Engineer. Designer. Graduate Student.

My first name is Whitmire.
I am a ***designer* & *engineer***.
5 years of engineering.
3 years of UX design.
10+ sectors.

Currently at RISD figuring out what that all adds up to.

I’m an Industrial Design graduate student at Rhode Island School of Design. This is a work-in-progress sampler — a look at the chaos backed by logic that has defined my work over the years.

Projects

Mobile Barber Shop

Concepting · DFMA · Fabrication

Landmine Face Shield

User Research · Data Analysis · Prototyping

Portable Blender

Brand Translation · Sketch Modeling · Foam Prototyping

More Projects...

For more personal project, visit my creative website: https://kalethigh.studio/

Whitmire Vo

I've been to all 7 continents, which says a lot about how I make decisions. I tend to just go. My career has followed the same logic: engineering, then UX, now industrial design. Big turns, winding roads, no straight line.

I'm an aspiring polyglot and a forever student. I pick up new perspectives compulsively with full commitment. But for someone who's always moving, I'm deliberate about staying grounded. I'm still figuring out where all of it converges. RISD feels like the right place to find out.

Education

Rhode Island School of Design
Masters in Industrial Design (Expected May 2028)

University of Houston
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Advanced Design
Completed Courses: Digital Tools, Sketching I, Studio ID, Product Marketing

Skills

Design Software: SolidWorks, Fusion360, Rhino, Figma, AdobeSuite, KeyShot, Procreate, SketchUp

AI & Automation Platforms: Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Midjourney, Lovable, Zapier

Shop Skills: Band saw, table saw, lathe, hand power tools, laser cutter, 3D printing, vacuum forming, foam fabrication, welding, metalsmithing

Collaboration & Documentation Tools: Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, Miro, Notion, Jira, Airtable, Trello, Asana, Monday

Languages: Vietnamese, Spanish

Experience

portfolio in progress

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My first name is Whitmire. I am a designer & engineer. 5 years of engineering. 3 years of UX design. 10+ sectors.

Currently at RISD figuring out what that all adds up to.