Erin Ballard
Erin has an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from Northeastern University. While at Northeastern, Erin worked as an intern at Albany International, Fujifilm and Duracell. After graduating, Erin started her career as a research engineer for Duracell. In that role she worked on new battery design concepts and earned a patent for her work in micro-tomography. Erin then transitioned to Gillette where she worked as a consumer researcher for new to market products for the Venus brand. In her free time, Erin loves the outdoors and staying active. Erin was a member of the New Balance Boston Elite Running Team for five years and continues to run competitively. Erin is excited about incorporating her background in both hard sciences and consumer research into her industrial design career.