CV
Experience
Contrast Security | Feb 2019 - Present
Led the design effort as a Core Team member for the flagship product, Assess, a market defining interactive application security tool. Conducted mixed-methods design research to define clear problem statements. Collaborated with team members to design informed workflows—building prototypes to validate directions. Worked closely with engineers throughout the project build process.
Andculture | Aug 2015 - Feb 2019
Oversaw the RXD team, their development and their output. Developed a set of RXD-lead services including design research, strategic design, systems and processes audits, and design workshops. Evangelized team and company work as well as continued acting as an individual contributor.
Andculture | Oct 2012 - Aug 2015
Lead multi-disciplinary teams through the design and implementation of research plans, development of evidence-based insights, envisioning of overarching strategies for client issues, and defining product requirements. Continued on projects as acting product manager when applicable.
GoodCompany Ventures | May 2012 - Aug 2012
Collaborated with business consultants to hone the business plan and investor pitch for three, early stage, social-oriented startups.
The Business/Design Quad | Aug 2011 – Aug 2012
Advocated for a deeper understanding of the significance of business and design within practitioners of those roles through writing and the arrangement and hosting of events.
Artists & Instigators | May 2011 – Aug 2011
Collaborated with the General Partners to develop business strategies.
DominicP | Nov 2008 - Aug 2010
Designed graphic identity systems and websites, primarily using the Wordpress CMS.
Studio 318 | Jan 2010 - May 2010
Collaborated with Creative Director to design logos, flyers, and advertisements for a variety of clients.
United States Peace Corps | Oct 2006 - Oct 2010
Wrote a Chitumbuka language reference manual for volunteers. Also worked with local craftsmen to create a modular cargo system to increase load capacity of their bicycles which were their primary means of transportation.
Teaching
MIS Dept., Fox School of Business, Temple | Oct 2017 - Jul 2019
Managed a team of two other Research and Experience Designers and an intern, supporting their professional growth and maturity. This included a private discussion of a skills self-assessment, done on a rubric I created for tracking growth in the role.
Art & Design Ed Dept., University of the Arts | Aug 2012 – May 2014
Taught two courses at the graduate level, Educational Media A and B, regarding the use of technology and the capabilities it affords in the classroom.
United States Peace Corps | Oct 2006 - Oct 2010
Taught Math for all grade levels and Physical Science for freshman. Additionally I Initiated a self-sustainable weekly math club; Created and lead four hour experiment-based workshops for students and teachers to promote interest in Math and Science.
University of the Arts | Aug 2012 – May 2014
Taught two courses at the graduate level, Educational Media A and B, regarding the use of technology and the capabilities it affords in the classroom.
Community
UX Anything | Jun 2019 – Current
A Meetup group for the Inland Empire region of Southern California dedicated to anything relating to the profession of User Experience.
EPIC SBDC | Sep 2018
Presented, as an industry expert, on the topics of design and business to local entrepreneurs.
Presentations
PhillyCHI Show and Tell | Sep 2015
Discussed strategies for creating actionable information visualizations with real-time data based on experiences designing a tool for healthcare professionals to assess their staffing.
Education
University of the Arts | 2012
Focus: Service Design
Georgia Tech | 2006
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Skills
- Design Strategy
- Human Centered Design
- Design Ethnography
- UX Research
- Experience Design
- Information Architecture
- Facilitation
- Usability Testing
- Product Management
- Information Design
- Teaching
- Mentoring
- Public Speaking
- Storytelling
- Prototyping
- Writing
- Sales
- Bicycle Mechanic
- Chitumbuka Language