhruv Luthra's Design for America Experience September 2014 - Present
Job Student at Duke University
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Design for America   September 2014 - Present
SHS Kiva Club   August 2013 - June 2014
Stevenson High School Debate Team   May 2013 - June 2014
Marko Laboratory   June 2013 - August 2013

Skills
Matlab, Human-centered Design, Management, Research, Public Speaking, Strategy, Laboratory Techniques, Extemporaneous Speaking, Multivariable Calculus, Policy Research, Events Organisation, Leadership, Microsoft Office

Education
Duke University   2014 — 2018
Bachelor's Degree, Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Adlai E. Stevenson High School   2010 — 2014
High School

Leslie Welch Leslie Welch United States Details
Leslie Welch's Design for America Experience February 2014 - Present
Job Student Writer at Michigan Policy Network
Industry Higher Education
Experience
Michigan Policy Network   September 2014 - Present
Associated Students of Michigan State University  February 2014 - Present
Design for America   February 2014 - Present
Utica Community Schools  January 2013 - August 2013

Skills
Sound

Education
Michigan State University   2014 — 2017
Bachelor's Degree, BA in Arts and Humanities, Additional Major in Public Policy, Minor in Linguistics, Sophomore

Eisenhower High School   2010 — 2013
General Degree

Samantha Dempsey Samantha Dempsey Greater Boston Area Details
Samantha Dempsey's Design for America Experience September 2012 - August 2013
Job Experience Designer at Mad*Pow
Industry Design
Experience
Mad*Pow  January 2014 - Present
Design for America   September 2012 - August 2013
RISD Media Group   2009 - June 2013
Metropolis Magazine  June 2012 - September 2012
Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation  June 2012 - August 2012

Skills
Illustration, Illustrator, Storytelling, Digital Illustration, Painting, Design Strategy, Human-centered Design, Visual Problem Solving, Design Thinking, 3D illustration, Experience Design, Healthcare, Design Research, Blogging, Model Making, Graphic Design, Writing, Digital Photography, Strobe Lighting, Graphic Facilitation, Public Speaking, Qualitative Research, Science Communication, User Interface Design

Education
Rhode Island School of Design   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Illustration

Acton-Boxborough Regional High School

Littleton High School

Tina Quach Tina Quach Cambridge, Massachusetts Details
Tina Quach's Design for America Experience September 2015 - Present
Job Student at MIT
Industry Research
Experience
Design for America   September 2015 - Present
TechX   September 2014 - Present
Scripps Translational Science Institute  June 2015 - August 2015
Brain Power LLC  January 2015 - January 2015
Qualcomm  January 2015 - January 2015
Smiley Inc.   June 2014 - August 2014
Catalyst for Success   August 2012 - June 2014
UCSD Department of Biophysics   June 2013 - August 2013

Skills
Research, Data Analysis, Leadership, Project Management, Strategic Planning, Academic Tutoring, Programming, Java, Python, Public Speaking, Bioinformatics, HTML, CSS, Microsoft Excel, Social Media Marketing, Customer Service, IGOR Pro, Adobe Illustrator, Youth Mentoring, Illustrator, Matlab, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology   2014 — 2018
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering

Westview High School   2010 — 2014
High School

Isabelle Yisak Isabelle Yisak Greater Chicago Area Details
Isabelle Yisak's Design for America Experience August 2013 - May 2015
Job Sustainability Innovation Consultant at Foresight Design Initiative
Industry Environmental Services
Experience
Foresight Design Initiative  May 2015 - Present
Kaya Collaborative  September 2013 - Present
Design for America   August 2013 - May 2015
Brown University, Sociology Department   June 2014 - October 2014
Ethiopian Global Initiative, Inc.   May 2013 - August 2013
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs  May 2013 - July 2013
Foresight Design Initiative  January 2013 - July 2013
Untapped Cities  May 2012 - July 2012
Learning Enterprises Organization  June 2011 - August 2011

Skills
Research, Nonprofits, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Media, Graphic Design, Sustainability, Photography, Qualitative Research, Design Thinking, Adobe Creative Suite, Editing, Teaching, Fundraising, Data Analysis, Microsoft Office, Public Policy, Design Research, SketchUp, Systems Thinking, Spatial Thinking, ArcGIS, Curriculum Design, Project Management

Education
Brown University   2010 — 2015
Bachelor's Degree, Anthropology, Architectural Studies

Rhode Island School of Design   2015 — 2015

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago   2013 — 2013
Design

Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS)   2012 — 2012
Urban Design

Loyola Academy   2006 — 2010

Susan Stirling Susan Stirling Greater Chicago Area Details
Susan Stirling's Design for America Experience July 2011 - Present
Job Design, Research and Consulting
Industry Design
Experience
University of Illinois at Chicago  January 2014 - Present
Columbia College Chicago  January 2013 - Present
Design for America   July 2011 - Present
Steelcase Applied Research and Consulting   December 2009 - Present
Pearson  December 2001 - January 2008
self employed  July 1991 - December 2001

Skills
User-centered Design, Design Strategy, Ethnography, Design Thinking, Market Research, Experience Design, User Research, Service Design, Product Design, User Experience, Interaction Design, Concept Development, Rapid Prototyping, Usability Testing, Research Design, Analysis, Industrial Design, User Experience Design, Information Architecture, Design Management, User Interface Design, Team Leadership

Education
Illinois Institute of Technology   2008 — 2009
Master of Design Methods

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor of Science in Art, Art and Design

Lisa Anne Irwin Lisa Anne Irwin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Details
Lisa Anne Irwin's Design for America Experience October 2012 - November 2013
Job Apprentice at The Fabric Workshop and Museum
Industry Textiles
Experience
Rhode Island School of Design  September 2014 - June 2015
Rhode Island School of Design  December 2011 - June 2015
Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art   November 2012 - April 2015
Rhode Island School of Design  January 2012 - December 2014
HELMUT LANG  June 2014 - August 2014
Design For America   October 2012 - November 2013
Echo Design Group  June 2013 - August 2013
DuPage Children's Museum  March 2013 - March 2013
Interlochen Center for the Arts  June 2011 - August 2012
Anne Loucks Gallery   March 2011 - June 2011

Skills
Painting, Art, Drawing, Photoshop, InDesign, Oil Painting, Microsoft Office, Fine Art, Art Education, Dyeing, Surface Design, Administrative..., Weaving, Jacquard, Print

Education
Rhode Island School of Design   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Textiles

Raquel Wildes Raquel Wildes New York, New York Details
Raquel Wildes's Design for America Experience September 2012 - November 2014
Job Graduate Student at Columbia University School of Journalism
Industry
Experience
Office of U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand   September 2014 - December 2014
Design for America   September 2012 - November 2014
HBO  June 2014 - August 2014
Mobilosophy   June 2013 - September 2013
The Jewish Press  August 2012 - September 2012
Savvy Auntie   January 2012 - July 2012

Skills
Blogging, Advertising, Editing, Microsoft Office, Social Media, Community Outreach, Public Speaking, Event Planning, Social Entrepreneurship

Education
Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism   2015 — 2016
Master’s Degree

Columbia University in the City of New York   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Religion Major & Specialization in Business Management

Ramaz   2007 — 2011

Dong Chan (Derrick) Lee Dong Chan (Derrick) Lee Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area Details
Dong Chan (Derrick) Lee's Design for America Experience August 2014 - December 2014
Job Student at Duke University
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Duke Community Consulting  January 2015 - Present
Duke Consulting Review   August 2014 - Present
Every Net Counts   2011 - Present
Design for America   August 2014 - December 2014
Seoul National University  July 2013 - August 2013
Seoul National University  July 2012 - June 2013

Education
Duke University   2014 — 2018
Bachelor's Degree

Raffles Institution   2008 — 2009

Nicole Zhu Nicole Zhu Greater Chicago Area Details
Nicole Zhu's Design for America Experience August 2013 - September 2013
Job Undergraduate Fellow at Knight Lab
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Knight Lab  January 2014 - Present
Vox Media, Inc.   June 2015 - September 2015
Vox Media, Inc.   June 2014 - August 2014
North by Northwestern  April 2013 - March 2014
Delta Lab   September 2013 - December 2013
Design for America   August 2013 - September 2013
North by Northwestern  September 2012 - April 2013

Skills
Microsoft Office, English, Chinese, HTML, CSS, InDesign, Social Networking, Copy Editing, Social Media

Education
Northwestern University   2012 — 2016
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English and Computer Science

International School of Beijing   2008 — 2012
High School Diploma and IB Certificate, Economics, Chinese, Chemistry, Math, English, History

Hannah Chung Hannah Chung Providence, Rhode Island Details
Hannah Chung's Design for America Experience February 2009 - Present
Job Cofounder + Chief Creative Officer, Sproutel
Industry Design
Experience
Sproutel   January 2012 - Present
Design for America   February 2009 - Present
Radius Product Development  June 2011 - September 2011
Ford Motor Company  June 2010 - August 2010

Skills
Start-ups, User Experience, Design Strategy, Graphic Design, Product Development, Illustration, Social Media, Branding & Identity

Education
Northwestern University   2008 — 2012
Bachelor’s Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Sydney Patterson Sydney Patterson Irvine, California Details
Sydney Patterson's Design for America Experience 2012 - 2015
Job Junior Designer at Kate Keating Associates Inc
Industry Design
Experience
Kate Keating Associates Inc   2015 - Present
Shrem Museum of Art - UC Davis   2014 - 2015
Design for America   2012 - 2015
Sequent Medical  June 2013 - September 2013
Woodbridge Village Association  June 2012 - September 2012
The Bolsa Chica Conservancy  June 2009 - April 2010

Skills
InDesign, Photoshop, Social Media, Research, Illustrator, Editing, Blogging, Graphic Design, Microsoft Office, Digital Photography

Education
UC Davis   2012 — 2015
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Design

University of the Arts London   2014 — 2014
Exhibition Design

York St. John University   2014 — 2014
Exhibition Design

Abby Klearman Abby Klearman Chicago, Illinois Details
Abby Klearman's Design for America Experience September 2011 - June 2012
Job Management Consulting Analyst at Accenture
Industry Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Experience
Accenture  March 2015 - Present
Aon Hewitt  July 2014 - March 2015
Hyatt Hotels Corporation  June 2013 - August 2013
Robert F. Kennedy Foundation Center   October 2012 - December 2012
Hyatt Hotels Corporation  June 2012 - August 2012
Design For America   September 2011 - June 2012
Austin Smile Creations   January 2010 - May 2010
James LaRue Architects   August 2009 - December 2009

Skills
Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Matlab, Microsoft Excel, Teamwork, Coaching, Research, Solidworks, Data Analysis, Microsoft Word, Communication, Technical Writing, Leadership, Problem Solving, Logical Thinker, Analytical Reasoning

Education
Northwestern University   2010 — 2014
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Syracuse University
Florence

Yjaden Wood Yjaden Wood Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Details
Yjaden Wood's Design for America Experience May 2013 - Present
Job Summer Fellow at Design For America
Industry Computer Software
Experience
Design For America   May 2013 - Present
Northwestern University  May 2012 - Present
Google Cambridge   June 2012 - July 2012

Skills
Python, JavaScript, HTML, Object Oriented Design, CompTIA A+ Certification, Robotics, Creative Writing, Organization, Determination, Collaborative Problem..., Situational Leadership, Unix, Web Applications, Scripting, Programming, Matlab

Education
Northwestern University   2012 — 2016
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) / Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science / Economics

Connie Liu Connie Liu Greater Boston Area Details
Connie Liu's Design for America Experience September 2013 - Present
Job Product Development Intern at Rest Devices
Industry Design
Experience
Rest Devices, Inc.   June 2015 - Present
Design for America   September 2013 - Present
NewDealDesign  June 2014 - August 2014
MIT Media Lab  August 2013 - June 2014
Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)   June 2013 - August 2013
David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research  September 2012 - May 2013

Skills
Teamwork, Cell Culture, Microsoft Office, Molecular Biology, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Research, Microsoft Word, Lifesciences, ELISA, Biotechnology, PCR, Biochemistry, Gel Electrophoresis, Data Analysis, Secretarial Skills, Python, Solidworks, Matlab, Arduino, Processing, C++, Statistics

Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology   2012 — 2016
SB, Mechanical Engineering

University of Cambridge   2014 — 2015
Mechanical Engineering

Jeanne Marie Olson Jeanne Marie Olson Greater Chicago Area Details
Jeanne Marie Olson's Design for America Experience August 2009 - Present
Job Designer, Educator, Researcher
Industry Higher Education
Experience
Roots Ethiopia   May 2015 - Present
Independent Consultant  July 2001 - Present
Northwestern University  September 2006 - Present
Design for America   August 2009 - Present
Apples 2 Apples Project, with IL Raise Your Hand   August 2012 - Present
SchoolCuts.org   March 2013 - Present
Northwestern University  February 2010 - February 2012
Northwestern University, Segal Design Institute   August 2009 - September 2009
Scient  June 2000 - June 2001
Hewitt Associates  August 1994 - June 2000

Education
Northwestern University   1991 — 1996
MSEd

Purdue University   1984 — 1988
BA

Tania Anaissie Tania Anaissie Stanford, California Details
Tania Anaissie's Design for America Experience May 2011 - June 2013
Job Course Production Lead at Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford
Industry Design
Experience
Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford  August 2014 - Present
YCore   September 2014 - Present
Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford  September 2013 - August 2014
Stanford University  September 2013 - December 2013
Deutsche Telekom Creation Center   June 2013 - September 2013
Plan.It  January 2013 - June 2013
Haus Mitteleuropa   September 2012 - June 2013
Design for America   May 2011 - June 2013
Olbrish   June 2012 - September 2012
General Motors  June 2011 - September 2011

Skills
Design Thinking, User Research, Design Strategy, Experience Design, Rapid Prototyping, Graphic Design, Ethnography, Product Design, Interviewing Skills, Brainstorm Facilitation, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Sketching, CSS, HTML, Java, Design Research, User-centered Design, Leatherwork

Education
Stanford University   2009 — 2013
Product Design, Mechanical Engineering, BS

Sally Lindsay Sally Lindsay United States Details
Sally Lindsay's Design for America Experience May 2015 - Present
Job Student at Columbia University in the City of New York
Industry Design
Experience
Design for America   May 2015 - Present
Movement Strategy  May 2015 - Present
Columbia Bartending Agency and School of Mixology  May 2015 - Present
Artbook: Metropolis Books   May 2015 - Present
NYC Department of City Planning  February 2015 - May 2015
Kate Spade & Company  July 2014 - January 2015
Medrobotics Corporation  June 2012 - August 2012
Galerie Taglialatella   June 2011 - August 2011
Global Learning Academy: Beijing   June 2009 - August 2009

Skills
Public Speaking, Social Media Marketing, Event Planning, Community Outreach, PowerPoint, Instagram, Chinese, Graphic Design, Blogging, Photography, Facebook, Social Media, Teaching, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Solidworks, Editing, Microsoft Word, Photoshop, .GIF creation

Education
Columbia University in the City of New York   2013 — 2017

New York University Shanghai   2014 — 2014
Advanced Chinese Summer Program

Choate Rosemary Hall   2009 — 2013

Greenwich Country Day School   1997 — 2009

Polina Tamarina Polina Tamarina Falls Church, Virginia Details
Polina Tamarina's Design for America Experience 2015 - Present
Job Game and Product Development Intern at Sproutel, Brown/RISD Studio Leader at Design for America
Industry
Experience
Brown University  September 2014 - Present
Design for America   2015 - Present
Sproutel   May 2015 - Present
Center for the National Interest (former The Nixon Center)   January 2015 - January 2015
COMTek Communication Technologies Inc.   June 2014 - August 2014
Overlee Pool   June 2010 - August 2014
Studio Rep Theatre Company   September 2011 - June 2013
PLUS Journal   August 2012 - August 2012

Skills
Java, Python, C, PL/SQL, HTML, CSS, Photoshop, Illustrator, Social Media Marketing, User Interface Design, Product Design, C#, Research, Technical Writing, Creative Writing, Public Speaking

Education
Brown University   2013 — 2017
Bachelor of Arts (BA)

McLean High School   2009 — 2013

Lily Estabrook Lily Estabrook New York, New York Details
Lily Estabrook's Design for America Experience September 2011 - May 2013
Job Associate Marketing Strategy & Analysis at SapientNitro
Industry Design
Experience
SapientNitro  August 2015 - Present
SapientNitro  September 2014 - July 2015
Apple  June 2013 - August 2013
Design for America   September 2011 - May 2013
Tuckernuck  September 2011 - April 2013
Michael Kors  June 2012 - August 2012

Skills
Adobe Creative Suite, Marketing Strategy, Microsoft Excel, Social Networking, Advertising, Event Planning, SketchUp, AutoCAD, SEM Rush, Google Adwords

Education
Cornell University   2010 — 2014
Bachelor of Science (BS), Design and Environmental Analysis with a concentration in Human Factors and Ergonomics

The Taft School   2007 — 2010

Sheila O'Neill Sheila O'Neill Greater Chicago Area Details
Sheila O'Neill's Design for America Experience August 2010 - September 2010
Job at
Industry Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Experience
McMaster-Carr  February 2015 - Present
McMaster-Carr  September 2012 - February 2015
Dresser, Inc., a GE Energy Services company   June 2011 - August 2011
Design for America   August 2010 - September 2010

Education
Northwestern University   2008 — 2012
Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Jonathan Lesser Jonathan Lesser Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Jonathan Lesser's Design for America Experience November 2011 - March 2013
Job Lead Program Manager, Family Involvement at CFY
Industry Education Management
Experience
CFY  May 2013 - November 2014
CFY  November 2012 - April 2013
Design for America   November 2011 - March 2013
Right At School  August 2011 - September 2012
Chicago Academic  August 2011 - September 2012
Northwestern University  September 2010 - September 2011
LeapFrog  June 2009 - June 2010
Rotodojo.com   May 2009 - September 2009
Student-to-Student Peer Counseling  August 2006 - May 2009
Flooza.com   February 2008 - November 2008

Skills
Social Media, Social Networking, Training, Curriculum Design

Education
Northwestern University   2010 — 2011
Master's, Learning Sciences

University of California, Berkeley   2005 — 2009
BA, Cognitive Science

Ayzit Doydum Ayzit Doydum Greater Nashville Area Details
Ayzit Doydum's Design for America Experience September 2013 - April 2015
Job Graduate Student at Vanderbilt University
Industry Research
Experience
Vanderbilt University  August 2010 - Present
University School of Nashville  August 2014 - May 2015
Design for America   September 2013 - April 2015
Emory University  August 2007 - August 2010
Fernbank Museum of Natural History  2009 - 2010
Temple University  October 2005 - May 2007

Skills
Experimental Design, Research Design, SPSS, R, Research, Qualitative Research, Psychology, Experimentation, Neuroscience, Public Speaking, Cognitive Neuroscience, Science, Statistics, Teaching

Education
Vanderbilt University   2010 — 2015
Ph.D., Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience

Temple University   2005 — 2007
BA, Psychology, Minor in Cognitive Neuroscience

Council Rock High School

William Oestreich William Oestreich Woods Hole, Massachusetts Details
William Oestreich's Design for America Experience 2012 - 2012
Job Research Assistant III at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Industry Environmental Services
Experience
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution  September 2015 - Present
Natural Resources Defense Council  January 2015 - June 2015
Northwestern University  2013 - June 2015
Northwestern University  January 2015 - April 2015
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution  2014 - 2014
City of Evanston Water Utilities Department   2013 - 2013
Northwestern University  2012 - 2013
Design for America   2012 - 2012

Skills
Research, Matlab, Marine Conservation, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Leadership

Education
Northwestern University   2011 — 2015
Master of Science (M.S.), Environmental Engineering and Science

Northwestern University   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Environmental Engineering

Nicholas Triska Nicholas Triska Portland, Oregon Details
Nicholas Triska's Design for America Experience August 2014 - August 2015
Job Designer / Geographer
Industry Design
Experience
Design for America   August 2014 - August 2015
Autodesk  February 2014 - June 2015
Groovystuff   January 2015 - April 2015
Montana Conservation Corps  February 2012 - August 2012
College of William and Mary  November 2009 - August 2011
YMCA  May 2007 - August 2009

Skills
Research, Ideation, Sketching, Rapid Prototyping, Product Development, Social Media Marketing, Public Speaking, Strategic Planning, Group Facilitation, Community Outreach, Leadership, Social Media, Social Networking, 3D Modeling, 3D Rendering, Editing, Nonprofits, Constructive Feedback, Data Visualization, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel

Education
University of Oregon   2014 — 2015
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Geographic Information Systems, Product Design, Magna Cum Laude

Hiba Shahid Hiba Shahid Urbana, Illinois Details
Hiba Shahid's Design for America Experience August 2014 - June 2015
Job Research Associate at Carle Hospital
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Carle Foundation Hospital  August 2015 - Present
Biomedical Engineering Society  August 2015 - Present
Design for America   August 2014 - June 2015
Engineers Without Borders USA  September 2014 - May 2015

Skills
Leadership, Research, Project Management, Microsoft Word, User Interface Design, Non-profit Volunteering, Community Outreach

Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   2014 — 2018
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

West Aurora High School   2010 — 2014

Taylor Greenberg Goldy Taylor Greenberg Goldy New York, New York Details
Taylor Greenberg Goldy's Design for America Experience September 2014 - June 2015
Job Editor in Chief at RISDapparel.com
Industry Apparel & Fashion
Experience
RISDapparel.com   September 2014 - Present
Charitotes   January 2011 - Present
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration  June 2015 - August 2015
Design for America   September 2014 - June 2015
Aeropostale  June 2014 - August 2014
Donna Karan  June 2013 - August 2013
Nicole Miller  May 2011 - August 2013
The Dessy Group  June 2010 - July 2010

Skills
Fashion Design, Drawing, Drafting, Tech Packs, Draping, Entrepreneurship, Teamwork, Merchandising, Photoshop, Illustrator, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Customer Service, Social Media, Fashion, Retail, Research, Apparel, Event Planning, Facebook, Styling, English, Time Management, Trend Forecasting, Fashion Illustration, InDesign, Adobe Creative Suite, Textiles, Sketching, Sewing, Concept Development, Art

Education
Rhode Island School of Design   2012 — 2016
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Apparel Design

Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School

Madeline Kau Madeline Kau Palo Alto, California Details
Madeline Kau's Design for America Experience July 2015 - Present
Job Campus Chair at Design for America
Industry Design
Experience
Design for America   July 2015 - Present
Design for America   September 2013 - Present
Proximity Designs  May 2015 - July 2015
Brown University  March 2015 - May 2015
Proximity Designs  June 2014 - August 2014
Brown University Motion Pictures  September 2013 - May 2014
Brown University  May 2013 - May 2014
Findery  May 2013 - August 2013

Education
Brown University   2012 — 2016
GPA 4.0

Koç Üniversitesi   2014 — 2015

Palo Alto High School   2008 — 2012
GPA 4.0

Rhode Island School of Design

Feier (Ella) Lai Feier (Ella) Lai Champaign, Illinois Details
Feier (Ella) Lai's Design for America Experience August 2014 - April 2015
Job Global Performance Art Initiative Intern at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Industry Events Services
Experience
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts  September 2015 - Present
Champaign Urbana Design Organization (CUDO)   August 2015 - Present
Design for America   August 2014 - April 2015
Asia Sourcing Corp   November 2013 - November 2013
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  August 2013 - August 2013
Ogilvy and Mather Shanghai   May 2013 - August 2013

Skills
Photoshop, Adobe Audition, After Effects, SolidWorks, Digital Sketching, InDesign

Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   2012 — 2016
Bachelor’s Degree, Industrial and Product Design

Liz Schrier Liz Schrier Chicago, Illinois Details
Liz Schrier's Design for America Experience January 2011 - December 2013
Job Research Fellow at MASS Design Group
Industry Hospital & Health Care
Experience
MASS Design Group  February 2015 - Present
Erie Family Health Center  July 2014 - February 2015
Northwestern University  September 2013 - June 2014
Design for America   January 2011 - December 2013
GlobeMed  September 2011 - October 2013

Skills
Research, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Nonprofits, InDesign, Data Analysis, Public Speaking, Ethnography, Qualitative Research, Human-centered Design, Biological Anthropology, Photoshop, Social Media, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Creative Suite, Non-profits, Microsoft Word, Anthropometrics, Anthropology, Grant Writing, Leadership, Survey Design, GIS, Epidemiology

Education
Northwestern University   2010 — 2014
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Anthropology, Honors

Danish Institute for Study Abroad   2012 — 2012
Public Health

Stevenson School   2006 — 2010
High School Diploma

Leila Moinpour Leila Moinpour Stanford, California Details
Leila Moinpour's Design for America Experience April 2011 - December 2012
Job Business Development Strategist at Oracle
Industry Design
Experience
Oracle  January 2015 - Present
BloomSky  November 2014 - January 2015
Karkhana Makerspace   January 2014 - March 2014
Deutsche Telekom AG  September 2013 - December 2013
NovoEd Design Thinking Action Lab Course   April 2013 - August 2013
Stanford University  April 2012 - April 2013
San Jose Unified School District  January 2013 - March 2013
Design for America   April 2011 - December 2012
ThinkImpact  June 2012 - August 2012

Skills
Business Strategy, Cloud Computing, B2B, Customer Service, Product Design, Design Thinking, Rapid Prototyping, User-centered Design, Research, Needfinding, Organizational Behavior, PaaS, Sales, IaaS, Oracle Database, Data Analysis, Photoshop, Team Building, Solidworks, Java, Wilderness First Aid, Soccer, Leadership Development, Branding & Identity, Illustrator, Outdoor Education

Education
Stanford University   2009 — 2014
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Science, Technology, and Society

Yuri Malina Yuri Malina Greater Chicago Area Details
Yuri Malina's Design for America Experience August 2011 - August 2012
Job Cofounder, Chief Product Officer at SwipeSense, Inc.
Industry Design
Experience
SwipeSense   September 2011 - Present
Design For America   August 2011 - August 2012

Skills
Entrepreneurship, CAD, Manufacturing, Clinical Research, Design Research, Social Entrepreneurship, Product Design, User-centered Design, Photography, Design Thinking, Marketing Strategy, Interaction Design, Project Management, Ethnography, Public Speaking, Creative Direction, Start-ups, Research Design, Rapid Prototyping, Industrial Design, User Experience, Design Strategy, CRM, Workshop Facilitation, Concept Development, User Interface Design, Adobe Creative Suite, Usability Testing, Experience Design, Product Development, Social Media Marketing

Education
Northwestern University   2008 — 2011
B.A., Integrated Science (ISP)

Lycee Georges Duby   2005 — 2008

Ellie Dominguez Ellie Dominguez New York, New York Details
Ellie Dominguez's Design for America Experience September 2015 - Present
Job Intern at King Hussein Foundation
Industry
Experience
The James Collective   September 2015 - Present
Design for America   September 2015 - Present
Columbia Bartending Agency and School of Mixology  May 2015 - Present
Barnard College Freeform Radio   January 2015 - Present
King Hussein Foundation  June 2015 - August 2015
Democracy & Constitutional Engineering Program   June 2015 - June 2015
Johnny's  August 2014 - January 2015
Migration, Displacement & Diaspora in the North African Context Program   June 2014 - August 2014
Egyptian Pizza Cafe   January 2013 - August 2014
Jhpiego  September 2011 - June 2013

Skills
People Skills, Microsoft Office, Organization, Video Production, Social Media Marketing, Final Cut Pro, Childcare, Video Editing, Social Media, PowerPoint, Public Speaking, Research, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Event Planning, Editing, Fundraising, Stata, Bartending, Facebook, Data Analysis

Education
Columbia University in the City of New York   2013 — 2017
Bachelor's Degree, Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Urban Studies

Garrison Forest School   1999 — 2013
High School

Sarah Bonn Sarah Bonn Chapel Hill, North Carolina Details
Sarah Bonn's Design for America Experience September 2014 - March 2015
Job Carolina Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Industry Online Media
Experience
Daily Grind Espresso Cafe   September 2015 - Present
TEDxUNC  April 2015 - Present
Carolina Ukulele Ensemble   February 2014 - Present
Breakthrough Collaborative  June 2015 - August 2015
TEDxUNC  April 2014 - April 2015
The Daily Tar Heel  September 2013 - April 2015
Design for America   September 2014 - March 2015
Montero's Restaurant   July 2012 - December 2014
U.S. Coast Guard   May 2014 - August 2014

Skills
Multimedia, Video Editing, Community Outreach, Design Thinking, Leadership, Social Media, Marketing, Ukulele, Social Entrepreneurship, Video Production, Public Relations, Photography, Guitar, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, Voice, Teaching

Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   2013 — 2017
Bachelor’s Degree, Communication Studies: Media Production, Entrepreneurship minor, Sophomore

Brett Shipley Brett Shipley Eugene, Oregon Details
Brett Shipley's Design for America Experience September 2012 - January 2015
Job Student at University of Oregon
Industry Design
Experience
Electric Visual Evolution, LLC   July 2015 - September 2015
Design for America   September 2012 - January 2015
VOLCOM  June 2014 - August 2014
Hollister Co.  September 2011 - December 2011
Electro-Chemical Devices   May 2011 - September 2011

Skills
Adobe Creative Suite, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, SolidWorks, Rhino 3D, Keyshot, Leadership, Microsoft Office, Mac OS, Windows, PowerPoint, Social Media, Product Design, Event Planning, Microsoft Word, Teamwork, Customer Service, Public Speaking

Education
University of Oregon   2012 — 2016
Product Design

Santa Margarita Catholic High School   2008 — 2012

Wesley Youman Wesley Youman Greater Chicago Area Details
Wesley Youman's Design for America Experience July 2012 - September 2012
Job Architecture Intern at bKL Architecture LLC
Industry Architecture & Planning
Experience
bKL Architecture LLC  June 2015 - Present
Luna Lights   July 2012 - May 2015
Excel Engineering, Inc.   June 2014 - August 2014
Walter H. Sobel FAIA & Associates   June 2013 - September 2013
Design for America   July 2012 - September 2012

Skills
PowerPoint, Design Thinking, Research, Matlab, Microsoft Office, Strategy, Sustainability

Education
Northwestern University   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Architectural Design

Barrington High School   2007 — 2011
High School Diploma

Margaret Watkins Margaret Watkins Houston, Texas Area Details
Margaret Watkins's Design for America Experience May 2013 - May 2014
Job Financial Management Program (FMP) Intern at GE Transportation
Industry Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Experience
GE Transportation  April 2015 - Present
OrthoAccel® Technologies, Inc.   May 2014 - August 2014
Design for America   May 2013 - May 2014
Camp Champions  May 2013 - August 2013

Skills
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Microsoft Office, Project Engineering, Microsoft Excel, K-12, Engineering Leadership, Management, Social Media, Public Speaking, Teaching, Strategic Planning

Education
Rice University   2012 — 2016

Mica Russo Mica Russo Portland, Oregon Details
Mica Russo's Design for America Experience June 2013 - December 2013
Job Footwear Color Designer at Nike
Industry Design
Experience
Nike  September 2015 - Present
Andina Restaurant  July 2013 - May 2015
Design for America   June 2013 - December 2013
OMSI  June 2013 - October 2013
Design for America   June 2011 - June 2013
American English Institute  March 2011 - September 2012

Skills
Product Design, Sketching, Adobe Creative Suite, User-centered Design, Qualitative Research, Industrial Design, Model Making, Illustrator, InDesign, Spanish, Solidworks, Rapid Prototyping, Design Strategy, Rendering, Concept Development, Research Design, Photoshop

Education
University of Oregon   2013 — 2014
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Industrial and Product Design

University of Oregon   2009 — 2013
Product and Material Studies, Spanish Language

Elmira High School   2005 — 2009
High School

Sanny Lin Sanny Lin San Francisco, California Details
Sanny Lin's Design for America Experience November 2011 - May 2014
Job Designer @ Bloc
Industry Design
Experience
Bloc, Inc.   April 2015 - Present
University of Washington  September 2014 - December 2014
Google  May 2014 - September 2014
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  April 2013 - June 2014
Design for America   November 2011 - May 2014
National Center for Supercomputing Applications  December 2012 - August 2013
Ninth Letter  August 2011 - December 2012
State Farm Insurance  May 2011 - December 2012
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  August 2009 - December 2011
Illini Media  January 2011 - May 2011

Skills
User Experience, Information Architecture, Human-centered Design, Human Computer..., Data Visualization, Rapid Prototyping, User Experience Design, Interaction, Usability Testing, HCI, Cats (=^・ェ・^=), Ethnography, User Research, JavaScript, Python, Information..., Front-end Development, Data Science

Education
Bloc   2015 — 2016
Front End Web Development

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   2009 — 2014
BFA, Graphic Design, Industrial Design

University of Washington
Master's Degree, Human Centered Design and Engineering

Stacy Klingbeil Stacy Klingbeil Chicago, Illinois Details
Stacy Klingbeil's Design for America Experience July 2014 - Present
Job Fellow at Design for America
Industry Design
Experience
Design for America   July 2014 - Present
Segal Design Institute, Northwestern University   March 2015 - June 2015
Segal Design Institute  December 2014 - March 2015
Center for Talent Development  July 2014 - July 2014
Segal Design Institute, Northwestern University   February 2014 - June 2014
Center for Talent Development  January 2014 - March 2014
Segal Design Institute, Northwestern University   July 2013 - September 2013
ThinkImpact  June 2012 - August 2012
ThinkImpact  December 2011 - June 2012
Social Entrepreneur Corps  July 2010 - August 2010

Education
Northwestern University   2012 — 2013
Master of Science (MS), Engineering Design and Innovation

Miami University   2007 — 2011
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Engineering Management (Environmental Engineering Specialty), Social Entrepreneurship

Katherine Xiong Katherine Xiong Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Katherine Xiong's Design for America Experience September 2015 - Present
Job Graphic Designer at USC Daily Trojan
Industry Architecture & Planning
Experience
Design for America   September 2015 - Present
Daily Trojan  August 2015 - Present
Design for America   January 2015 - May 2015

Skills
Architecture, AutoCAD, Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Vray, Keyshot, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Sketching, Model Making, Woodworking, Metalworking, Laser Cutting, Public Speaking, Time Management, Communication, Research, Digital Photography

Education
University of Southern California   2013 — 2018
Bachelor’s Degree, Architecture, Junior

Massachusetts College of Art and Design   2012 — 2013
Bachelor’s Degree

Jean Pongsai Jean Pongsai Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Jean Pongsai's Design for America Experience January 2015 - May 2015
Job Design Intern at KBDA
Industry Design
Experience
Kim Baer Design Associate (KBDA)   June 2015 - Present
Design for America   January 2015 - May 2015
California African American Museum  January 2015 - May 2015
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County  September 2011 - May 2015
a verynice design studio  January 2015 - April 2015
Design for America   July 2014 - December 2014
Playboy Enterprises, Inc.   January 2014 - August 2014
Keck Medicine of USC  January 2014 - May 2014
Urban Star Organics   October 2012 - June 2013
BeautyBender   May 2012 - September 2012

Skills
Graphic Design, Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, Logo Design, Art, Press Checks, Typography, Layout, Photography, Advertising, Drawing, Mac, Microsoft Office, Illustration, Painting, FileMaker, Social Media

Education
University of Southern California   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Design and Drawing

Granada Hills Charter High School   2007 — 2011

Jeremy Chai Jeremy Chai San Francisco Bay Area Details
Jeremy Chai's Design for America Experience August 2015 - Present
Job Design Sprint Coach at Design for America
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
Design for America   August 2015 - Present
Design for America   August 2015 - Present
Design for America   January 2015 - Present
Case Western Reserve University  January 2015 - Present
SuperMath   June 2010 - June 2013

Skills
Microsoft Office, Teamwork, Research, Matlab, Microsoft Excel, English, Abacus, Spanish, Violin, Viola, Piano, Music Theory, User-centered Design, Differential Scanning...

Education
Case Western Reserve University   2013 — 2017
Bachelor of Science (BS), Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Hillsdale High School   2008 — 2013
4.0/4.0 GPA

Catherine Chung Catherine Chung Greater Chicago Area Details
Catherine Chung's Design for America Experience July 2015 - Present
Job Fellow at Design for America
Industry Design
Experience
Design for America   July 2015 - Present
Center for Forced Migration Studies  September 2013 - June 2015
Design for America Northwestern Studio   September 2013 - March 2015
American Immigration Lawyers Association Pro-bono Project   August 2014 - August 2014
School of Education and Social Policy (SESP) Office of Student Affairs   January 2013 - May 2014
Design for America Northwestern Studio   September 2011 - September 2013
International Rescue Committee  June 2013 - August 2013
Alpha Chi Omega Fraternity, Inc.   March 2012 - March 2013
Design for America Northwestern Studio   July 2012 - September 2012

Skills
Research, Event Planning, Design Thinking, PowerPoint, Community Outreach, Public Speaking, Data Analysis, Leadership Development

Education
Northwestern University   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Social Policy + Minor in International Studies

Fond du Lac High School   2007 — 2011

Liz Waldorf Liz Waldorf Greater New York City Area Details
Liz Waldorf's Design for America Experience August 2011 - May 2013
Job Associate at GOODcorps
Industry Design
Experience
GOODcorps  July 2015 - Present
GOODcorps  July 2014 - June 2015
HR&A  October 2013 - April 2014
Cornell University  January 2013 - May 2013
Design for America   August 2011 - May 2013
Cornell University  August 2012 - December 2012
HospitalityGreen LLC   June 2012 - August 2012
Slope Media Group  September 2010 - December 2011
Covenant House  June 2011 - August 2011

Skills
Photoshop, Research, Social Media, Marketing, Illustrator, InDesign, Mentorship/Teaching

Education
Cornell University   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Human Biology, Health & Society; Design & Environmental Analysis

Danish Institute for Study Abroad   2012 — 2012
Sustainable Development & Design

Ian Dwyer Ian Dwyer Greater New York City Area Details
Ian Dwyer's Design for America Experience April 2015 - Present
Job President at Engineering Honors Program Board
Industry Aviation & Aerospace
Experience
Engineering Honors Program Board   April 2015 - Present
Design for America   April 2015 - Present
Notre Dame STEM Ambassadors   April 2015 - Present
University of Notre Dame Fencing Team   September 2013 - Present
Engineering Honors Program Board   September 2014 - April 2015
ND Energy   January 2014 - December 2014
Montclair State University  July 2014 - August 2014
University of Notre Dame  June 2014 - July 2014
Eastern U.S. Music Camp   June 2013 - July 2013
Helios Products, LLC.   May 2013 - June 2013

Skills
Teamwork, Matlab, Leadership, CAD/CAM, Fortran, Project Management, Time Management, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Event Planning, English, Microsoft Word, Medieval History, Security Clearance, Social Media, Windows, Social Networking

Education
University of Notre Dame   2013 — 2017
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Aerospace Engineering. Minor, Computational Engineering

Montclair High School   2009 — 2013

Alexander Richard Alexander Richard Chicago, Illinois Details
Alexander Richard's Design for America Experience July 2015 - Present
Job 2016 Master of Design Candidate, IIT Institute of Design
Industry Design
Experience
IIT Institute of Design  August 2015 - Present
Design for America   July 2015 - Present
U.S. Cellular   June 2015 - August 2015
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group  2009 - 2014
Torque LTD.  2009 - 2009
@properties  2008 - 2008

Skills
Rapid Prototyping, Gestural Rendering, Concept Development, Strategy, Business Model..., Visual Communication, Graphic Design, Art Direction, Creative Direction, Adobe Creative Suite, Typography, Corporate Identity, Packaging, Portfolio Planning, Qualitative Research, Open Data, Logo Design, Photography, Advertising

Education
IIT Institute of Design
Master of Design (MDes)

University of Illinois at Chicago
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Industrial Design, Graphic Design

Loyola Academy
High School Education

Sacred Heart Schools
Elementary Education

Sonja Ellicott Sonja Ellicott Portland, Oregon Details
Sonja Ellicott's Design for America Experience September 2012 - June 2015
Job Industrial & UI/UX Designer
Industry Design
Experience
Infographics Lab, University of Oregon   August 2013 - June 2015
IDSA (The Industrial Designers Society of America)   March 2013 - June 2015
Design for America   September 2012 - June 2015
The Duck Store  September 2012 - September 2014
Product Design, University of Oregon   November 2013 - June 2014
Oregon State University  September 2011 - August 2012
Students Today Leaders Forever  March 2011 - June 2012

Skills
Product Design, User Interface Design, Teamwork, User Experience Design, Product Development, Event Planning, Adobe Creative Suite, Social Media, Leadership Development, Design Research, Branding & Identity, Metalsmithing, Rhino, Solidworks, 3D Printing, Rapid Prototyping, CNC, Wood Shop, Sewing, Final Cut Pro, Microsoft Office, Jazz Dance, Hip-Hop Dance, Modern Dance, WordPress

Education
University of Oregon   2012 — 2015
Bachelor’s Degree, Product Design, B.S.

Architectural Association School of Architecture   2012 — 2012
Marking the Forest (Oregon Visiting School), Architecture, Junior

Oregon State University   2010 — 2012
Fine Arts and Biological Engineering

Rex Putnam High School   2006 — 2010
High School

Emilio Halperin Emilio Halperin Eugene, Oregon Details
Emilio Halperin's Design for America Experience December 2014 - Present
Job Student at University of Oregon
Industry Design
Experience
Design for America   December 2014 - Present
Design for America   December 2014 - Present

Skills
Illustrator, Photoshop, Autodesk Fusion 360, Digital Photography, Technical Drawing, Social Media, Public Speaking, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Drawing

Education
University of Oregon   2014 — 2018
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Product Design

Jeremy Intal Jeremy Intal Greater New York City Area Details
Jeremy Intal's Design for America Experience January 2011 - June 2011
Job Product Marketing Manager at Pearson North America
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Pearson  October 2013 - Present
Pearson  October 2012 - September 2013
Triggit  January 2012 - August 2012
Adecco (Google)   October 2011 - November 2011
Northwestern University  September 2010 - September 2011
Northwestern University Students Consulting for Non-Profit Organizations   March 2011 - June 2011
Design for America   January 2011 - June 2011
California Public Interest Research Group  September 2006 - June 2008

Skills
User Research, User Experience, Market Research, Social Media Marketing, Online Advertising, Social Media, Digital Marketing, Research, Nonprofits, Business Development, International Relations, Marketing Strategy, PPC, Non-profits, Microsoft Office, Advertising, International Trade, Fundraising, Editing, Facebook Marketing, Strategy, Marketing

Education
Northwestern University   2008 — 2011
Bachelors of Arts, Political Science

London School of Economics and Political Science   2009 — 2010
General Course Program, Government, Law

University of Southern California   2006 — 2008
Transferred, International Relations, Philosophy

Cynthia Betubiza Cynthia Betubiza Bethesda, Maryland Details
Cynthia Betubiza's Design for America Experience January 2014 - April 2014
Job Editorial Intern at TED Conferences
Industry
Experience
TED Conferences  September 2014 - Present
Tribeca Film Institute  October 2014 - December 2014
Discovery Communications  June 2014 - August 2014
FOX Sports  October 2013 - May 2014
Design for America   January 2014 - April 2014
Music Maker Relief Foundation  January 2013 - May 2013
Campus Y  September 2012 - May 2013
Campus Blueprint  January 2011 - May 2013
UNC Dance Marathon  September 2012 - March 2013

Skills
Communications and PR, Editing, Press Releases, AP Style, Social Media, Event Planning, Public Relations

Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   2010 — 2014
Journalism and Mass Communication: Advertising Sequence

Allison Wong Allison Wong Providence, Rhode Island Details
Allison Wong's Design for America Experience February 2012 - May 2015
Job Design Analyst at Gensler
Industry Design
Experience
Gensler  June 2015 - Present
Design for America   February 2012 - May 2015
NuLawLab and RI Center for Justice   June 2014 - August 2014
Food Innovation Nexus   January 2014 - February 2014
A Better World by Design  October 2011 - November 2013
Swearer Center for Public Service, Brown University Center for Public Humanities   June 2013 - August 2013
Greater Kennedy Plaza / Downtown Providence Parks Conservancy   May 2013 - August 2013
Providence Children's Museum  June 2012 - August 2012
Planet Granite  2007 - 2011

Skills
ArcGIS, Solidworks, Writing, Research, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Adobe Creative Suite, Graphic Design, Concept Development, Product Design

Education
Rhode Island School of Design   2010 — 2015
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Industrial Design

Brown University   2010 — 2015
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Urban Studies

Rachel H. Chung Rachel H. Chung Stanford, California Details
Rachel H. Chung's Design for America Experience June 2013 - Present
Job Director of Marketing at Girls Driving for a Difference
Industry Design
Experience
Girls Driving for a Difference   December 2014 - Present
Blink Project   September 2013 - Present
Design for America   June 2013 - Present
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose  April 2013 - Present
Cooliris  June 2014 - August 2014
Samsung Accelerator  November 2013 - June 2014
BASES E-Bootcamp   September 2013 - June 2014
Olive Grove  April 2013 - August 2013
Music for Minors  May 2012 - August 2013
USC University Hospital  July 2010 - September 2011

Skills
Data Analysis, Public Speaking, Research, Product Design, Design Research, Microsoft Office, Social Media, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Event Planning, Community Outreach, Fundraising, Teaching, Design Thinking, Welding, Marketing, Film Production

Education
Stanford University   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Science, Technology and Society

Sage Hill School   2007 — 2011
High School

Elise Steinberger Elise Steinberger Wichita, Kansas Details
Elise Steinberger's Design for America Experience January 2015 - April 2015
Job Graduate student at Medill School of Journalism
Industry
Experience
Northwestern University Athletics  September 2013 - Present
Design for America   January 2015 - April 2015
iFLIP4  April 2014 - March 2015
Wrigley Marine Science Center   October 2014 - November 2014
Element Scientific Communications - Weber Shandwick   June 2014 - September 2014
ThunderHouse LLC   April 2014 - June 2014
University of Kansas Medical Center  June 2012 - August 2012
University of Kansas Medical Center  June 2011 - September 2011

Skills
Microsoft Office, Public Speaking, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Editing, Data Analysis, Fundraising, Microsoft Excel, Writing

Education
Medill School of Journalism   2015 — 2016
Master's Degree, Health and Science Journalism

Northwestern University   2010 — 2014
Bachelors in Arts and Sciences, Biology (Physiology)

Emily Fulk Emily Fulk Greater Denver Area Details
Emily Fulk's Design for America Experience April 2012 - June 2015
Job Biochemical Process Intern at National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Industry Biotechnology
Experience
National Renewable Energy Laboratory  June 2015 - Present
Northwestern University  September 2013 - June 2015
Design for America   April 2012 - June 2015
Spectrum Theatre Company   January 2011 - May 2015
Jones Residential College   April 2012 - March 2013

Skills
Chemical Engineering

Education
Northwestern University   2011 — 2015
Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering

mccormick_northwestern   2011 — 2015
Bachelors, ChE - Chemical Engineering

Northwestern University
Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering

Claire Dickerson Claire Dickerson Seattle, Washington Details
Claire Dickerson's Design for America Experience September 2014 - December 2014
Job Account Manager at efelle creative
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
efelle creative  May 2015 - Present
The Duck Store  December 2014 - April 2015
Design for America   September 2014 - December 2014
The Duck Store  November 2010 - December 2014
University of Oregon American English Institute  September 2012 - April 2013
Beaufort Clothing Company   August 2009 - June 2010

Skills
Account Management, Public Speaking, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Client Liaison, Event Planning, Social Media, Customer Service, Facebook, Sales, Highly Reliable, Research, Interpersonal..., Interviews, Social Media Marketing, Blogging, PowerPoint, Retail Sales, Photoshop, Marketing

Education
University of Oregon   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Cultural Anthropology

University of Bristol   2014 — 2014
Bachelor’s Degree, Cultural Anthropology

Helen Situ Helen Situ Orange County, California Area Details
Helen Situ's Design for America Experience March 2012 - December 2012
Job Virtual Reality Evangelist at NextVR
Industry Internet
Experience
NextVR   August 2015 - Present
UC Berkeley  January 2014 - Present
NextVR   July 2014 - August 2015
RadiumOne  October 2013 - July 2014
Startup Monthly   October 2013 - January 2014
Xvolve  2013 - 2013
The Moxie Institute   May 2012 - December 2012
Design for America   March 2012 - December 2012
Groopt  June 2011 - June 2012
Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society   December 2011 - May 2012

Skills
Social Media, Start-ups, Virtual Reality, Event Planning, Leadership, Graphic Design, Product Marketing, Digital Marketing, User Experience, Business Development, Human-centered Design, Photoshop, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Market Research, Public Relations, Writing, Online Advertising, Design Thinking, Social Networking

Education
Stanford University   2014 — 2014
Hasso Plattner Institute of Design "d.school" Boot Camp

University of California, Berkeley   2010 — 2012
B.A., Sociology, Urban Design

Irvine Valley College   2008 — 2010
A.A., Emphasis in Humanities and Language

Novancia Business School Paris CEA Global Campus
International Business

Hayley Blythe Hayley Blythe Greater Chicago Area Details
Hayley Blythe's Design for America Experience January 2014 - April 2014
Job Industrial Engineer at United Airlines
Industry Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Experience
United Airlines  July 2015 - Present
Northwestern University  May 2012 - June 2015
Telefonix, Inc.   May 2014 - September 2014
Design for America   January 2014 - April 2014
ThinkImpact  June 2013 - August 2013
Williamsburg Recreation Center   May 2008 - August 2012

Skills
Teamwork, Team Management, Creativity, Brainstorm Facilitation, Leadership Development, Research, Microsoft Word, Leadership, Data Analysis, PowerPoint, Social Media, Graphic Design, Photoshop, Editing, Adobe Creative Suite, Matlab, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, HTML, Statistics, Social Networking, InDesign, WordPress, CAD, AutoCAD, C, Product Design, Illustrator, AMPL, User-centered Design

Education
Northwestern University   2011 — 2015
Student, Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences

Perry Kveton Perry Kveton San Francisco Bay Area Details
Perry Kveton's Design for America Experience September 2011 - June 2012
Job Tesla Motors
Industry Design
Experience
Tesla Motors  May 2015 - Present
Freelance  May 2012 - Present
Parkland Design   September 2014 - December 2014
Studio Gorm  January 2013 - June 2013
University of Oregon  September 2012 - June 2013
IDSA (The Industrial Designers Society of America)   September 2011 - June 2012
Design for America   September 2011 - June 2012
Prosthetic Consulting Technologies   June 2011 - August 2011
Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts   September 2009 - June 2011

Skills
Solidworks, Illustrator, Rapid Prototyping, InDesign, Graphic Design, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, CNC manufacturing, Photoshop, Sketching, Keyshot, Experimental Design, Photography, Illustration, Digital Fabrication, CAD, Microsoft Office, Woodworking, Graphic Arts, Textiles, Ceramic, Qualitative Research, Industrial Design, Rhino, Rendering, Model Making, Concept Development, Product Design, Design Strategy, Design Thinking, Concept Design, Drawing, SolidWorks

Education
University of Oregon   2008 — 2012
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Industrial and Product Design, Business Minor

Jakarta International School   2006 — 2008

DoDEA Bahrain School   2000 — 2006

Tina (Hanting) Xu Tina (Hanting) Xu Greater Chicago Area Details
Tina (Hanting) Xu's Design for America Experience August 2013 - April 2014
Job Student
Industry Financial Services
Experience
PepsiCo  June 2015 - August 2015
Northwestern University  March 2014 - 2015
Naurex Inc.  July 2014 - September 2014
Design for America   August 2013 - April 2014
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago  January 2013 - June 2013

Skills
Microsoft Excel, Matlab, Teamwork, Minitab, Chinese, C++, Stata, R, AMPL, Project Management, Microsoft Office

Education
Northwestern University   2012 — 2016
Bachelor’s Degree, Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences

Naperville Central High School   2008 — 2012

Cassandra Coravos Cassandra Coravos Detroit, Michigan Details
Cassandra Coravos's Design for America Experience March 2012 - Present
Job Business and Communications Manager at The Empowerment Plan
Industry Nonprofit Organization Management
Experience
The Empowerment Plan   September 2015 - Present
Venture for America  March 2015 - Present
Jiang China Design   January 2015 - Present
Design for America   March 2012 - Present
Mary and Leigh Block Museum, Northwestern University  September 2012 - Present
Design for America   March 2014 - March 2015
Delta Lab   July 2013 - September 2014
Design for America   July 2013 - September 2013

Skills
User-centered Design, Design Thinking, Team Management, Public Speaking, Fashion Shows, Event Planning, Social Innovation, Interviews, User Research, Ethnography, Product Design, Customer Service, Design Strategy, Art, Experience Design, Teaching, Illustrator, Community Outreach, Marketing, Start-ups, Nonprofits

Education
Northwestern University   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Science (BS), Manufacturing and Design Engineering

Phillips Academy Andover   2007 — 2011
High School Diploma

Anri Brod Anri Brod Saint Paul, Minnesota Details
Anri Brod's Design for America Experience July 2015 - August 2015
Job SmartTree Fellow at Engineers for a Sustainable World
Industry Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Experience
Engineers for a Sustainable World  August 2015 - Present
Design for America   July 2015 - August 2015
Energy Systems Group  June 2014 - August 2014
McGaw YMCA  June 2013 - August 2013
McGaw YMCA  June 2012 - August 2012

Skills
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, English, Windows, Teaching, Public Speaking, Event Planning

Education
Northwestern University   2012 — 2016
Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering

Hanna Oh Hanna Oh Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Hanna Oh's Design for America Experience September 2014 - April 2015
Job Software Product Design Professional at IBM
Industry Design
Experience
IBM  September 2015 - Present
TextUp   June 2014 - Present
Design for America   September 2014 - April 2015
Partners for Youth with Disabilities  July 2014 - March 2015
Ximedica  September 2014 - January 2015
RISD Museum  September 2014 - December 2014
Harvard Innovation Lab  September 2014 - December 2014
Rhode Island School of Design  September 2014 - December 2014
Ximedica  June 2014 - August 2014
MIT Open Style Lab   June 2014 - August 2014

Skills
Sketching, Industrial Design, Illustrator, Product Design, Concept Design, Design Thinking, Model Making, InDesign, Illustration, Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite, Drawing, Graphic Design, Photography, Concept Development, User Experience, Rhino, SolidWorks

Education
Rhode Island School of Design   2010 — 2015
Bachelor's Degree, Industrial and Product Design, Concentration in History of Art and Visual Culture

Arcadia High School   2007 — 2010

Aaron J. Horowitz Aaron J. Horowitz Providence, Rhode Island Area Details
Aaron J. Horowitz's Design for America Experience 2011 - Present
Job CoFounder & CEO at Sproutel
Industry Design
Experience
Sproutel   September 2011 - Present
Design for America   2011 - Present
Dell Social Innovation Competition   May 2011 - April 2012
Design for America   2009 - 2010
The Juice   2006 - 2009

Skills
Social Entrepreneurship, Arduino, Mechatronics, Robotics, Design Thinking, Start-ups, Interaction Design, Entrepreneurship, Human Computer..., User-centered Design, Rapid Prototyping, User Experience, User Experience Design, Product Design, Mobile Applications, User Interface Design, Usability Testing, Design Strategy, Experience Design, User Interface, User Research, Ethnography, Service Design, Bootstrapping, Concept Generation, Research, Social Media, Management, Public Speaking, Microsoft Office

Education
Northwestern University   2009 — 2012
BS, Mechatronics and User Interaction Design

Rice University   2008 — 2009
BS, Mechanical Engineering

Phoebe Sexton Phoebe Sexton Greater Chicago Area Details
Phoebe Sexton's Design for America Experience July 2011 - June 2012
Job Project Manager at Mattersight Corporation
Industry Design
Experience
Mattersight Corporation  October 2014 - Present
Mattersight Corporation  October 2013 - October 2014
Mattersight Corporation  September 2012 - October 2013
Design for America   July 2011 - June 2012

Skills
User-centered Design, Ethnography, Photoshop, Illustrator, Solidworks, Unigraphics, CAD, CAM, Data Analysis, Rapid Prototyping

Education
Northwestern University   2008 — 2012
Bachelor of Science, Manufacturing and Design Engineering; Psychology minor

University of Melbourne   2010 — 2010

Safiya Mitchell Safiya Mitchell Brooklyn, New York Details
Safiya Mitchell's Design for America Experience May 2012 - May 2014
Job Field Researcher at Envirosell
Industry
Experience
SwipeSense Inc.  September 2015 - Present
Envirosell  July 2015 - Present
Mitchell Iron Works   September 2014 - August 2015
Cornell University Department of Sociology   August 2013 - May 2014
Design for America   May 2012 - May 2014
Cornell University Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science   August 2013 - December 2013
Center for Survivor Agency and Justice   June 2013 - August 2013
The Partnership for After School Education (PASE)   June 2012 - August 2012

Education
Cornell University   2010 — 2014

Avery Fisher Avery Fisher San Francisco, California Details
Avery Fisher's Design for America Experience September 2013 - Present
Job Process Certification Intern at Sikorsky Aircraft
Industry Design
Experience
Sikorsky Aircraft  June 2015 - Present
Norris Student Center at Northwestern   October 2013 - Present
Design for America   September 2013 - Present
Motley Goods   June 2014 - September 2014
Project PULL   May 2013 - August 2013
Urban Putt   June 2013 - July 2013
Out of Site Youth Arts Center  June 2010 - August 2010

Skills
Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Creativity Skills, Athletics, Working in a group, Adobe Illustrator, User Centered Design, InDesign, Industrial Design..., Event Planning, Graphic Design, Teamwork, Leadership

Education
Northwestern University   2013 — 2017
Bachelor's Degree, Manufacturing and Design Engineering, Sophomore

Lowell High School   2009 — 2013

Bernadette Marconi Bernadette Marconi Charlotte, North Carolina Details
Bernadette Marconi's Design for America Experience 2013 - 2015
Job Industrial Designer
Industry Design
Experience
Electrolux  June 2015 - Present
Balance Product Development, Inc   January 2015 - May 2015
Think[box] institute for collaboration and innovation   July 2012 - May 2015
Design for America   2013 - 2015
Stryker  August 2014 - December 2014
FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles  August 2014 - December 2014
Kichler Lighting  June 2014 - September 2014
Hasbro  March 2014 - May 2014
Cleveland Institute of Art  January 2012 - August 2013
Cleveland Institute of Art  May 2012 - August 2012

Skills
Sketching, Rendering, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Model Making, Rapid Prototyping, Concept Development, Design Strategy, Digital Photography, CNC Machine, Laser Cutting, 3D Modeling, Product Design, Woodworking, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Photography, Adobe Creative Suite, Design Thinking, SolidWorks, Concept Design

Education
Cleveland Institute of Art   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Industrial and Product Design

Annie Wu Annie Wu Chicago, Illinois Details
Annie Wu's Design for America Experience May 2011 - May 2013
Job Designer at Greater Good Studio
Industry Design
Experience
Greater Good Studio  September 2014 - Present
GOOD Worldwide Inc  October 2013 - Present
Annie Wu   May 2010 - Present
IDEO  February 2014 - September 2014
Kindly   August 2013 - January 2014
Brown University  June 2013 - August 2013
Design for America   May 2011 - May 2013
Continuum  June 2012 - August 2012
RISD Office of Government Relations   May 2011 - May 2012
Love in Action Tutoring   September 2009 - May 2012

Skills
Industrial Design, Design Thinking, Design Strategy, Human-centered Design, Service Design, Ethnography, Design Research, Sketching, Market Research, Information Architecture, Illustrator, InDesign, Storytelling, Photoshop, Team Leadership, Information Design, User-centered Design, Adobe Creative Suite, Social Innovation, Concept Development, Graphic Design

Education
Rhode Island School of Design   2009 — 2013
BFA, Industrial Design

Brown University   2009 — 2013
Anthropology, Economics

Erin Liman Erin Liman San Francisco Bay Area Details
Erin Liman's Design for America Experience September 2012 - Present
Job Innovation Coach & Strategist | Transformation Designer
Industry Management Consulting
Experience
Innovation is Social, LLC   November 2011 - Present
Center for Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership (CWEL)   September 2013 - Present
Stanford University  April 2009 - Present
Design for America   September 2012 - Present
Chaordix  August 2010 - Present
Intuit  December 2010 - November 2011
EPIC Global Challenge   July 2010 - October 2011
SAP  November 2004 - December 2010
PeopleSoft  April 2003 - November 2004
InterPlay Arts   November 2001 - April 2003

Skills
Strategy, Design Thinking, Experience Design, Entrepreneurship, Innovation Consulting, User Experience, Workshop Facilitation, Innovation Management, User-centered Design, Coaching, Start-ups, Innovation Coaching, Storytelling, Product Management, Design Research, User Research, Mobile Applications, Business Innovation, Design Strategy, Leadership, User Experience Design, Mobile Devices, Concepts, Collaborative Problem..., Product Design, Rapid Prototyping, Lean Startup, Customer Insight, Social Entrepreneurship, Open Innovation, Ethnography, SaaS, Thought Leadership, Product Marketing, Product Development, Interaction Design, Service Design, E-commerce, Social Innovation, Organizational..., Behavior Design, Customer Journey Mapping, Consulting, Organizational..., Transformation Design

Education
Babson College - Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania   2012 — 2012

Coaches Training Institute (CTI)   2002 — 2003
CCPC (Certified)

CAPT - Center for Applications of Psychological Type   2002 — 2002
Certification

University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Bachelor's Degree

Amanda Flegal Amanda Flegal Greater San Diego Area Details
Amanda Flegal's Design for America Experience April 2011 - September 2011
Job Senior Product Manager at FTD
Industry Retail
Experience
FTD  July 2013 - Present
Idealab - An innovation and new business incubator   January 2012 - June 2012
Design for America   April 2011 - September 2011
The Walt Disney Company  July 2009 - August 2011
Target  2006 - 2009
Capgemini Consulting  2004 - 2006
Accenture  1999 - 2004

Skills
Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Retail, eCommerce, Business Innovation, Design Thinking, Strategy, Product Management, Social Entrepreneurship, Business Process..., Lean Six Sigma, Start-ups, Consumer Products

Education
UCLA Anderson School of Management   2011 — 2013
MBA

Northwestern University   1995 — 1999
BS

Brad Winick Brad Winick Greater Chicago Area Details
Brad Winick's Design for America Experience July 2013 - September 2014
Job Board Member at AgeFriendly Chicago Advisory Board
Industry Architecture & Planning
Experience
Age-Friendly Chicago Advisory Board   February 2015 - Present
Planning/Aging   2012 - Present
AgeOptions (The Area Agency on Aging of Suburban Cook County)   2011 - Present
University of Illinois at Chicago (College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs)   2003 - Present
Design for America   July 2013 - September 2014
URS  2008 - 2013
JJR  2004 - 2008
MWH/Harza   2000 - 2004
AEpstein & Sons   1995 - 2000

Skills
Urban Planning, Transit-oriented..., Land Use Planning, Urban Design, Comprehensive Planning, Placemaking, Zoning, Sustainability, Sustainable Design, Redevelopment, Site Planning, Historic Preservation, Urban, Mixed-use, Landscape Architecture

Education
University of Illinois at Chicago   1980 — 1985
Master, Urban Planning & Policy

University of Illinois at Chicago   1980 — 1984
Master, Architecture

University of Illinois at Chicago   1975 — 1980
Bachelor, Industrial Design

Evanston Township High School   1970 — 1974
Diploma, High School

Kaitlin Newman Kaitlin Newman Washington D.C. Metro Area Details
Kaitlin Newman's Design for America Experience April 2015 - Present
Job Associate (Design Thinking/Strategy, Digital & Experience Design) at Capital One
Industry Design
Experience
Capital One  June 2015 - Present
Design for America   April 2015 - Present
Impact Hub Network  February 2015 - May 2015
Chemonics International  May 2011 - June 2014
Chemonics International  August 2009 - May 2011
AIESEC Salaam Probram   2005 - 2006

Skills
Management, Research, Training, Project Management, Talent Management, Leadership, International Relations, Program Management, Public Speaking, Strategy, Strategic Planning, Project Planning, Proposal Writing, Proposal Management, Government Proposals

Education
The Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School   2014 — 2016
Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The Maryland Institute College of Art   2014 — 2016
Design Leadership

University of Wisconsin-Madison   2005 — 2008
BA, Latin American Studies, Women's Studies

Giselle Malina Giselle Malina Oakland, California Details
Giselle Malina's Design for America Experience July 2013 - October 2014
Job Project Manager and Social Impact Activist
Industry Nonprofit Organization Management
Experience
Seeking position in Organizational Management   January 2015 - Present
Design for America   July 2013 - October 2014
Neurotherapy International   October 2012 - September 2013
Cornell Chapter of Design for America   September 2009 - August 2013
Smarter Education Initiative - Cornell   September 2009 - September 2012

Skills
Fundraising, Data Analysis, Leadership, Research, Nonprofits, Editing, Social Media, Creative Writing, Public Speaking, Community Outreach

Education
Cornell University   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

California State Summer School for the Arts   2008 — 2008
Creative Writing

Daniel Rees Lewis Daniel Rees Lewis Evanston, Illinois Details
Daniel Rees Lewis's Design for America Experience September 2012 - September 2013
Job PHD Graduate Student Delta Lab at Northwestern University
Industry Education Management
Experience
Northwestern University  September 2013 - Present
Forge Works   2013 - Present
Design for America   September 2012 - September 2013
Design for America   June 2011 - November 2011
ENSEIRB-MATMECA   September 2008 - August 2010
The American Center   September 2007 - June 2008
International Language Academy   September 2006 - August 2007
Thames Valley Summer Schools   July 2006 - August 2006
International House  September 2005 - July 2006
Real Design Greetings Cards   June 1997 - July 2005

Skills
Qualitative Research, Teaching, E-Learning, Research Design, Educational Technology, Teacher Training, Curriculum Development, Instructional Design, Ethnography, Adult Education, Customer Value...

Education
Northwestern University   2010 — 2011
MA, Learning Sciences

University of Sussex   2001 — 2004
BA, Philosophy & English Jt. Hons

Kyle Richardson Kyle Richardson Sandusky, Ohio Details
Kyle Richardson's Design for America Experience August 2010 - September 2010
Job Process Engineer at Bemis Company, Inc.
Industry Plastics
Experience
Bemis Company, Inc.   July 2014 - Present
Bemis Company, Inc.   July 2013 - June 2014
Northwestern University  September 2009 - June 2013
Northwestern University  September 2009 - June 2013
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company   January 2011 - June 2011
Wildcat Express Delivery  January 2010 - February 2011
Design for America   August 2010 - September 2010
Camp Akita / First Community Church   June 2009 - August 2009
Camp Oty'Okwa   October 2007 - October 2007

Skills
Matlab, Minitab, Solidworks, C++, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, NX 7.5, Photoshop, PowerPoint, Arduino, Java, @Risk, Simio, CAD, Microsoft Office, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Product Development, Machining, Unigraphics, Analysis, Data Analysis

Education
Northwestern University   2008 — 2013
B.S., Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences; Manufacturing and Design Engineering, GPA: 3.5/4.0

Upper Arlington High School   2004 — 2008
High School Diploma

Thea Klein-Mayer Thea Klein-Mayer Monterey, Virginia Details
Thea Klein-Mayer's Design for America Experience July 2012 - October 2013
Job Local Foods Coordinator at The Highland Center
Industry Design
Experience
The Highland Center   January 2015 - Present
Allegheny Mountain Institute   2014 - Present
Design For America   July 2012 - October 2013
Northwestern University  August 2011 - June 2012
Design for America   September 2009 - June 2012
Chicago Botanic Garden  October 2011 - May 2012
Wild Roots Garden   2009 - March 2012
Design for America   July 2011 - September 2011
Dittmar Gallery   December 2009 - June 2011
Design for America Summer Studio   August 2010 - September 2010

Skills
Sustainability, Design Thinking, Graphic Design, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Gardening, Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, User-centered Design, Digital Photography, PowerPoint, Ecology, Keynote, Garden Design, Ethnography, Marketing, Leadership, Photo Editing, Sculpture, Nonprofits, Research

Education
Northwestern University   2008 — 2012
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Environmental Sciences, Segal Design Certificate

St. Andrew's Episcopal School   2002 — 2008

Ivy Sokol Ivy Sokol Providence, Rhode Island Details
Ivy Sokol's Design for America Experience October 2013 - May 2014
Job Founder at Moving Mountains
Industry Primary/Secondary Education
Experience
Moving Mountains   January 2014 - Present
Seven Stars Bakery  June 2014 - May 2015
Design for America   October 2013 - May 2014
AmeriCorps  August 2013 - May 2014
Brown University  January 2013 - May 2014
The Rhode Island Urban Debate League   January 2012 - May 2014
Ashoka U   September 2013 - February 2014
Brown Outdoor Leadership Training  February 2013 - September 2013
UniversalGiving  June 2013 - August 2013
Cal Adventures  June 2013 - August 2013

Skills
Microsoft Office, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, Adobe Creative Suite, Web Design, Photoshop, PowerPoint, Public Speaking, Event Planning, Research, InDesign, WordPress, Leadership

Education
Brown University   2011 — 2015
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Social Innovation

Benjamin Pruzan Benjamin Pruzan New York, New York Details
Benjamin Pruzan's Design for America Experience September 2013 - January 2015
Job President of Brown Entrepreneurship Program
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Brown University Entrepreneurship Program  September 2013 - Present
PAI Partners   May 2015 - July 2015
Design for America   September 2013 - January 2015
Brown University  September 2014 - December 2014
RRE Ventures  June 2014 - August 2014

Skills
PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, Research, Public Speaking, Social Media, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Photoshop, Editing, Community Outreach, Event Planning, Economics, Data Analysis, Entrepreneurship

Education
Brown University   2013 — 2017

Ethical Culture Fieldston School   2009 — 2013

Leah Chong Leah Chong Houston, Texas Details
Leah Chong's Design for America Experience August 2014 - Present
Job
Industry Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Experience
Rice University  March 2015 - Present
Design for America   August 2014 - Present
Rice University  August 2013 - December 2013
Hansung University   June 2012 - October 2012

Skills
Research, Engineering Design, Matlab, SolidWorks, Python, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Machining, Welding, Soldering, Teaching, Teamwork, Event Planning, Korean, English

Education
Rice University   2013 — 2017
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering

Yonsei University   2014 — 2014
Summer School

Seoul Foreign School   2009 — 2013
High School Diploma; International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma