Providing mentorship to students and alumni regarding starting businesses and product development

Chasing a passion to get kids outside and pursuing curiosity of this world with their families. More to come soon....

Excelerate America is where entrepreneurs transform their businesses from small to mighty. Our collective brings people together to help each other, spark inspiration, and benefit from the power of many.Based in Detroit but remote friendly, we are always looking for passionate builders (Design, community, and engineering) wanting to impact the communities around them.

Product Lead of Sleep working closely with xGoogle teams to launch new technology and new services to improve night health

(Acquired by Google in 2018)Knit Health is solving the mystery of half our lives. Sleep and its relationship to our health. Enabled by deep learning and computer vision, Knit's sleep platform will change how families, doctors and science understands, cares for and researches sleep health. Knit's platform can learn, personalize, contextualize and predict what happen's to our bodies when we close our eyes to sleep...all without wearables or wires.My role is to enable an… Show more (Acquired by Google in 2018)Knit Health is solving the mystery of half our lives. Sleep and its relationship to our health. Enabled by deep learning and computer vision, Knit's sleep platform will change how families, doctors and science understands, cares for and researches sleep health. Knit's platform can learn, personalize, contextualize and predict what happen's to our bodies when we close our eyes to sleep...all without wearables or wires.My role is to enable an amazing team of bold thinkers, technical wizards, and empathic designers to design, build and market our vision into a service that both is necessary and delightful. Show less

Founded and lead the Digital Shop at IDEO, a creative technology studio focused on the intersection of hardware, software and human interactions. The diverse team included backgrounds in software development, interaction design, mechanical and electrical engineering. The goal of the studio was to accelerate IDEO digital building capabilities, investigate venture based opportunities and provide an advanced technical + creative lens to problems.Notable projects include:- Project… Show more Founded and lead the Digital Shop at IDEO, a creative technology studio focused on the intersection of hardware, software and human interactions. The diverse team included backgrounds in software development, interaction design, mechanical and electrical engineering. The goal of the studio was to accelerate IDEO digital building capabilities, investigate venture based opportunities and provide an advanced technical + creative lens to problems.Notable projects include:- Project Bloks, a Hardware based prototyping kit for teaching kids to code- Noam.io, an open source interaction prototyping platform- Project Edison, interactive lighting and data installation at JDV Hotels- Project Blaid, research and prototype of a CV interaction device for the visually impaired- Killer Muenster, a gene mutation game to teach genetics - Future Kitchen, a projection and CV based assistant for cooking- IDEO Futures, early steps of IDEO's work in the venture space Show less

Early stage startup developed to build and grow a new channel for small businesses to connect, grow and save on their businesses. The channel leverages previously established networks within the small business world to create a network of networks that will redefine the way businesses look for new growth opportunities, find ways to save on their operations and find new connections inside and outside of their current markets. M2M overtime was the founding idea for Excelerate America

Worked on a strategy project to help InMobi understand and identify new opportunities in the market of mobile advertising for the tablet space. My team spread out across Europe and the US to understand the different aspects of tablet design and use to gather insights around possible advertising opportunities and strategies for InMobi in these markets.

I led multi-disciplinary teams to create novel business strategies and consumer experiences for a variety of Fortune 100 companies. From interaction design to product engineering and manufacturing to market sizing, I have collaborated with a variety of disciplines to create tangible visions of future strategies.At IDEO, I looked for ways to push the boundaries of design thinking and experiment with the creative process. From prototyping full-scale mock-ups of user experiences to… Show more I led multi-disciplinary teams to create novel business strategies and consumer experiences for a variety of Fortune 100 companies. From interaction design to product engineering and manufacturing to market sizing, I have collaborated with a variety of disciplines to create tangible visions of future strategies.At IDEO, I looked for ways to push the boundaries of design thinking and experiment with the creative process. From prototyping full-scale mock-ups of user experiences to creating marketing videos to tell a new opportunity's story, I always drive to find ways to shed light onto new ideas and fresh visions built around both the perspective of the consumer and the business.During my years at IDEO, I gained an appreciation for simplifying the complicated. Whether it was multiple layers of complexity within airport security or a new brand within the food industry, I thrived on developing an eloquent narrative that both my team and my clients could connect with, believe in, and ultimately bring to life.I have been fortunate enough to see all aspects of the product development cycle, moving from lofty strategies to real world products. I have seen the marketing side, engineering side, branding side, sales side, technical side, design side, and consumer side of development. My experiences range in a variety of areas from consumer electronics, software interfaces, government, banking services, consumer products, food products, new retail experiences, energy efficiency, home management, sensors, and corporate culture transformations. Show less

Worked as general manager of multi-store sporting good retail startup. Played key role in the original design, branding, and development of the company. Managed the purchasing, hiring, and logistic operations of new store openings. As well, helped to create a spin-off niche brand, Ride45, and designed and implemented the first store.I continue to consult with this business and work to help expand the brand and new opportunities to leverage it.

Worked as an industrial design intern to understand the design process in creating new to the world products. Worked closely with co-founders in the creation of new product lines; the design, modeling, and final manufacturing prep.

Family owned business. Throughout upbringing worked in a variety of roles to understand the insides and outs of the business, engineering, and the injection molding process. Worked as formal intern in a variety of roles from designing turn key robotics to implementing material flow changes.