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College of Design 
Design It Forward
NC State + IBM

Team

Design it Forward is taught by a multidisciplinary group of senior design managers and practitioners from IBM. Each semester features a rotating group of instructors who are supported by an NC State College of Design Teaching Assistant.

NC State Sponsor Leadership

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Tsailu Liu
Tsailu Liu

Professor and Department Head of Graphic Design + Industrial Design

(919) 515-8340

Current IBM Instructors

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Brian Burnette headshot
Brian Burnette

Design Lead, IBM Systems

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Kim Holmes headshot
Kim Holmes

Senior UX Designer, IBM Finance & Operations

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Steve Kim

Design Director, IBM Software + Design It Forward Course Founder

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Kara Kotwas

Design Principal, IBM Research

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Jillian Quiller

Design Manager, IBM Software

Previous IBM Instructors

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Kristine Berry

Design Program Director, IBM Systems

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Clay Braxton
Clay Braxton

Design Program Director, IBM Software

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Zach Nilsson
Zach Nilsson

Design Research Lead, IBM Software

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Kevin Schultz
Kevin Schultz

Experience Designer, IBM Software (former)

Previous NC State Teaching Assistants

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Adam Kaynan

Visual Designer, Master of Industrial Design, NC State 2021

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Kevin Milz

UX Designer, Master of Industrial Design, NC State 2022

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Amanda Perry

UX/UI Product Designer, Master of Industrial Design, NC State 2022