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San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Lead initiatives to support and empower the game development community, collaborating with AAA studios, universities, and industry organizations.• Stakeholder Engagement: Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders in the gaming and creativity industries, identifying opportunities for collaboration and partnership.• Strategic Planning: Contributing to strategic planning and direction for the IGDA chapter, identifying growth opportunities and implementing initiatives that increased community engagement.• Metrics and Reporting: Tracking and analyzing engagement metrics to assess event effectiveness, providing regular reports to the board.• Event Co-Creation: Collaborating with board members to plan and execute both physical and virtual events, including competitions, networking events, and panel discussions.• Content Creation: Developing promotional materials and high-quality content to support events and activities, driving engagement across platforms and increasing social media followers.

Producing and hosting a live weekly show focusing on emerging technologies and immersive experiences, with industry leaders from XR, AR, VR, AI, fashion, entertainment and gaming.• Creative Storytelling: Interviewing thought leaders in a fun informative way that encourages adoption of emerging technologies.• Community Engagement: Grew show audience by 600% through community building and strategic social media campaigns.• Content Strategy: Creating and curating compelling long form blog on LinkedIn and Medium and short form video content on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok that drive high engagement rates and reinforce brand authority.• Relationship Building: Established relationships with over 150 industry experts, expanding the show’s influence and credibility.

Led a cooperative comprised of fashion-tech experts, focused on empowering creators and brands using emerging technologies.• Community Building: Organized 2 physical and 1 virtual sold-out events, driving engagement from over 300 participants and securing sponsorships worth $20,000.• Partnerships: Co-hosted 3 major Web3 events with thousands of attendees.• Digital Transformation: Created a virtual gallery on Spatial metaverse to showcase artists, enhancing digital engagement for creators by 20%.• Thought Leadership: Acted as an ambassador for digital fashion and AI art, speaking at 10+ conferences and hosting competitions that generated 1,000+ submissions from creators globally.

Piscataway, Nj, Us

A member of Spatial Computing for Metaverse Initiative at IEEE Standards Association

Beaverton, Or, Us

Led a multidisciplinary SaaS and consultancy platform, advising global brands on XR/AR/VR and metaverse strategy.• Product Leadership: Spearheaded the development of an immersive phygital marketplace using Unreal Engine, increasing user engagement by 30%.• Innovation: Designed a seamless Web3 wallet creation experience for e-commerce users, boosting conversion rates by 40%.• Product Management: Led engineering, marketing, and design teams to define product roadmap and strategy, made critical decisions and tradeoffs, resulting in the development of 5+ great projects.• Customer Advocacy: Acted as the voice of the customer to define product specifications, iteratively tested and optimized solutions to maximize usability and satisfaction of brands and end users.• Market Research and Competitive Analysis: Analyzed 200+ companies in XR and gaming, their USPs, marketing and sales tactics to better strategize our own.• Pricing and Go-To-Market Strategy: Defined ICP and developed messaging, positioning and sales strategy for a social commerce platform aiming to bring mass adoption to immersive commerce.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

London, London, Gb

Official Mentor for FARFETCH Dream Assembly Base Camp.

Ewing, New Jersey, Us

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New York, Ny, Us

Startup Competition Judge & Mentor

New York, Ny, Us

Curation, planning and supporting Fashion, DAO and Metaverse related panels.Advising on how to train speakers and MCs, how to select various talks for various stages, ...MC'ing the main stage.

Curation, planning and execution of the Fashion Track, a full day of 10 innovative specialized Web3 Fashion panels.

New York, Ny, Us

Led the creation of a decentralized metaverse platform focused on onboarding and empowering women, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and individuals with differing cognitive or physical abilities.• Platform Development: Designed and co-led the development of a multiplayer virtual immersive fashion runway show using Unreal Engine, showcasing community fashion designs and driving engagement from 500+ users.• Community Engagement: Built a diverse and inclusive community of 50+ creators, designers, and developers.• Marketing & Growth: Created branding, marketing content, and promotional campaigns that led to an increase in platform adoption by 30%, reaching underserved audiences in the Web3 space.

New York, New York, Us

Developed AI-driven fashion e-commerce solutions, such as virtual try-on and sizing tools.• Innovation in E-commerce: Created a virtual try-on tool that increased customer satisfaction by 35%, and reducing return rates by 15%.• Product Vision: Defined mission, vision, and roadmap; aligned team efforts to build tools that personalized fashion shopping experiences for consumers, resulting in a 25% increase in user retention.• Data-driven Development: Leveraged machine learning and consumer insights to improve accuracy of size recommendations, leading to a 25% increase in conversion rates and a 20% reduction in size-related returns.• Customer Discovery: Interviewed 300+ potential target audience to validate the problem and the demand for the solution.

Bronx, New York, Us

Mentored a group of students and taught them entrepreneurial skills. By the end of the program, they each built a proof of concept of their ideas based on the Lean Startup Methodology.

New York, New York, Us

Developed personalized skincare hardware and software to empower skincare enthusiasts and brands.• Product Development: Built a personalized skincare recommendation tool based on user data analysis, resulting in a 25% increase in user satisfaction and engagement.• Consumer Insights: Conducted research on skincare needs and behaviors, translated user needs and insights to create product features and strategy.• Community Building: Organized educational workshops and events for skincare enthusiasts, increasing community engagement by 40%.

San Jose, California, Us

• Compliance & Efficiency: Managed compliance for RoHS, REACH, and other regulatory requirements; collaborated cross-functionally to improve quality and supply chain standards, resulting in a 20% reduction in compliance issues.• Process Improvement: Conducted RCA using 8D and other problem-solving methods to enhance the quality of products, reducing failure rates by 15%.• Collaboration: Collaborated cross-functionally with design, engineering, finance, legal, marketing communications, and support to resolve product quality issues, ensuring customer satisfaction by 17%.

West Hartford, Ct, Us

• Product Reliability: Supported engineering teams through EVT, DVT, and PVT phases, ensuring products met user needs and quality standards, contributing to a 98% first-pass yield.• Leadership: Represented Quality Assurance during design reviews, performing FMEAs and influencing design decisions to enhance user experience, reducing defect rates by 10%.• Communication and Negotiation: Interfaced and negotiated with design, engineering, finance, legal, marketing communications, and support to resolve product quality issues to ensure product trade-offs were aligned with schedule, usability, and user experience needs.• Plans and Processes: Developed, applied, and executed quality standards, quality plans, and reports. Designed and implemented methods for process control, process improvement, and testing.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Assessed feasibility, modeled, and prototyped VHF switched-mode power supplies, translating technical requirements into actionable designs.Conducted testing and optimization for semiconductor devices, thermal management, and high-performance controls, ensuring alignment with project objectives.Designed a circuit to characterize power MOSFETs, improving simulation accuracy and enabling data-driven design decisions.Presented findings and recommendations to senior engineers and leadership, influencing design strategies and project priorities.

Richardson, Texas, Us

Designed and developed the first-ever RF-Input Chireix Outphasing Power Amplifier, driving innovation in RF power amplifier efficiency.Created schematics, layouts, and PCB designs using ADS, AWR, and Altium, translating technical concepts into manufacturable designs.Built, tested, and optimized prototypes, iterating through troubleshooting and modifications to meet performance specifications.Conducted performance analysis using RF/analog test equipment, leveraging tools like spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and oscilloscopes to ensure design reliability.Automated measurement processes using Python scripts, improving efficiency and accuracy in data reporting.

Master Of Science - Ms, Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Electrical And Electronics Engineering

High School, Math And Physics