ALANA SKY TUCKER
Alanasky.com
Summary
Student designer with hands-on experience in structural design, prototyping, and fabrication. Skilled in CAD, woodworking, and model making, with a strong interest in furniture and packaging design. Creative and detail-oriented, with experience turning ideas and feedback into functional, manufacturable solutions.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Structural Design Co-op
Zumbiel Packaging
Cincinnati, OH
08.2025 - 08.2026
- Designed, revised, and refined paperboard packaging in ArtiosCAD for consumer brands including Pepsi, High Noon, and Mars.
- Developed Kongsberg-cut prototypes for customer specification review and testing, integrating feedback into structural revisions.
- Provided design guidance on paperboard caliper, aligning customer needs with material performance and manufacturability.
- Transitioned into graphic preproduction, gaining experience in trapping and color separation, and exposure to flexographic, lithographic, and digital printing.
Recreation Leader
Community Arts Center
Fairfield, OH
05.2022 - Current
- Organized community events to promote arts and recreation engagement.
- Managed information booths, assisted guests, organized activities, and oversaw day-of operations for community programs and summer events.
- Previously contributed to theatrical productions through set design, construction, painting, show operations, and scene changes.
Student Associate
University of Cincinnati School of Design
Cincinnati, OH
01.2026 - Current
- Support daily School of Design office operations and serve as a point of contact for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
- Respond to phone and in-person inquiries, direct visitors to appropriate university resources, and complete special projects and requests for faculty and staff.
- Sorted and categorized design materials for effective student access in studio settings. and resources for student use in studio settings.
Product Analyst Co-op
Clear Packaging
Cincinnati, OH
12.2024 - 05.2025
- Conducted competitive analysis to inform packaging solutions and design improvements.
- Tested and analyzed packaging materials for durability, sustainability, and mechanical performance, ensuring compliance with established protocols and enhancing product reliability.
- Documented results in Laboratory Quality Management Software, collaborating with engineers to streamline testing operations and improve workflow efficiency.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Design, Minor Organizational Leadership
University of Cincinnati - DAAP
Cincinnati, OH05-2028
Skills
- ArtiosCAD
- Kongsberg Cutting
- Prototyping
- Packaging development
- 3D Printing
- Laser Cutting
- Model Making
- Fusion 360
- KeyShot
- Figma
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Woodworking
- Sewing & Soft-Goods Prototyping
- Sketching
- Ideation
- Rendering
- Prototyping
- Vizcom
Awards
- WithIt Foundation Scholarship, 2026, $1,500 scholarship recipient; selected to attend the 2026 WithIt Professional Conference.
- Dean's List, 2023-2026
Leadership Experience
- DAAP Ambassador President (2026) Organize trainings, train new ambassadors, collaborate with advising on student outreach, and represent DAAP at open houses, high school visits, panels, and building tours. Recognized as the program's Most Active Participant every semester since joining in January 2024.
- Mentors & Muses (2025), Industrial Design Mentor to underclassman students
Timeline
Student Associate
University of Cincinnati School of Design
01.2026 - Current
Structural Design Co-op
Zumbiel Packaging
08.2025 - 08.2026
Product Analyst Co-op
Clear Packaging
12.2024 - 05.2025
Recreation Leader
Community Arts Center
05.2022 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Design, Minor Organizational Leadership
University of Cincinnati - DAAP