MEGAN CORREA

Industrial + Product Designer

Industrial Design

Product Design

About

Megan is a 2015 graduate from the Rhode Island School of Design and received her BFA in Industrial Design. In May 2015, she received the RISD Industrial Design Faculty Award which is presented to a graduating senior for outstanding work and exceptional contributions to the department. She enjoys approaching problems from different perspectives in order to obtain a desired result. Much of her inspiration is drawn from geometry and angular shapes. Through iteration and form exploration, Megan has learned the importance of being open to changing an idea. This has been an integral part of her growth as a designer.

Megan is based in the Bay Area. She loves to travel around the world and experiencing other cultures. She also loves and has been trained in classical piano music for 13 years. Among her past musical accomplishments, she has won several gold medals at the US Open Music Competition and has performed at Carnegie Hall in New York under the American Fine Arts Festival in June 2010. Megan was an Assistant Board Member of the International Russian Music Piano Competition from 2010 - 2013 and enjoys volunteering her time at music competitions.


Phone: (408) 242-1268

Email: mcorrea@alumni.risd.edu

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EDUCATION

RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN

Class of 2015

BFA Industrial Design

MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

MBA Course, Spring 2015

Product Design and Development

BROWN UNIVERSITY

Course, Fall 2013

Design + Health

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Course, Sept-Dec 2015

Front-End Web Development (HTML, CSS, S)

EXPERIENCE

ALZ.CARE \\ MENLO PARK, CA

Industrial Designer \\ Summer 2015 - Present

Rapid prototyping, CAD concept development

GETINSURED \\ MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA

UI/UX Intern \\ Summer 2015

User Interface, user experience, web design, app prototyping

RISD'S ID DEPARTMENT \\ PROVIDENCE, RI

Head Shop Monitor \\ 2014 - 2015

Hire & train new monitors for wood and metal shops and help manage both shops

Wood Shop Monitor \\ 2014 - 2015

Metal Shop Monitor \\ 2013 - 2015

Teaching Assistant for Wood 2 \\ 2014-2015

Assist students in operating machinery, design problem solving, shop maintenance

MOOG ANIMATICS, MILPITAS, CA

Marketing Consultant \\ December 2014

Marketing, graphic design

GETINSURED \\ MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA

UI/UX Intern \\ Summer 2014

User interface, user experience, web design, app prototyping

SERENO GROUP, LOS GATOS, CA

Freelancing \\ Summer 2013

Graphic design, packaging design

MONTALVO ARTS CENTER \\ SARATOGA, CA

Programs Intern \\ Summer 2012

Organized parts of the Centennial Celebration: "Sculpture on the Grounds" & "Starry Night"

LORD OF THE LIGHT STUDIO \\ SAN JOSE, CA

Intern \\ Summer 2011

Mentor entry level students

SKILLS

CONCEPTUAL THINKING

Problem solving with a goal-oriented timeline

USER INTERFACE DESIGN TOOLS

Sublime Text 2, HTML/CSS/JS, Adobe CS6 (Ps, Il, Id, basic Fw), Sketch, Flinto, Invision

WOOD

Bandsaws, lathe, table saw, planer, drill press, steamer, router

METAL

Slip roll, finger break, drill press, lathe, milling machine, bandsaws

PLASTIC

Experience with vacuum forming machines, foam carving tools

SOFTWARE

Rhino, Solidworks, Keyshot, basic Arduino

GALLERIES & AWARDS

2015 \\ INDUSTRIAL DESIGN FACULTY AWARD

Awarded to a graduating senior for outstanding work and exceptional contributions to the department

2015 \\ BEHANCE - FURNITURE SERVED

Modular Bench featured in the Furniture Served Gallery

2015 \\ BEHANCE - STUDENT SHOW

Modular Bench featured in the Student Show Gallery

2015 \\ RISD WOODS-GERRY GALLERY, RI

Luminary project and Arduino project feature in the ID Senior Show

2014 \\ VALLEY ARTS FIRE HOUSE, NJ

Deck of Cards Design featured and purchased as part of a curated show representing RISD's Witness Tree Project

2013 \\ RISD WOODS-GERRY GALLERY, RI

Woven table featured in the Industrial Design Triennial

2013 \\ BEHANCE - RISD PORTFOLIOS

Packaging featured in the RISD Portfolios Gallery

2012 \\ RISD WATERMAN GALLERY, RI

Poster design and drawings featured in end of the year Foundation Show

VOLUNTEER WORK

INTERNATIONAL RUSSIAN MUSIC COMPETITION

Volunteer \\ 2007 - Present

Help manage ticket and merchandise sales and tours

THE INDUS ENTREPRENEURS (TiE)

Marketing & Design Volunteer \\ October 2015 - Present

Create and design flyers, materials, brochures for events and internal use