# Sara Paculdo

> Multidisciplinary Designer with an Educational and Sustainable Focus

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/sarapaculdo

I want to create design that matters.

Specialties: Concept generation, sketching, 3d modeling, 2d illustration, packaging design, design management, prototype building and testing, user testing and interviews, sustainable design, ergonomic design

## Work Experience
### Freelance designer and educator @ Unknown
Jan 2023 – Present

### Substitute Teacher @ North Marin Community Services
Jan 2023 – Present | Novato, California, United States
I'm excited to join this amazing non-profit that has been serving the Novato Community for over 50 years. I'm working with children ages 2-10, learning as much or more from them as they learn from me.

### Senior Industrial Designer @ Green Toys Inc.
Jan 2015 – Jan 2023 | Sausalito, CA
Designed eco-friendly preschool toys from 100% recycled plastic, made in the USA. Created products from concept to completion. Created CAD models for injection molding. Managed licensed product lines for Sesame Street and Disney. Supported a small team of designers who all wore many hats.

### Senior Industrial Designer @ Worldwise, Inc.
Jan 2009 – Jan 2015
Designed eco-friendly pet products such as dog toys and cat scratchers. Managed the industrial design team. Created innovative hard good and soft goods to fit both home decor trends and pets' instinctual needs. Created CAD for injection molding and specs for cut and sew products.

### Senior Designer @ Oliso Inc.
Jan 2005 – Jan 2009
Industrial design and design management for home goods

### Science Content Manager @ Edusoft
Jan 2002 – Jan 2005
Create and manage educational content (math and science, K-12) for Edusoft, now part of Houghton Mifflin Publishing

### Product Manager and Designer @ iM Networks
Jan 1999 – Jan 2002
Product design and management for an internet start-up


## Education
### Master of Fine Arts - MFA in Industrial and Product Design
Academy of Art University

### BS Physics in Physics, Studio Art, Product Design
Stanford University

### Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sarapaculdo
- Website: http://sara.paculdo.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-08