Awards
Comenius Award
June 2022 | Product Lead, Game Designer
Awarded for Osmo Coding Starter Kit and Genius Starter Kit in the category of Game-Based Digital Media.Top Summer Toy Award Winner - The Toy Insider
April 2022 | Product Lead, Game Designer
Top Summer Toy Awarded for the Osmo Coding Starter Kit.Transform Awards: Gold - Best Use of Packaging
January 2022 | Brand Lead, Designer
Created in partnership with Pearlfisher, for Osmo Freemium Trial Kit.Fast Company Innovation by Design Award Finalist
January 2017 | Game Designer, Lead game Artist
Awarded for Osmo Coding Awbie—A tangible and digital programming game for kids aged 5–10.Inc.’s Design Award
January 2016 | Game Designer, Lead Game Artist
Awarded for Osmo Coding Awbie for User Experience.Oppenheim Toy Award - Platinum Award
January 2016 | Game Designer, Lead Game Artist
Awarded for Osmo Coding Awbie.Parents’ Choice Awards - Gold
January 2016 | Game Designer, Lead Artist
Awarded for Osmo Coding Awbie.Innovative Toy of the Year - Finalist
January 2015 | Game Designer, Lead Game Artist, Marketing Designer
Awarded to Osmo for toys that utilize innovative design, technology, or manufacturing processes to enhance play value.BAFTA Nominee - Best Strategy Game
January 2009 | Graphic Designer, Illustrator
Associated with Shawnimals Studio, Venan Entertainment, and SouthPeak Games for Ninjatown for Nintendo DS.
Press
Wilson Rothman | Wall Street Journal
Is Your Child Coding Yet? New Building Blocks Teach Programming Basics
Shelbie Lynn Bostedt | Chicago Tribune
3 Young Innovators + Chicago = A Kids’ Coding App Used in 15,000 Schools