hi visitor!
Thanks for taking the time to check out my work!
I’ll cut right to the chase—you’re probably here partly because you want to know what makes me tick. It’s people. Working with folks on problems that affect their day-to-day drew me to human-centered design in the first place, and four years later it’s still what I enjoy the very most about design.
I'm currently pursuing a BS in Manufacturing and Design Engineering from Northwestern University, and will be graduating in June.
Most of the content in my portfolio is captured in a collection of stories, from my experience in industry (including Keurig Dr Pepper) to projects I’ve had the privilege of working on at Northwestern (from queueing interventions at the Art Institute of Chicago to a kids’ puppet theater for a visitation room). I chose these stories because they capture the essence of how I work, what excites me about design and what I can do. Click on the ‘How I work’ button below to read those.
If you’d like a snapshot of my skills or are curious about how I’ve approached design challenges in the past, you can hop over to those pages using the links below. Happy exploring!
It is my firm belief that the people for whom we design are the experts on that topic
Whether they can verbalize it or not, they know and often express exactly what they want and what frustrates them about their current situation if close enough attention is paid to their actions, facial expressions and mannerisms while interacting with a designed product or system.
I believe a good noticer makes a good designer, and that’s who I aspire to be. As the experts, users should be involved in as many aspects of the design process as possible–from defining the problem to brainstorming, to iteration and product testing. I also believe that this process doesn’t have to be a high-barrier one, taking a lot of time, money and energy. But it does have to be done intentionally and consistently to work.