Artefact is a design and strategy firm with a mission to create better futures, by design. We mostly work in verticals with wicked challenges and high potential for impact, focusing on healthcare, education, and social impact with an eye on emerging technologies.

• Led stakeholders through visioning, strategy, and user experience design processes to build consensus and co-create solutions for physical space, services, and staffing at colleges and universities• Designed and facilitated inclusive, hands-on engagements through in-person, virtual, and hybrid formats• Conducted user research including quantitative and qualitative analyses and synthesize findings into compelling diagrams, frameworks, and presentations that provide clear direction and options for key decision makers through an iterative process • Managed client relationships and project success• Led the development and implementation of tangible DEI practices for brightspot, co-chaired Buro Happold's Diversity + Inclusion Forum for North America, and facilitated the creation of DEI practices for other teams at Buro Happold

• Designed and led hands-on prototyping workshops for youth with disabilities to create their own solutions• Built a consulting firm (Make Just Right) with disabled youth to address inclusion in the design industry• Collaborated with Make Just Right youth with disabilities to publish articles and present at conferences and to global industry partners including Target's adaptive design team and frog design. • Developed tools, curricula, and trainings for educators and disability professionals to adopt this approach

• Conducted user research, strategy, and planning for new buildings on college campuses• Designed hands-on experiences for museum visitors and STEAM curricula for app for kids• Created reports and presentations to communicate insights, analyses, and findings• Advised small businesses and help them set up operational systems

• Established and grew a non-profit that empowers kids and communities through design• Designed and led programs and experiences: professional development, facilitation trainings, and co-design workshops in the US and abroad • Built creative confidence and tangible STEAM skills in others through workshops, mentorship, and trainings• Developed proposals, curricula and educational content (written and visual)• Developed the vision and strategy for the org and realized them with a team • Cultivated a volunteer network of over 150 design/engineering professionals• Managed sponsor, partner, and client relationships and press inquiries

• Established and grew a design and construction firm of 8-12 employees• Directed and supervised $1.4M/year in commercial and public space projects• Sold company in 2018• Managed client relationships with clear and effective communication• Delivered projects with high attention to detail, efficiency, and adherence to the design concept within the given budget and timeline• Developed estimates and proposals based on initial client calls or RFP’s• Documented and analyzed project sites and led participatory design processes• Translated between design and fabrication languages to bridge the gap