Samara is an experimental product development team at Airbnb exploring new ways that homes can be built and shared, guided by an ambition to realize more humanistic, future-oriented, and waste-conscious designs.Joined team to imagine, design, and prototype new and better models for home hardware and experiences backed by research and user testing. Guided early-stage ideas and developed them into high-fidelity physical and software prototypes to successfully convey product vision to leadership and gain buy-in for next stage of advancement. Leveraged mixed-methods user research to further test and hone product concepts.

Soundwall is a start-up inventing new ways to experience sound, blurring the line between art and smart technology.Hired as part of a 3-person design team, transforming a tech concept into a desirable product through user-centric designs. Involved in all aspects of the design within the company spanning industrial, interaction, digital app interface, graphic, and web. Collaborated closely with engineering, production, marketing, and sales teams.

The Shop is an innovation lab at VSP Global focused on developing technologies for the future of eyewear and eye care.Recruited to team to identify opportunities with the potential to disrupt the eyewear industry. Leveraged industrial and UI/UX design and research to develop concepts in wearable tech, healthcare, and alternative manufacturing into full-scale projects with prototypes.

Assisted in prototyping (injection molding, CNC, SLA) and finishing processes(sanding, painting, polishing)