Change was needed yesterday,
so what can we do today to
make for a better tomorrow?
John Gervasi
Atlanta, GA
Professional Experience
TechTogether Boston, MA — Mentor & Judge Coordinator
May 2020 - PRESENT
http://boston.techtogether.io
TechTogether Boston is Boston’s largest student-run gender-focused hackathon for Female, Femme, and Non-Binary individuals. I led the Mentor & Judge Program for TechTogether Boston’s first ever virtual hackathon, November 6th-8th, 2020. I am point of contact for over 100 working professionals involved in our TechTogether Mentor & Judge Program. I helped create the Mentor Page for participants to connect with the right Mentors by skills and I managed the Mentor Discord Server. This work is very important to me!
Evenflo / Goodbaby International, MA — Senior Soft Goods Designer
February 2019 - PRESENT
https://www.gbinternational.com.hk
Overseeing all soft goods design for car seats, strollers, and other children’s products starting from ideation through sample testing and into production. Leading project in the US, China, and Mexico. All car seats go through mandatory crash tests which myself and other responsible designers and engineers analyze for any failures and create solution opportunities.
Michael Nicholas Designs, CA— Head Designer
September 2017 - October 2018
https://www.mndca.com
Head of pattern and design development for upholstered home furniture, sold to popular retailers like Living Spaces, Jordan’s and Macy’s. Focused on design for assembly line manufacturability. Facilitated all sample reviews of new products and managed new product photoshoots. Led the surveillance and security development for the manufacturing facility of over 350 people.
Hackathon Volunteerism
-TechTogether Boston - Volunteer
FEBRUARY 2020
https://boston.techtogether.io
-HackBeanpot Boston - Volunteer
FEBRUARY 2020
-HobbyHacks Boston - Organizer
JULY 2020
https://hobbyhacks.techtogether.io
-MLH Hackcon 8 - TechTogether Boston Rep.
AUGUST 2020
-TechTogether Boston - Organizer
NOVEMBER 2020
https://boston.techtogether.io
-TechTogether Seattle - Judge
January 2021
https://seattle.techtogether.io
EDUCATION
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY — Bachelor’s Degree, Industrial Design
september 2010 - may 2014
https://www.pratt.edu
