Designer - Educator
Digital systems, spaces and products with architectural thinking
I’ve designed buildings, websites, software, databases and workflows
> I was trained and practiced as an architectural designer in my early career
> I have translated my architectural perspectives and practices to digital product design
> As a researcher, I have experience working in Financial Technology and Civic Technology
> I lead a design studio at Pratt that collaborates with Nonprofits to develop digital products
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Projects in Information Experience Design is a digital product design studio that collaborates with non-profit and community based organizations to redesign their websites and information systems. Student teams collaborate with clients and over a full project lifecycle to research, design and test figma prototypes. Completed projects include websites, video games and open source software.
View all my Pratt Projects here
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Public is an investment platform focused on multi-asset portfolios
Role Lead Researcher for Infrastructure and Growth teams
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Key Project: Afghani Refugee Resettlement Database to support refugee relocation efforts in the U.S. in collaboration with a network of refugee-ambassadors
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NYC Mayor’s Office of the CTO uses technology to improve online social services
Role: UX research on a team embedded within the Department of Finance
Project: Redesigned the NYC’s CityPay portal supporting 27 city departments
Key Results: Improved interface with focus on language accessibility to reflect NYC population diversity leading to increased revenue while decreasing bounce rate
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Introduction to Architectural Design is a studio that teaches fundamental workflows, strategies and methodologies for designing buildings using 3D-modeling software
Previous Collaborators
National Gallery of Art
Transportation Alternatives
CUNY CityTech, OpenLab
Public.com
One Degree Impact
Mind Over Pain
Travel Unity
Witness to Mass Incarceration
NYC Mayor’s Office of the CTO
Edgemere Farms
New York Mycological Society
New York Microscopical Society
ClimateScience.org
Welcome to Chinatown
Fibromyalgia Care Society of America
Rescue City
Projects
My current project ecosystem includes:
Arqhive
Origin Zero, design consulting
Pratt Institute
View all of my projects on my Arqhive portfolio
Presentations
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The presentation was the result of studio experiments testing AI tools to better understand their advantages and disadvantages, in the design lifecycle and within a classroom environment.
Pratt Institute, Spring 2024
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The presentation focused on my approach to designing physical spaces and digital products. Informed by my experience in architecture, I shared concepts, workflows and projects for digital products and information systems.
Pratt Institute, Spring 2024
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The presentation-workshop was developed to help students think about entrepreneurship by identifying opportunities in their areas of interest and within their larger ecosystem of projects.
Pratt Institute, Spring 2024
