From early planning through our highly-anticipated launch, I brought a service design mindset and drove a holistic and highly collaborative approach to designing the next generation of PlayStation’s console ecosystem, PS5. I helped to guide the PS5 UX strategy from beginning to end—from early frameworks and visualizations that communicated our overall vision and helped our product leaders make decisions, to nitty-gritty UI guidelines that ensure what we ship is consistent, usable, and beautiful.During my time at PlayStation I also led design for a complete rebuild of the PlayStation mobile app to serve as a companion to our customers’ gaming experience. Recently, my focus has been on UX strategy across all of PlayStation’s platforms, including VR.

From research and ideation to design and development, I contribute to all aspects of the creation of mobile and web products. My strengths are idea generation, UX strategy, interaction design, wireframing, and user flows. Clients include Best Buy, Chevron, Chipotle, Leap Motion, Logitech, Lytro, and WebMD.

Since finishing graduate school, I've continued to work on side projects of my own as well as for clients. Activities have included mobile app development, user research projects, website and content management system design, and custom artwork. My most recent project is Book Club, an iOS app that recommends books to read with friends.

Responsible for interaction design, game design, video editing and compositing, and edit suite management. One project involved creating interactive interviews with Charles Darwin, Abraham Lincoln, and Randy Pausch. My role on this project included creating motion graphics and 3D models.

Selected projects from my graduate studies:Building Virtual WorldsIn this intensive course, I collaborated with a multi-disciplinary team to create five different 3D worlds in ten weeks.Spaceship EarthI worked as the 3D Artist and Concept Designer for the digital component of the Spaceship Earth ride at Epcot Center. Concepts and in-game art that I created were used in the final version in Orlando, Florida.Virtual SpacesOur team built a system that would understand user interaction with virtual architectural space. I gathered the components and built a physical hardware system that created a virtual environment for users to explore.Multiplayer iPhone GameI served as Lead Artist and Game Designer in developing an application for the iPhone that would bring its users closer together—literally! Users play against each other on a single iPhone. I created the look and feel of the game using the iPhone Software Development Kit.Additional Coursework:Visual Story, Improvisation, Service Design, Digital Photography, Game Design

I generated story arcs, wrote world overviews, and created specific missions for player levels on a Stargate Worlds PC game. I worked directly with world builders on geometry and level flow.

I was responsible for fulfilling lighting and grip package orders. I Interfaced directly with clients and often worked on the sets of major productions to help with real-time repair and replacement of equipment.

Scient was a design strategy firm. I helped with digital and print production of marketing materials and client deliverables. Need something spiral-bound? I'm your guy.