Experience

New Product Development Engineer Co-op

April 2024 - September 2024

Parker Hannifin

  • Designed detailed 3D CAD models and custom fixtures using Autodesk Inventor, optimizing assembly for medical-grade devices—demonstrating ability to solve complex ergonomic and mechanical challenges
  • Authored and executed validation protocols to meet stringent national and international standards, ensuring product reliability in regulated environments
  • Developed CAD drawings that supported efficient manufacturing and design for mass production processes
  • Created Excel automation scripts to analyze large datasets, showing problem-solving and data-driven decision skills

Design Intern

July 2022 - September 2022

Audio Cartel

  • Led branding and product redesign projects, including website and new content sections for emerging technologies like the Metaverse, showing adaptability to innovative tech environments
  • Produced physical and digital assets, reinforcing both usability and aesthetics

Product Design/R&D Intern

June 2019 - July 2019

Sixense (Acquired by Penumbra)

Sixense is an award-winning VR startup offering hardware and software solutions for entertainment, healthcare, and education.

  • Played a key role in designing the hardware and UX components of the REAL system, leveraging virtual experiences to gamify physical therapy, aiding in patient recovery
  • Contributed to hardware and UX design for VR hardware products used in healthcare, collaborating cross-functionally to balance form and function
  • Improved UX flow and visual aesthetics of VR character models, aligning with user needs and technical constraints

Education

Product Design (BS) UI/UX Minor

June 2025

Drexel University (PA)

12x Dean's List, 3.8/4.0 GPA

Middle College

June 2021

Foothill Community College (CA)

Skills

Design Skills

  • User Experience Design
  • User Psychology
  • Physical Modeling (sketching, clay, wood, foam)
  • Prototyping
  • Design for Manufacturing
  • Ergonomic Design
  • Sustainable Design
  • Modular Design

Tools

  • CAD Software (Rhino, SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, Keyshot, Maya)
  • Adobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
  • Figma
  • Unity
  • Programming: Python, Java, Arduino, C#, HTML
  • Laser Cutting, CNC, 3D Printing, Woodworking

Soft Skills

  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Problem Solving
  • Data-driven Decision Making
  • Project Management
  • Technical Documentation
  • User Testing & Research
  • Fluent Hebrew
  • Conversational Italian