I am the owner and design lead for Square Studios, Houston's only consultancy specifically geared towards product design and development. Graduating from the University of Houston's Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture in 2013 with a degree in Industrial Design, I have experience in bringing products from concepts to manufacture in multiple fields. My past experience includes fashion and apparel design, biomedical design, interior design, contracting, and corporate product development. I recently left the corporate world, taking my experience with me, and decided that it was time to utilize my skill set and network to help bring clients' ideas from concept to manufacture.

Some topics I'll be discussing:
~The Design Process: General overlay of the process
~Design for Manufacture: Bridging the gap between an idea and a product
~Prototyping: What you actually need and how to get it
~Intellectual Property: How protecting your idea presents a fork in the road
~Sourcing: Making the right decisions domestically and abroad
~Sell-In: Understanding the difference between customer and consumer
~Sell-Through: Maintaining relevancy in the marketplace
~Marketing: Transforming your users into consumers