I’m a designer making things work really well and look really good.
Hello, I’m Ronni. I’m a creative strategist based in Palo Alto. I study Psychology, Industrial Design, & Artificial Intelligence at Purdue University. Previously at Tesla’s Design Studio and at Skyryse in Los Angeles, making airspace safer.
My resumé’s here, with references available upon request. Always happy to chat!
May 2025 - August 2025
Experience
Skyryse / HFE + Design
Tools / Figma, Lightroom, Premiere Pro
Responsibilities / Creating layouts and front-end designs for the company website. Photography and editing. Collaborated with engineers and pilots to evaluate products.
My contributions are under NDA
May 2024 - December 2024
Tesla / Seating & Soft Trim Design
Tools / sewing, Microsoft Office Suite, sketching, internal programs.
Responsibilities / Primarily involved with Robotaxi and Optimus programs, as well as R&D.
My contributions are under NDA
Tesla / Design Quality
August 2023 - May 2024
Tools / Microsoft Office Suite, internal programs.
Responsibilities / Ensuring the execution of product CMF and guiding through manufacturing process.
My contributions are under NDA.
Leadership and Associations
Returning speaker, mentor, and member.
Skills Developed/ Sketching, presenting
August 2021 - Present
IDSA- Purdue Chapter
Boiler Design for Community
Cofounder and vice president during the club’s kickstarter year.
Skills Developed/ logo ideation, conducting user interviews.
August 2021 - May 2022
Ad Liberation Improv Comedy
Performing member of Ad Liberation, Purdue’s long form improvisational comedy group. Focusing on expanding character work and scene building.
Skills Developed/ Creativity, collaboration.
August 2025- Present
August 2021 - May 2022
Purdue Dance
Active performer (two performances) and choreographer (one performance).
Skills Developed/ choreography, teaching movement, ideating with a group.
August 2021 - December 2022
Crazy Monkeys Improv Comedy
Performing member of Purdue’s premier improvisational comedy group, performing once a month in front of about 1000 filled seats.
Skills Developed/ Public speaking, improvisation, quick thinking, bold and in-the-moment idea generation.
French Club Purdue
August 2020- August 2022
Co-conversation leader, responsible for hosting and planning conversational lessons to enhance students French speaking skills and comfort levels.
Skills Developed/ lesson planning, public speaking, managing large groups.