Nicole Howell

Nicole Howell has a wealth of experience in a variety of industries. Nicole began their career in 2004 as a Pre-Professional Engineer at IBM. In 2006, they took on the role of Electronics Engineer (Co-Op) at Emerson, where they worked on the Jacuzzi Motor Project to build analog/digital signal processing interfaces and test motor performance. In 2008, they interned at Kenneth Cole Productions as a Product Design & Development Intern, where they conducted trend research and sketched potential designs. Later that year, they worked as a New Product Development (Philippines) for Emerson, where they developed a new training program for Emerson's E-sourcing and Material Information Network software. In 2010, they joined Aspen Marketing Services as a Brand Strategy & Promotions, working with various companies to promote new products through inventive and experiemental marketing. In 2012, they became a Packaging Design & Product Development at Southern Telecom Inc., where they managed design projects and product development for large retailers. Finally, since 2013, they have been a Packaging Design Manager and Sr. Packaging Designer at Basic Resources, Inc.

Nicole Howell attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 2003 to 2007, where they earned a BS in Electrical & Computer Systems Engineering. Nicole then went on to attend Pratt Institute from 2008 to 2011, where they earned a Masters in Industrial Design with a field of study in Industrial and Product Design.