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Conducted initial explorations into labor needs in fan-led organizations and conventionsSole researcher delving into sensitive labor-specific topics, such as benefits, employee's own costs in participating, support needed for future employees, etcRecruited and synthesized data for half of the department (over 100+ people), and synthesized insights used in.

Just started this volunteer initiative! This grant-writing initiative to support the museum's documentation & dissemination of lace knowledge to online audiences. I'm seeking funding to streamline and support photographing the intricate lace, a challenge that requires training.

Just accepted the offer letter! More details to come!

Rohnert Park, CA, US

I was a mixed-methods UX Principal Investigator & Human-Computer Interaction/Maker/Computer Science Assistant Professor at Sonoma State University. As a principal investigator and lab founder, my research lab and I deliver design guidelines on how to better serve crafting novices trying to learn crafting online, an ever-increasing reality in this domain..

• Current/present day: My passion for crafting and making also extends to novel interactive experiences with garments, costumes, and props, debuted in theater and events.
• Built over costume pieces, accessories, and more in 4 major department productions, built 100+ costumes & props
• Designed, prototyped, and built interactive multimedia costumes with electronics, sewing, pattern drafting, drawing, prototyping techniques from Design, Theater, Electrical Engineering, with long-term planning.
• Proficient & taught with tools from hand-sewing, sewing machines, sergers, CNC machines, laser cutting, carving, 3D printing, among others
• Awarded multiple awards including Best Recreation, 1st place craftsmanship, judges awards, a finalist in an international Costuming Competition, and Best Cosplay/Prop from a craftsmanship competition from Make: Media &.

• Launched a full Maker/STEAM mini-summer camp, where I co-hosted/taught 24 middle school girls
• Orchestrated between multiple teams (makerspace, mentoring, assistants, stakeholders from Career Technical Education Foundation Sonoma County),
• Built lesson plans, schedules, and public showcase event
• Recognized publicly by the Press Democrat & SSU President Sakaki

Blacksburg, VA, US

I teach introductory software design/programming for in-majors and out-of-majors (CS 1114 and CS 1054 respectively) throughout this year. I lead the teaching of anywhere from 35-90 student classrooms, along with a team of teaching assistants to help with teaching and grading.

Blacksburg, VA, US

I was a doctoral candidate under the Center of Human-Computer Interaction under Computer Science at Virginia Tech.- Exploring fabric to create surfaces, like in garments, costumes, cars, hulls using 3D interaction - Learned VICON, a professional motion capture system, computer vision- Taught a team of undergraduate assistants C++, OpenGL, motion capture.

I collaborate and assist the costume shop manager, costume designers, and other assistants in building and modifying costumes and accessories for their shows. I have worked on 7 shows of varying costumes, craftwork, jewelry, etc. I have developed my skills, particularly in sewing, drafting patterns, dyeing, and costume crafts.

Santa Clara, California, US

• I collaborated with a multi-disciplinary team on a new kind of camera that will change photography. As an intern, my reviews were one of the few awarded top scores in leading a team of designers, developers and.
• Researched how to design and develop a “hacker” or do-it-yourself camera array using commodity hardware and what kinds of experiences would be enriched by such a camera
• Developed using Matlab, C++, OpenCV, computer vision and image processing techniques
• Led a successful multi-disciplinary team that started with major communication issues to delivering System demos, camera viewers and presentations to internal and external audiences
• Awarded top rating for performance, given to select interns for multi-disciplinary leadership

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Social network graphs can be massive, and large, yet essential to understand a target person, terrorist organizations, threats
• Researched how to improve understanding of social network graphs through tangible approaches
• Developed on Microsoft Surface a full experimental system to evaluate how users understand graphs, conducted user study, data analysis, and resulting presentation and research paper

Mclean, VA, US

-Awarded internship through the GEM Doctoral Fellowship-Developed software on the Microsoft Surface that highlighted the strengths of multi-touch technology for the organization-Researched multi-touch technology, Microsoft Surface, brainstormed on ways that could be used for live and remote collaboration of documents-Developed a multi-touch, multi-user.

Orlando, FL, US

-Self-initiated undergraduate thesis-Focuses on multiple techniques that visually arrange 2D files, such as papers and pictures, in a 3D Room-like User Interface, such as stacking, laying them as though in a bulletin board, etc-Surveyed and evaluated 2D and 3D visual and logical arrangement literature, including those detailing full 2D or 3D interface.

Orlando, FL, US

-Written, conducted, and produced my first paper in Human-Computer Interaction, titled “Implementation of Recognition Visualization Techniques”, under the supervision of faculty mentor, Dr. Joseph LaViola-Responsible with collaborating with my mentor and faculty at Brown University, writing the Research Proposal, IRB proposal, and experiment protocol..

Orlando, FL, US

• Taught basic Computer Science concepts to high school students for 3 full weeks
• Created, modified lesson plans and homework assignments daily
• Collaborated with Professor, TA partner, and other TA's on lessons, teaching strategies
• Created, and graded homework assignments and tests as a group with TA partner

Ph.D, Computer Science & Applications: User Experience/Human-Computer Interaction

B.S., Computer Science