noodle is a woman-owned qualitative research agency on a mission to empower clients. We go beyond surface-level solutions, helping them reframe challenges as opportunities for lasting impact.How We Work:Deep Collaboration: We work closely with clients and partners to understand their unique needs and co-create research solutions.User-Centered Design: We ensure user needs are at the heart of every project, leading to solutions that truly resonate.Actionable Insights: We don't just identify problems – we help clients test and implement effective solutions.My Role:As Partner & Co-founder, I wear many hats. I lead the development of our company culture and strategy, while also actively engaging with clients on research projects.What sets us apart? We design research experiences that stand out. We believe in pushing boundaries and fostering a user-centered approach that goes beyond expectations.

As a passionate advocate for reproductive justice, I spearheaded all outreach and communications at Male Contraceptive Initiative. My focus? Developing and achieving their vision of "Reproductive Autonomy for All" by supporting non-hormonal, reversible male birth control methods.Beyond Advocacy:Human-Centered Design: I facilitated strategic ideation sessions to spark creative solutions, ensuring user needs were central.Website Revamp: Using UX research and design skills, I revamped and expanded the organization's website, enhancing user experience.Digital Innovation: I developed prototypes for engaging digital interfaces, furthering outreach efforts.Empowering Education: Leveraging qualitative research, I connected with the public to understand their needs and perspectives on reproductive health and contraception. This led to the creation of robust educational resources for all.

Quicksand is a multi-disciplinary design studio that has projects in diverse fields throughout India and abroad. The firm’s process and approach is to apply user-centered design principles to improve products and services, especially for Base of Pyramid people in India and the Global South.I direct all communications for the company, including company marketing and outreach efforts and project-level strategy, implementation, and documentation; I develop the communications plans and work with a team in executing them. As such, I rely on a variety of skills to effectively carry out my work: copywriting and editing, blog and web development, photography and videography, and graphic design. I initially joined Quicksand to help steer an initiative called Project Sammaan that seeks to reimagine and improve the community sanitation ecosystem for India’s urban slums. Communication is a key component, with a mandate to create web-based platforms, a monthly newsletter, a series of films (including the documentary “3 Pounds of Rice”), and an open-sourced toolkit that provides guidelines for other organizations working in the sector. I am also the Senior Project Manager, directing the activities of multiple stakeholders to ensure project milestones are met in a timely manner and within a stringent budget. I spend a great deal of time engaging with senior-level government partners, as well as members of the slum communities in which we are working.

Phnom Penh, CambodiaTaught English to students in grades ranging from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 5 (ages 4-17) at a private school. My duties were instructing students on reading and writing skills, as well as helping them develop proper word pronunciation and grammar. Responsibilities also included developing daily lesson plans, maintaining grade sheets and administering and assigning a set number of tests and homework assignments each month.

I created unique marketing opportunities which aligned the network's and advertiser's brands through product integrations, sponsorships and other custom solutions both on the linear network and website. I directed every step of the marketing process: conceptualization; execution; presentation of performance recaps upon campaign completion; acted as liaison between production team and clients throughout to ensure brand messaging accuracy and satisfaction. I negotiated and maintained deals; developed marketing briefs and buy reports; provided market research to sales teams to evaluate and identify potential clients. I also generated revenue through scatter and upfront buys and presented new network information to agencies. In the fast-paced environment of a top-5 rated national cable network, the dual role of sales and marketing representative requires excellent written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail and the ability to multi-task. Included in these roles was the development and implementation of a robust training program for new employees as well as the participation in and coordination of task forces to address growth needs for the company.

I negotiated with national broadcast and cable networks to implement media plans for accounts across multiple business sectors, tailoring media buys to align them with client needs and goals. I ensured accuracy in brand-messaging and effective utilization of added-value opportunities, analyzed post-air data to evaluate deal performance and maintained millions of dollars of on-air commercial inventory.

I started a construction company specializing in residential re-modeling, as well as the acquisition and renovation of foreclosed properties. I was responsible for soliciting and bidding on jobs, maintaining all financial records, evaluating properties for acquisition, negotiating with vendors and sub-contractors, and working with realtors to appraise properties and evaluate market conditions prior to sale.

MergeGlobal is a small consulting firm that specializes in providing logistical solutions for companies involved in the airfreight and containerized marine trades. As Communications Specialist, my duites include the development and maintenance of our corporate look, drafting and editing reports, and assist consultants and analysts in various client-related research projects. Reports are all drafted in Power Point and all of our data is stored in Access and Excel, so I am reasonably proficient in those applications. I am equally adept at researching via the Internet and hard-copy sources.