Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

2020 Master of Arts, Design Products at the Royal College of Art, London (#1 Ranked in Art and Design, QS World University Rankings 2014-2020)

2018 Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art at the University of Maryland, College Park

EXPERIENCE

2022- Founder of Sam Sheckells Design

2022-2024 Architectural Designer at Frederick Ward Associates, Bel Air, MD

2019-2021 Laborer at Sheckells & Sons Construction, Baltimore, MD

2020-2021 CNC Operator at Lenson Machine, Baltimore, MD

2020 Project Management for RCA SHOW 2020, Design Products Programme

2019 Designer at the International Integrated Design Camp, Seoul, South Korea

2019 Project Management for RCA Design Products, Milan Design Week, Milan, Italy

2014-2018 Design Engineer at CDI Corporation, Glen Burnie, MD

2016-2018 Social Media Manager / Graphic Design Director for Terrapin Record Label, College Park, MD

2015-2016 Student Engineer at the NASA Micro-G NExT Challenge, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX

2015-2016 Volunteer for Engineers Without Borders, University of Maryland Chapter, College Park, MD

2015-2016 Intern at Sailing Yacht Research Foundation, Warwick, RI (Remote)

2012-2013 Laborer at Sheckells & Sons Construction, Baltimore, MD

EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

2020 Royal College of Art Virtual Degree SHOW 2020 Online

Project Sidekick included in collections by SHOW industry curators:

“A Sense of Humanity” Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator of Design, Museum of Modern Art

“Human Individuals, Things, Environment and Social Civilization” Yao Yingjia, Vice President and Smart Lifestyle Platform Lead, Lenovo

“2020 Vision” Sebastian Conran, Sebastian Conran Associates

“Healthcare and Wellness” Bill Evans, Business Advisor to Creative Services Firms, Bolster Advisors

2020 2MD, RCA Design Products Publication Issue 01

Published piece, “I’ve Never Missed A Desk More”

2020 RCA Work In Progress Show, Courtyard Gallery, Royal College of Art

2020 2MD, RCA Design Products Publication Issue 00

Published piece, “Designers Should Do Less Designing”

2020 Design, At Speed: The Importance of Design in Formula One Racing

Masters Dissertation (Thesis) written at the Royal College of Art

2019 The Exhibitionist, Courtyard Gallery, Royal College of Art

2019 RCA Work In Progress Show, Courtyard Gallery, Royal College of Art 

Project Pilingo shortlisted for RCA/CERN Grand Challenge

2018 UMD Degree Show, The Herman Maril Gallery, University of Maryland

2018 Immersive Atoms Spring Exhibition, Parren J. Mitchell Building, University of Maryland

SKILLS

Teamwork Team-focused, experience in multicultural and multidisciplinary groups, experience leading and managing teams for projects, exhibitions and extracurricular activities.

Team Management and Organization Experience using project management tools such as Asana, Todoist, Google Suite. Committed to keeping projects on track by taking thorough meeting minutes and leading meetings

Making Sketching, CNC, Laser Cutting, 3D Printing, Woodworking, Metalworking, Arduino, Processing​​​​​​​

3D Modeling and Rendering Autodesk Fusion 360, AutoCAD, Solidworks, Rhinoceros​​​​​​​

Adobe Creative Suite Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Lightroom, Audition

Apple Professional Apps Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro X​​​​​​​