About
User Experience Designer & Researcher
I am a User Experience Designer I believe that human-centered design has a responsibility to amplify diverse voices and uncover the problem that will create the most universal solution. Absorbing and distilling feedback into something tangible excites me. I stayed in Chicago after graduation because when I am not at work I’m probably sailing on Lake Michigan.
Current work
For the past two years, I’ve been working in the civic design space at the consulting firm Truss. Despite the challenges in civic tech, the user impact makes it worth it. Most recently, I have worked on reinventing the traditional military information portal for the United States Space Force (USSF) 🚀.
One caveat about working in civic tech is the confidential nature of the projects. If you want to dive deeper into my work, please email me for password-protected case studies.
Public speaking
Benefits of Secure Open Source Solutions, Digital Services Coalition
April 2024 - The DSC has assembled a team of open source experts to participate in a roundtable discussion. In this conversation, we’ll walk through the powerful opportunities and benefits to come from further proliferation of secure open source solutions, then discuss ways DSC members can collaborate and contribute to the movement. This event is free and exclusively for DSC Members. Register for the event!
UX Days, Siebel Center for Design
March, 2024 - Pathways to Impact: Navigating Civic Tech Careers panel Presented by Truss. As apart of the panel, I shared insights from my experience working with various government agencies, and distinctive aspects of working in civic tech compared to the private sector. As a panel we reflected on our journeys into civic tech, exploring the challenges and rewards we’ved encountered along the way.
International Conference on Interactive Storytelling
2021 -I designed a coffee break room with Mozilla Hubs for the 2021 International Conference on Interactive Storytelling for those who wanted to take part but couldn't make it to Estonia.
Other experience
Section 508 Trusted Tester Certification through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Created an AR experience in Spark AR for the MoCP (Museum of Contemporary Photography) as a part of their American Epidemic: Guns in the United States exhibition. The piece expands the meaning of Felix Gonzalez-Torres's piece "Untitled" (Death by Gun), 1990.
This article I wrote about how listening is a quality of a good human-centered designer: Basecamp Banning Political Talk at Work Will Create Bad Human-Centered Design