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San Francisco, California, Us

nSight Surgical is a Stanford Biodesign, Stanford StartX spinout building an AI using computer vision to decode the fundamental language of surgery in operating rooms and ultimately protect patient safety, while saving medical facilities $4 million annually in wasted time and resources. We are the only solution that provides health centers with truly objective data on their cost, efficiency, and surgical quality to better run their businesses.

Palo Alto, California, Us

nSight Surgical was accepted into the fall 2021 cohort of Stanford StartX.

Vibrant Labs is a product development laboratory and full service experiential agency. We are developing a number of products and applications using computer vision, photonics, a host of sensors, BLE, and wifi to sense occupancy and improve customer experiences by enriching spaces with interactivity.• Conducted design strategy, ethnographic research, and user experience strategy for client engagements and multiple in house products. • Developed a new kind of architectural user interface on stairs and transit spaces, as well as a new a way to sense people in space while securing 3 early stage customers for install. • Principal patent author (in team of 5), for all innovation claims around method, system, and circuit design of the product.• Built out 2400 sq. ft. maker space with multi-capacity rapid prototyping machineryto execute on physical prototyping, circuit prototyping, and testing of the product.• Select Clients: Sales Force, General Motors, Lightform, George P. Johnson,California College of the Arts, Monarch Nightclub, and The Great Northern

Usa, Us

Smart Lim is the wearable tech division of Lim Innovations where we are creating a connected prosthetic socket. • Product MGD multi disciplinary team and owned product roadmap. Reported to VP of engineering.• Recruited all key engineering SE, EE, and data science talent, to build a product development team.• Successfully completed generative and exploratory design research study with a large amputee research population. • Designed into scenarios to use multiple methods of artificial intelligence to nudge behavior change. • Shipped stage one mobile user interface prototype and numerous physical device prototypes.• D.O.D. and O.N.R: In October of 2016 my team’s research and prototypes were presented to O.N.R. We successfully acquired significant grant financing to continue our work in advancing the industry of prosthetics and orthotics. Grant: Office of Naval Research [Grant Award Modification]Title: Advanced Prosthetic Interfaces and the Integration of a Sensor TechnologyMy work spanned design research to interaction design investigation across multiple methods to produce research and prototypes that proved what was possible in the product’s design, technology, and how this could enable patients. Patents: “[Prosthetic Socket That Is Sensor Enabled To Provide Data For Clinical Use And Mechanical Adjustments],” U.S. Patent No. 8,978,224 U.S. Provisional Pat. Ser. No. 62/334,219. Filed [May 10, 2016].Service providers and device manufacturers face significant technical challenges in patient care. My work defined the system that should exist and the technology that could support that system of giving real time feedback to a patient.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

In the early stages of Ford exploring the future of mobility they formed a partnership with my university CCA. Under the leadership of Haakon Faste Ph.D, my team was tasked with looking into the future of car ownership and autonomous vehicles with a 25-30 year window. We were then to propose a fully branded end-to-end experience for urban mobility services.• Researched present-day stage signals to define market conditions that would telescope into the future.• Strategic Foresight: future cast the probable, plausible, possible, and preferable futures that will exist.• Designed a smart car battery that can sell power back to thegrid at high demand periods, a battery storage and replacement service for vehicles, and a car share service with dynamic personal media.• Presented design work to the head of Ford research leadership and city of San Francisco innovation leadership as part of the CCA Vibrant Cities initiative.

M.Power is a company that makes a child location bracelet, with an emphasis on helping children with autism. • Worked with CEO to calibrate business plan and secure early stage financing from angel investors.• Interviewed 45 candidates, built and led a four-person product development team of EE, ID, SE, and ME.• Drove product strategy to product road map and MGD team through the third stage of a five-stage build. • Designed two interactive interfaces one mobile based and the other in the LED array worn by the user. • Aesthetic product research, ideation sketching, parametric modeling, physical and digital prototype creation.

Everett, Washington, Us

Heated Details is a digital advertising and web development firm. My engagements were client project specific. • Feature clients included Mercedes Benz, Noble House Hotel and Resorts, Digital Artists, Boost Mobile and Sound Health. • Designed digital technology products across many interfaces for both web and mobile. • In depth data visualization designs for numerous dashboard products linking to complex content management systems. • Authored light front-end code (html, css, java script), worked in partnership with the development team to final deliverable.

Tradesrogue is an artisan leather house that manufacturers premium leather bags and jackets. • Set up initial corporate entity, designed branding, established trademark, designed website, and designed all products.• Launched brand during NY fashion week 2011; featured in Elle, Harpers Bazaar, CW Network (90210) major episode placement.• Secured premium Int’l distribution, key accounts H Lorenzo (LA), Beams (Japan), Carrots (SF) Alchemist (Miami), Lorenzo (Soho)• Built 2k-sqft high-end leather factory in partnership with XCVI to produce samples and final production orders.• Developed a lower priced sub bag brand for Nordstrom and set up Hong Kong MFG partnerships to supply it.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

XCVI is women’s contemporary lifestyle brand that does full collection, private label, and full package MFG. for select clients. • Grew annual sales quarter over quarter from 50k annual to 2 MM for my division, brand total 50+ MM.• Led the build of a 7k sq. ft. printing facility on site in Los Angeles for discharge and sublimation printing that output 20k pc p/mo. • Head hunted all print facility talent, set up new vendor relationships, and developed all systems/procedures to hit 20k unit output.• Designed 85 (sku) graphics, 5 seasons per year, executed all separation & film output, and directed final print execution.• MGD cut, sew, dye sample production and sourced multiple outside LA vendors to for numerous external product processes.• Achieved division profitability, streamlined all processes, and trained my replacement.

Pixel Pusher was a creative client service business performing services in the categories of: consulting, prod. Mgmt., int’l production, web design, apparel design, brand identity, tradeshow booth design, graphics for apparel, private label design/production, music tour merchandise and graphic color separation.• Notable Clients: Cirque Du Soliel, Pepsi, Microsoft, Harvey Nichols, Beams Int’l, Hoorsenbuhs, Bass Nectar, iLL.Gates, Om Records, Viceroy Hotel Group, Osea Cosmetics, Junk Food, Lip Service, Aegix, Ed Hardy, and Christian Audigier,.• MGD the P&L, owned and MGD client relations, art directed all client work and MGD design to final delivery.

D.S.O.S. was a street couture lifestyle brand making men’s and women’s apparel sold to premium retailers globally. • Grew account volume to 125 boutique accounts and 2 major department store, highest grossing year $1.1 MM in sales. • Partnered with a SV venture capitalist, who chaired my board and mentored me on start-ups and how to manage a P & L.• Successfully raised $900K through series A & B Venture financing through 1 major fund and 25 individual investors.• Built Indonesian design studio, designed and built two core factories (1 leather, 1 technical printing), and MGD 5 vendor factories. • Designed 4 full collections cut/sew/print production men, women per year and MGD full scale cut/sew/print & select outwear • MGD sales relationships with showrooms in NY, LA, Dallas, and distributors in Japan and London.

Montréal, Québec, Ca

Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group is a world leader in live entertainment. In addition to producing world-renowned circus arts shows, the Company brings its creative approach to a large variety of entertainment forms, such as multimedia productions, immersive experiences, and special events. • Worked directly with VP of Marketing of Cirque Du Soliel & partner mfg Athletic Image to develop 5 retail apparel collections• Responsibilities included mood boarding, color palette development, and creative brief on specific CD graphic assets• Hand sketched silhouettes to final tech pack, drafting first strike patterns, ran fits and pattern revisions• Creating graphic prints for bags and men’s and women’s knit tops, color separation, and final film output• Reviewed and managed all final samples for presentation to client and revised final buy in partnership with CD merchandiser

San Francisco, California, Us

SOMArts is an important community arts space and gallery in San Francisco, it leverages the power of art as a tool for social change through multi-disciplinary events and exhibitions. Equipping artists with the space, mentorship and support they need to shift perspectives and innovate solutions, SOMArts fosters access to arts and culture for collective liberation and self-determination.• Somarts “Dia De Los Muertos” 2001-2003 worked directly with production designer to build execute 10,000 sq ft art installation imagined by Rene Yanez.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

The California Palace of the Legion of Honor was founded in 1924, located in Lincoln Park in San Francisco, the Legion of Honor has provided access to priceless art for nearly 100 years. Today, it houses European painting, sculpture, and decorative arts; ancient art; contemporary art; and one of the largest collections of prints and drawings in the country.• Legion of Honor (London Museum, Egyptian Collection) 2003 master installation of priceless art works.

Sussex, Wi, Us

Vertis Communications is a commercial photography studio. • Worked with production designer to build and execute all photographer set needs.• Co designed and planned 8,000 sq ft spot drained wet dungeon set; lead team of 6 builders to execute final build out.• Designed & helped build 35 robotic moving stage props in partnership with 2 mechanical engineers.• Created all illustrator renderings and cads of pd’s hand sketches for space layout worked designs to final build out.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

The Academy of Art University (ART U), formerly Academy of Art College, is a private art school in San Francisco, California. It was founded as the Academy of Advertising Art by Richard S. Stephens in 1929. It claims to be the largest privately owned art and design school in the United States.• Started as a Lab Technician in the Media 100 (Video Editing) Lab and was promoted to asst teaching for 2 professors.• Key software package Media 100, Final cut pro, Avid Xpress for editing film on video; Maintained 40 computers, keeping software updated, cabling, wiring, answering student questions on hardware and software, in depth instruction on individuals projects.• Subbing for professor during absence & assisted in reviewing & grading of student projects.

I have been walking on stilts, clowning & training since I was 3, my uncle was a life long Shriner clown named “Squeaky" in the Shriner Circus who began training me from a young age. These are the various groups I performed with in the early part of my career. • Performed over the years on various tours in 18 cities around the greater United States.• Produced and co-produced 30+ events during that period and 4 major Burning man projects.• With El Circo, toured New Zealand w/ 20 performers doing a one and half hour dramatic performance based on the story of Iris & Indigo. Helped to set up 80 ft geodesic dome, hexagram fire stage, and 100K watt Bag End sound system. Assisted in costume development, talent acquisition, and contracting. Worked with show director collaboratively to create 5 minutes set pieces including slap stick comedy, fire, and juggling.• Went to Australia to do 5 shows as a wandering character e.g. audience work, with Circus Oz based on my work in New Zealand with El Circo.

San Francisco, California, Us

The Mexican Museum (or El Museo Mexicano) is a museum created to exhibit the aesthetic expression of the Latino, Chicano, Mexican, and Mexican-American people, located in San Francisco, California, United States.• De-install previous show, pack show for shipping, clean and repair wall space, work with lead prep & curator to block show.• Create mounts, map walls, balance all art placement, install final pieces, place piece labels, and layout show title laminates.

Bachelor Fine Of Arts (Bfa), Ixd Human Computer Interaction

Illustration, Design, New Media

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