Recent Experience
Experience Design Director Designer 06/23 - Current
R/GA
User Experience Design and XD Strategy for Google sites marketing web.
Senior XD Designer 06/21 - 06/23
R/GA
User Experience Design and XD Strategy for Google sites at R/GA California.
UX Designer 03/20 - 6/21
eBay, TEK Systems
User Experience designer for eBay Stores. Worked with researcher to establish user testing protocol for Store Redesign.
UX Designer 03/20 - 3/21
Kaiser Permanente, TTG, Apex Systems
User Experience designer for My Doctor Online Tool. Responsive Web Product Design.
E-Commerce UX Designer 12/17 - 03/20
Williams Sonoma Inc, TEK Systems
Cross brand UX for Web and Mobile E-Commerce platform.
"Friction Free” Award 10/18
Designer in Residence 08/17 - 11/17
X Inc (Google X), Adecco
Design Research project for applied innovation at Alphabet’s R&D facility.
Wearables UX Designer 09/15 - 01/17
Intel, Smart Device Innovation
Designed UX guidelines for wearable, IOT and emerging technologies.
“Intel Inventor” Award 07/2016 ”NDG Big Deal” Award Q1 2016
Patent US 15/188,319: Gesture Based Feedback for Wearable Devices
Education
Master of Fine Arts, STEM 09/12 - 05/15
Art Center College of Design, Media Design Practices, lab
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Nike FUSE LAB at Art Center Design Matters
Product Design for inquiry about Design for Radical Affordability.
Graduate Research Intern
Art Center College of Design, Media Design Practices
Research on interaction models for IOT devices and tangible interaction.
Intern 10/07 - 04/08
Rodarte
Internship at high end couture fashion house in Los Angeles, assisted at NYFW.
Bachelor of Arts 09/04 - 05/07
California State University, Los Angeles, Fashion and Textiles
Awards
“Friction Free” Award, Williams Sonoma UX Design, September 2018
Intel Inventor Award, Intel Smart Devices Group, July 2016
”NDG” Big Deal Award, Intel New Devices Group, Q1 2016
Best System Design, Microsoft Design Expo, Aug 2014
Best in Art + Design, iGEM, October 2014
Thesis Scholarship, Media Design Practices, 2014, 2015
MFA Scholarship, Media Design Practices, 2013, 2014, 2015
Speaking, Publications, Exhibit:
Sensor Salon in Being Material, MIT Press, Sept 2019
Design Practices Panel, Media Design Practices, March 2017
Sensor Salon @ BODY European Capital of Culture Wroclaw, Mar 2017
“Car Pools, LA” presentation at iGEM, Sept 2015
“Sensor Salon” Microsoft Research Design Expo July 2014
“Sensor Salon” LASER UCLA ART|SCI, May 2014
“Power Cords” The Frog Gallery, May 2015
Previous
Consulting UX and Brand Designer 05/18 - Current
A Pote
Web Design and Brand identity for e Commerce brand.
Consulting UX Designer 07/18 - 08/18
Baby Cats of California
eCommerce and web redesign for Bay Area small business.
Consulting UX Designer 06/17 - 08/17
Firecracker 5K Run, Chinatown LA
User Experience Consultant for Website redesign for charitable 5K run.
Consulting UX Strategist 05/15 - 08/15
Audiowear
UX consulting for wearable tech startup.
Consulting Interaction Designer 05/15 - 07/15
Milkfarm
Web redesign for small business.
LED Proofer 06/14 - 07/14
Jenny Holzer Studio
Proofed LED Array for Contemporary Artist
Knitwear Production Manager 04/14 - 09/14
Suzuki Tsao
Sample creation for indie streetwear line.
Art Director 04/08 - 09/12
Mctega
Design and production management for
small designer accessories label featured in NYLON, WWD