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Santa Clara, California, Us

Atlanta, Georgia , Us

Worked with Professor Lauren Klein in the Digital Humanities Lab. - Explored historical data visualizations through design with modern tools.- Translated a historic method of charting history into a web-based tool by brainstorming, designing, and implementing new interactions.- Used d3 to recreate an historic visualization by William Playfair. Co-authored cademic paper about project process and findings accepted to Digital Humanities 2016.

Atlanta, Georgia , Us

Worked with Georgia Tech faculty, non-profit Trees Atlanta, and the City of Atlanta Tree Conservation Commission to develop tools for finding planting locations and areas for potential conservation. Our final deliverables were a set of online applications to aid in these tasks and extensive documentation for future work.- Communicated with representatives from Trees Atlanta and the Tree Conservation Commission to learn about their needs related to their existing data. Conducted background research on similar projects to inspire our solutions.- Created maps and a new dataset for the applications using ArcGIS. Cleaned data from 8+ sources to make it usable and answer new questions from our clients. - Created home webpage for project, providing details and links to the applications. Worked on CSS for applications.- Co-authored a paper detailing the project, which was accepted into Bloomberg's Data for Good Exchange- Project received news recognition in 3+ articles, including Atlanta's NPR station WABE:

Santa Clara, California, Us

Summer internship with the New Devices Group. UX designer and researcher for a mobile app connected to a sports garment equipped with sensors. - Interviewed potential users of the product during two user research studies at sports facilities to find needs, pain points, and understand how the product would fit into their activities- Drafted an interview guide for one of the studies, used by all researchers- Documented results to guide design and development of project- Created user stories and storyboards to guide app development serve as discussion points with developers and the client- Created initial information architecture and user flows for first version of the app - Met with developers to discuss design and development of app, research findings- Passed off project to visual designers for finer detail, continuation of project

Dallas, Tx, Us

Lead designer on a car communication concept to pitch for further production. - Led brainstorm sessions internally and with visitors to AT&T Foundry. - Developed user stories and user personas to guide design process. - Created storyboards in Illustrator and high-fidelity mockups in Photoshop and Axure. Conducted an informal walkthrough with questionnaire to evaluate prototype.- Created a concept video using Premiere Pro and After Effects for final presentation at both AT&T Foundry and the AT&T Drive Studio.

Munich, De

I assisted in the development of an in-car interaction concept for a future automobile with a focus on multi-modal interaction at BMW Forschung und Technik, or BMW Research and Technology. I was part of a team including full-time employees and other interns.- Led a cognitive user walkthrough to evaluate an initial prototype of the concept, which involved test preparation, recruiting, moderation, and agile evaluation.- Organized and analyzed results of walkthrough to develop recommendations for next steps. - Developed robust wireframes for a digital interface using Axure. - Assisted in the conduction of a research study involving interaction concepts in the dynamic driving simulator.- Assisted in research on topics including augmented reality, stereoscopic 3D displays, and speech interaction. - Participated in fellow interns' research studies.

Atlanta, Georgia , Us

I worked with a Georgia Tech professor and two other students to investigate the possibilities of DIY drones for fruit foraging. We completed research and created a design space for the topic. - Performed background research about agriculture, image processing, mapping technologies, drones, scientific DIY cameras, and more.- Created visualizations of fruit data in Atlanta using d3.js to both understand and creatively explore the information. - Tested drones, processed images, wrote user scenarios, and documented efforts through photos and a blog (http://uavsforforaging.wordpress.com/).

Bachelor'S Degree, Computational Media

Master’S Degree, Human-Computer Interaction

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