DAAP Build Lab
What they doThe DAAP build lab functions to support the academic mission of the college by encouraging students to engage directly with the process of making and to experiment with materials.
It houses tools and machines for most wood and metalworking needs.
What I do
My role revolves around leading shop orientations, performing maintenance on shop machinery, and answering student fabrication questions. Any sparetime is spent skill-building and strengthening my fabrication skills through personal projects and material explorations.
The United States Playing Card Company
What they do
The United States Playing Card Company designs and manufactures playing cards for a variety of brands, their most well-known being Bicycle.
What I did
My role revolved around designing four original Bicycle-Branded card decks and tuck cases around a variety of concepts, all proposed for fall 2026. Aditionally, I updated and recolored existing decks and graphics, and packaging.
Church & Dwight
What they doChurch & Dwight is a consumer goods company that makes a variety of personal and household products with a specialty in baking soda. They have 13 “power brands”, including Arm & Hammer, Nair, and OxiClean.What I didMy role largely revolved around Innovation projects, working on a variety of paper packaging designs where I provided product research, sketch ideation, and Gravity Sketch explorations. In addition, I worked on packaging graphics for Arm & Hammer laundry products, produced physical models for internal testing, including 3D printed laundry caps and bottles, and became proficient in SolidWorks modeling, where I modeled everything from laundry detergent bottles to gummy vitamins.
From January 2025 - May 2025, I continued my work with Church & Dwight part-time while back in school, focusing on packaging graphics. I updated existing graphics and created new ones from branding such as Nair, TheraBreath, and Batiste.