Program Development The 1K Makerspace project was borne out of my work at Illinois PPE that explored a distributed fabrication model. In a continued exploration of what localized manufacturing could look like after the worst of the pandemic, I crowdfunded — and subsequently received corporate…
Study Abroad Trip My former colleague Heather Snyder-Quinn and I conceived this trip in 2020. Rewilding in Patagonia brought DePaul students to remote areas in southern Chile undergoing natural restoration through the removal of dams, fences, and reintroduction of plants and wildlife. Witnessing the effects…
Object Development At the behest of a team of oncologists at University of Chicago, I directed my student industrial design consulting team in the fabrication and re-design (in progress) of a sub-$200 microscope. In addition to conducting the design research and development phases of the…
Game Development This badge was done in collaboration with a student consulting group that I direct, as well as my friends Rudy Ristich and Rob Rehrer. As with previous iterations, we began by consulting the individuals who direct the event, then quickly moving from their…
Program Development I wrote the BFA Industrial Design program with my colleagues Nathan Matteson, Eric Landahl, and Theresa Steinbach. The program launched in 2021, and currently has approximately 30 enrolled students. In addition to traditional industrial design practices, students are exposed to embedded systems design,…
Object Development Starting at DePaul, I led a group that collaborated with a network of individuals from various universities, libraries, and other institutions around Illinois to address the immediate, critical need for personal protective equipment (PPE) in Illinois. Within our network, we produced over 100,000…
Game Development Southland Maker Faire was an event that I created and directed for nearly five years. Hosted in the Pipefitters Training Center out of Mokena, IL, the event regularly brought in over 1,000 attendees and around 30 exhibitors every year. In addition to running…
Makerspace Development Following the success of the Idea Realization Lab 1, I was asked by DePaul to build a second makerspace on our Lincoln Park campus. As with IRL1, I developed the CAD design for the space, operational budget, and directed the furniture selection, tool…
Custom fabricated conference ID badges designed by Jayson Margalus and Rudy Ristich, faculty in the College of Computing and Digital Media, at the 2019 Thotcon hacking and information security conference, Friday, May 3, 2019. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)
Game Development This badge was done in collaboration with a student consulting group that I direct, as well as my friend Rudy Ristich. As with previous iterations, we began by consulting the individuals who direct the event, then quickly moving from their vision for a…
Game Development This badge was done in collaboration with a student consulting group that I direct, as well as my friend Rudy Ristich. The driving design concept behind this badge was a play on another collaborative game (then popular) called Twitch Plays Pokemon which had…