I began my career at athena as the design lead and overhauled the core functionality of schedule management, including schedule definition and booking across all channels. I also lead efforts to define a strategy for network management. I now lead a team of 5 designers. My goals are to build Read more…
The Ask: Examine the different users and lab types that could use a protein fluorosequencing device to determine market fit, beach heads, consumables models, and build a roadmap to commercialization for a small early phase start-up in the proteomics space incubated by the University of Texas at Austin. Team Composition: Read more…
The Ask: Create the UI for a computer navigated cart to assist in total knee replacement surgery. Team Composition: Creative Director, Associate Creative Director, Sr Interaction Designer, Junior Visual designer My Role: Associate Creative Director/Sr Interaction Designer Phases: Discovery, Concept validation Project Length: 12 weeks Challenges: Supporting different users at Read more…
The Ask: Defining long-term strategy, extensible design and implementation of a first-generation self-service facilities management platform. Team Composition: Strategy Director, Creative Director, Associate Creative Director, Sr IxD, Sr Visual Designer, Solution Architect, Experience Architect, Project Manager My Role: Lead Interaction Designer Phases: Discovery, Concept Validation, Alpha Release. Project Length: 14 months Challenges: Creating a Read more…
The Ask: Design an awareness camera for mounting in a variety of locations and that maintains the Lyric DLS Team Composition: ID Phase – Senior ID, Design Manager, Design Director. Interaction Phase – Senior UX, Implementation parter (Mutual Mobile) My Roles: Lead Industrial Designer, Lead Interaction Designer, Creative Director Phases: Industrial design, DFM Read more…
The Ask: To create a UX strategy for the future of the Lyric Dashboard using feedback from contextual inquiry and adjacent market trends. Team Composition: 2 Senior Experience Designers My Roles: Lead Interaction Design, Lead Design Researcher Phases: Contextual Inquiry, Story telling, Interaction Exploration, Alignment Workshop Project Length: 1 week research (5 families), Read more…
The Ask: To create a water leak detector that works both with a smart phone app, and has an audible alarm. Team Composition: ID phase – Design Director, Design Manager, Senior Industrial Designer. Interaction Phase – Senior UX, Senior iOS developer. My Roles: Lead Industrial Designer, Lead Interaction Designer, Lead Read more…
The Ask: To re-skin the existing flagship 9000 WiFi Thermostat UI and ID. Team Composition: ID Phase – Senior ID, Design Manager, Design Director. Interaction Phase – Senior UX, Junior UX, Senior Visual Design. My Roles: Lead Industrial Designer, Lead Interaction Designer, Creative Director Phases: Industrial design, DFM and manufacturing support, creative direction Read more…
The Ask: To create a configurable and customizable all-in-one retail platform. My Role: Lead Industrial Designer Phases: ID exploration, Design for Manufacturing, Manufacturing support Project Length: 3 month design exploration, 6 months of DFM and Manufacturing support. Challenges: Making this system feel complete and integrated no matter what combination of screen, secondary screen, and mounting Read more…
The Ask: To help design and facilitate a design thinking workshop at the 2014 IDSA National Conference for at risk foster children in a residential facility. My Roles: Co-Designer, Co-Facilitator Other Team Members: Doris Wells-Papanek of the Design Learning Network. Phases: Contextual Inquiry, Personal Development, System Architecture Design, Industrial design and Interaction design of Read more…
The Ask: To design a MIL spec enclosure for the Dell. My Roles: Lead Industrial Designer Phases: Industrial design, DFM and manufacturing support Project Length: Initial ID exploration, 1 months. DFM and manufacturing support, 6 months. Challenges: Packaging an existing Dell motherboard and components into a rugged enclosure that was as small as possible. Awards: Read more…
The Ask: Humdinger Wind Energy approached us looking for a working proof of concept for their theoretical micro-generator that was powered by the wind. The concept needed to produced enough power to charge a cell phone or operate a series of LED lights. My Roles: Lead Industrial Designer Phases: ME Feasibility, Industrial Read more…