I was promoted to Level 7 IC and am currently developing UI frameworks for the metaverse. I previously led the UI framework for Horizon, an immersive Social VR application, and Messenger in VR for Meta Quest. I joined Meta as design lead for Oculus Go, the first low-budget headset produced for commercialization and created an operating system allowing a virtual reality experience without a mobile device. Highlights:- Designed and shipped the original Quest Chats, Social Panel, Friends, and Profile panels for both Go and Meta Quest headsets.- Designed ergonomics, spatial geometry, choreography, and interaction behavior for Go's new universal menu and one row design pattern.- Improved collaboration during product launch by creating a Mobile UI Guidelines Spec.- Evangelized and architected a key system input button mapping behavior change to align the design principle behind the universal menu and provide users control over their content experience using proxemics.- Designed a scalable model for 6DOF and 3DOF headset notifications that shipped on Go and was adapted into Quest.- Defined, designed, and prototyped an MVP for Casting and Vision for future releases after the OC5 beta shipped.

I provided leadership and design of spatial user interface experiences for Mixed Reality. I led the Web and Search core application design pod team, totaling 7 people. I learned from existing and defined new 3D design principles by building the first Unity design prototype for a Mixed Reality version of the web. I was granted a U.S. patent for a mixed reality layout system using the Browser application. see: https://patents.justia.com/patent/D894222.Highlights:- Incubated the vision of the Magic Leap Browser application after designing holistic interaction framework behaviors and patterns for browsing and spatial organization.- Worked directly with the executive team, UX director, lead engineers, and directors of product management to deliver on milestones, including the first Unity prototype of an application for the platform.

Designed and defined the structure, sonification, and holistic interaction behavior that offers users a fresh, yet familiar style for the Robin phone Launcher, Camera, and Gallery user interfaces. Energetically collaborated and balanced both tactical plus strategic design needs with the Executive team, Creative director, Engineers, and Product management to ship the Robin v1.0 UX.Note: Nextbit launched the Robin cloud phone in 2015. Robin and the Nextbit cloud software represented a future vision of a cloud-first mobile device storage model. The product design team, led by Scott Croyle, won a Red dot design award in 2016. The company was acquired by Razer Inc. and no longer manufactures Robin. https://www.red-dot.org/project/robin-34428

I researched strategic user experiences for the next generation of Samsung services across all devices, focused on mobile advancing thinking around contextually aware design systems. Highlights:- Incubated a project presented to Korea HQ to showcase how Samsung could leverage the new Service (Gig) economy as part of a design-led innovation project.

Founder & Chief Vegetable Officer of Spike Food Provisions, Inc. Founded a local food startup focused on premium handcrafted vegetable snacks. Won a scholarship to Local Food Lab, a Palo Alto, CA food startup accelerator.

I held a pivotal role as designer #4 on Android, developing key processes, design principles, and foundational design patterns that are still used today on billions of devices. Multiple patents awarded for input associated with social messaging touch screen user interfaces. Highlights:- Design leadership and execution for (4) rapid releases in 2009, overcoming change and ambiguity.- Designed critically-acclaimed Twitter for Android 1.0 application showcasing vision of future Android UI.- Invented QuickContact for Android, a system-wide social pivot that lets users contact family and friends in the way they choose, based on the communication options available.- Designed and codified the first set of Android Platform widgets.- Led platform UI design of Google Books for Android 1.0 phone and tablet applications.- Designed Facebook for Android; 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2 releases.- Created brand/sub-brand design strategy and implementation for Android 1.0 launch. - Won Google’s Founders award for Android, 2010.- Received Twitter for Android—Certificate of Excellence, 2010.

I led the design and shipping of core software applications for Danger mobile OS before acquisition by Microsoft. I also collaboratively developed the new Danger mobile OS UI framework with a large XFN team, while building the features needed to sustain the Danger/T-Mobile mobile commerce Store application.Highlights:- Designed concept to execution for a Danger 2.0 UI framework of which parts were used in the development of the Kin phone following Microsoft’s acquisition.

Senior User Interface Designer CCD | Technology Innovation Group (TIG)Gained experience in SaaS product shipping and an understanding of how design is used in a business context to solve people’s problems working with CTO and SVPs for Quicken and Turbo Tax.

Conducted extensive research, modeling, analysis, and design for future SONY hardware and software service solutions. Signature project shown in Tokyo at annual Design review to showcase the user research, design, development, and prototyping of a tangible computing application leveraging sound and vibration as navigation.