Hallmark
As the Design Engineering Intern at Hallmark in Summer 2024, I worked with the Design Engineering Team on Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments and other 3D product, gaining a lot of mechanical design, technology development, and R&D experience in the process. In my role, I designed the mechanism and light show for a Keepsake Ornament with light, sound, and motion to match the artist’s vision. I also ideated, modeled, and 3D printed prototype ornaments to fit electrical components and mechanisms in housing. To research new technologies, I explored products, 3D printing practices, and cost savings for ornaments and 3D product. In addition, I costed 8 ornaments within 6.6% of manufacturing and decoration cost to help business partners allot budget, learning a large amount about manufacturing processes such as injection molding, die casting, and painting in mass production.
Throughout the summer, I also had the opportunity to tour two of Hallmark's manufacturing plants and one of Hallmark's distribution centers. Through these experiences I learned about the manufacturing processes for greeting cards, ribbons, bows, and wrapping paper and about the supply chain processes used by Hallmark in their facilities.
In October 2025, the ornament I engineered and created the light show for ("And to All a Good Night!") and the ornament I partially modeled ("Holy Joly Santa") were released. The ornaments I costed were also released throughout 2025.
