I'm a community centered design researcher currently working in civic tech.
Design researcher
Extrovert here, ready to meet all the users and learn all their complaints, joys and secret wishes.
See the New Jersey case study to hear how we helped patch a legacy system, to meet user needs sooner rather than later.
Keywords: public benefit delivery, paid family leave, Department of Labor, community feedback, research recruitment, service design, mobile first
Senior designer
I design on a grid, keep it fresh and keep it accessible.
See my work with San Francisco Airport as we helped pedestrians find their way in a complex and chaotic environment.
Keywords: wayfinding design, environmental design, airport design, stakeholder engagement, typography and grid systems, cartography and pedestrian navigation
People gatherer & facilitator
Getting agreement to move a project forward is like half the battle amiright?
See how I helped facilitate conversations between community members and corporate development.
Keywords: corporate construction and real estate development, Google expansion, bridge building, stakeholder facilitation, community workshops, impact to BIPOC communities
Woodworker and builder
Daughter of a carpenter, and love of making anything by hand (aka the more complicated way). I mostly build things for my apartment.
Making things brings me peace and helps me live outside of screens.
Keywords: furniture design, woodworking, industrial design, limited mobility, ergonomics, MFA industrial design, product design, 3D modeling
Hire me for
Research
Why is it happening? Who is using this? What's missing? Recruitment, synthesis and everything in between.
Facilitation
Let's gather and talk about it. Stakeholder engagement, leading workshops and conflict resolution.
Management
Product roadmaps, strategic milestone planning, github master, agile leadership
Design
Visual design expertise, mobile first design, design systems thinking