# Maria Gerdyman

> Industrial Design student at RISD (class of 2019)

Location: Los Altos, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/mariagerdyman

Senior at top design school with keen interest in science and technology. Unafraid to perform hands-on work to research and solve problems. Gained valuable skills and experiences from summer and school jobs including: designing and making, coding, scientific research, customer service, teaching, fundraising, and care giving.

Traveled widely in East Asia (China, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore), including 1 year living in Thailand.

## Work Experience
### Summer Research Fellow @ Backyard Brains
Jan 2018 – Present | Ann Arbor, Michigan

### Student @ Rhode Island School of Design
Jan 2015 – Present | Providence, Rhode Island Area
- During the regular semesters, I work as a teaching assistant (e.g., for Professor Paula Gaetano-Adi) to guide first-year students in working through concept development and critique. 
- I also work as a lab monitor at the rapid prototyping lab and wood shop to help first-year students build ideas using 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC milling machine, and woodworking machinery.
- In my 3rd year I took 2 successive classes in programming for neuroscience majors at next-door Brown, which awakened my passion for the sciences. I learned to code using Matlab libraries to analyze data, e.g., to perform facial recognition of my classmates.

### Product Design Intern @ Pneuhaus
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Providence, Rhode Island Area
Pneuhaus is a design collective working within the fields of spatial design, temporary structures, and contemporary art to create large-scale immersive environments that relate to human scale. I made and shipped products to customers.

### Sales Associate @ MUJI U.S.A. Limited
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
I wanted to work for MUJI because I love their products. I gained an appreciation of how a complex system works, and learned the importance of obsessive organization and customer service.

### Counselor @ Via Services
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015
Via Services is a residential respite program for people with intellectual disability. I wanted to make some money before heading to college, and in the end I received more by learning from my colleagues and the people I served.


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Industrial Design
Rhode Island School of Design

### St Francis High School, Mountain View, CA


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mariagerdyman
- Behance: https://www.behance.net/mariagerdyman

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Last updated: 2026-04-13