Hi, I'm David

Hi, I'm David

I am a 22-year-old from Austin, TX with a passion for the environment and a love of creating. As an Industrial Designer, I find solutions to everyday problems by designing products based on empathy and sustainability.

Areas of Expertise

Industrial Design
Environmental Sustainability
Product Engineering

Education—

The University of Texas at Austin (2020-2025)

B.A. Design/B.A. Sustainability Studies

American School of Paris (2019)

Westlake High School (Class of 2020)

Email
Davidwebber@utexas.edu

Phone
(512) 954-4405

Experience—

Fabrication Lab Technician:

UT Robotics and Design at AHG: October 2024-Present

Maintain and manage fabrication facilities for the design department; offer instruction to peers on their projects; design and build new organization and storage opportunities; complete required design tasks such as building shelving, desks, and furniture for communal spaces.

Quality Engineer Intern:

Four Hands: January 2025-May 2025

Development and implementation of processes that ensure products meet specified standards and customer requirements; industrial design responsibilities related to warehouse workflow/environment; sustainable packaging design.

Industrial Design Officer/Sustainability Chair

IDSA UT Student Chapter: March 2024-Present

Prioritize Resource Efficiency; Develop/Implement sustainable strategies; Initiate Green Projects; Monitor Environmental Impact; Lead the team on industrial design projects.

Sustainability Advisor

LHBSA Representative and Leader: 2021-2022

Control and manage the waste of the largest student organization at UT; Coordinate with the campus Resource Recovery team; delegate allotted green fund for eco-conscious alternatives to single use plastics.

Awards/Acknowledgements—

2024 David and Tabitha Burke Entrepreneurship Award

2024 Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps MVP

2024 Texas Drums Alumni Award

2023 Lois J. White Endowed Scholarship

2022 Jack D. Caffrey Endowed Scholarship

University Extracurricular Engagement—

The Longhorn Band

UT Drumline: 2020-2024

Snare Drum Captain: 2023-2024

LHBSA Sustainability Advisor: 2021-2022

Longhorn Pep Band

Drumset: 2022-2024

IDSA UT

Industrial Designers Society of America

Sustainability Chair: 2024-Present

Design Skills—

Industrial Design

Design Strategy

3D Modeling

Computer-Aided-Design

Rapid Prototyping

Digital Fabrication

Analog Fabrication

Technical Drawing

Problem Solving

Concept Ideation

Graphic Design

Sketching

User Experience (UED)

Softwares—

Solidworks

Autodesk Fusion

Rhino3D

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Procreate

Twinmotion

Keyshot