Integrating textiles, leather, foams, soft polymers with state-of-the-art technology to create comfortable and compelling next-generation consumer electronic hardware.

Softgoods Industrial Design & Textile Eng Lead on Meta Neural Band

Soft Lab is a design and product development studio based in SF Bay Area, California that specializes in soft solutions and creative patternmaking for apparel, wearables, and soft goods.

I work with clients to transfer sketches and ambiguous concepts into digital/tangible prototypes, combined with supply chain partners to streamline products to large-scale production manufacturing.

Established fit, sizing, grading standardization and integration of Centric PLM systems across fashion brands under China's global leader in sustainable textiles and manufacturing.

Collaborated with Women and Menswear designers to actualize sketches to production-ready samples, and oversaw and facilitated communications regarding tech packs, sizing, fit, and grading with our domestic and overseas manufacturing partners in China, Turkey, India, France, Italy, etc.

Part of the Softgoods product design team responsible for conceiving, designing, and producing exciting new products through prototyping and model making.

Motivated faculty and student interest in wearable technology, and oversaw the procurement of industrial sewing machines, textiles, and supplies for the lab to teach students fundamentals of soft circuitry, e-textiles, patternmaking, and machine and hand-sewing techniques.