Sr. UI/ux HMI Concept Designer

February 2024 - Present  San Jose, CA

In my role as a Sr. UX/UI HMI Concept Designer at Audi I have had the amazing opportunity to design, prototype and test ADAS HMI concepts using real vehicle data in on-road prototype vehicles. Focusing on the ADAS domain, I crafted design solutions for production vehicles as well as future vehicle concepts with emerging display and ADAS capabilities.

Focus: ADAS L2-L3, Emerging display technologies, HMI, Automotive Regulatory, Production Design

Sr. UI/ux Designer

September 2023 - December 2023  Palo Alto, CA

At Simple Things I exercised my skills as a UX/UI Designer to help expand the AI powered, edge based, smart building platform. My focus was on designing unique camera AI analytics interfaces that work with existing and custom hardware for smart home and building applications.

Focus: Mobile App, Camera, Automation, AI Analytics

Digital Product Design Lead

May 2021 - July 2023  Palo Alto, CA

I joined Ford on the precipice of the largest transformation in the history of the automotive industry. I was tasked with leading multi-disciplinary teams through the human centered design process to identify need and create unique solutions. My work spanned from designing mobile experience, to HMI designs for Autonomous Driving and Electrification. I was able to demonstrate my skill as a Design Lead, a UX/UI Designer and a Prototyper. The work demanded deep understanding of advanced technologies and the automotive domain. I was lucky to work with very talented team members and help define the future tools and product for Ford Motor Company.

Focus: ADAS, EV, HUD, HMI, Mobile, Customer Experience

UX Lead

August 2009 - March 2020  Sunnyvale, CA

From the beginning Aniden was a company that was founded on the ability to create photo realistic product renders for primarily consumer electronics companies.  When I started with Aniden in 2009 I took on the task of joining the new user experience division with the goal of offering UX services to Aniden's existing clients, as well as expanding the division to serve new clients.  Today we have grown by several employees and expanded our services to many new clients.  We have built everything from interactive touch installations for exhibitions, to virtual reality experiences, apps, and websites for some of the Bay Area's largest companies.  We also offer consulting services in developing UX scenarios for future focused products and work with design teams to develop UX strategy around new product categories.

Clients: Intel, Intuitive, SRI, HP inc, HP Enterprise, Specialized, YouTube, IFC, Baker Hughes, Yahoo!, Whirlpool

Associate UX/UI designer

June 2008 - February 2009  Culver City, CA

Hello's reputation as a web design agency is impeccable. During my time as a designer at Hello Design I was able to work on a number of very high profile websites.  The most notable being hermanmiller.com, kaenon.com and broadfoundation.org.  My responsibilities as an associate designer included designing interior pages at the direction of Hello's amazing creative director, Hiro Niwa.  I was also responsible for front end HTML/CSS updates and cross platform testing.

Clients: Herman Miller, Kaenon, The Eli Broad Foundation, Sony

associate Web designer

December 2006 - February 2007  New York, NY

During my time working in the Interactive Marketing Department at WB, I had opportunity to work on websites and digital marketing collateral for some of the largest films in Hollywood.  I was able to work on websites for smaller films released by Warner Independent and created social media pages for every movie release.  I was also responsible for creating animated web ads for newly released films.

game designer

June 2006 - August 2006  East Longmeadow, MA

Working for Hasbro was one of the most fun jobs I've ever had; I got to play board games every day!  More importantly being a game designer at Hasbro taught me a lot about the foundations of game theory and how to get back to the basics of interaction design.  I was responsible for developing board games, a few of which actually made it to retail stores; most notably "Yahtzee Free For All".  The process of designing, prototyping, play testing and user testing each game in the lab was a wonderful experience and loads of fun.

associate web designer

June 2005 - August 2005  New York, NY

My first real design job was working for Aol.com in New York.  Everyone always asks, so I will just dispel the idea right now...no I didn't work on dialup software in 2005.  My duties involved daily production for Aol Music, Games, Videos, Entertainment, Weather, News and Sports.  I also participated in the redesign of Aol Music and created branded experiences for Aol's advertisers.

Student

September 2004 - May 2009  Cincinnati, OH

As a student at the University of Cincinnati's School of Design Art Architecture and Planning, I learned a lot more than how to stay up all night and drink Red Bull. I learned how to think like a designer.  I learned how to defend my design decisions, how to conduct research and how to give thoughtful and direct critique.  I learned how to listen and how to meet deadlines at all costs.  My education there was nothing short of amazing and at the same time it was as challenging as it was rewarding.