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After building hundreds of ecosystem maps for conferences, networks, and regional hubs, I’ve identified the common patterns and pitfalls leaders face in collaborative mapping.Over the past six months, we’ve developed an assessment process that helps organizations define boundaries, goals, and map layers before building. This saves significant time and resources, creates transparency for stakeholders, and ensures maps align with unique goals and constraints. The process also enables organizations to build on best practices and integrate with a network of interoperable maps—leveraging existing data rather than starting from scratch.At OMNI Mapping, we help organizations assess, understand, and act on complex information—locally and globally. As systems architect and co-founder, I lead the design of tools and methodologies that make maps reusable, scalable, and actionable, fostering collaboration within and across ecosystems.OMNI Mapping is a fiscally sponsored project of the Buckminster Fuller Institute.

Regen·Era, Us

The United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) is a movement of Americans who believe that our interests and values can best be advanced by standing with the planet’s only truly universal institution: The United Nations. The Long Island Chapter is devoted to mobilizing local impact and systemic change in order to ensure Long Island does it's part in helping the world reach the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Stanford, Ca, Us

The University Innovation Fellows program empowers students to become agents of change at their schools. Since February, I have created a Wall of Opportunity for students to share their ideas, projects, and find teammates. Currently in development is a research management system to connect students to clubs, people, and events that align with their interests. TIES, The Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Society is a society that is currently being formed in order to cultivate a habitat of innovation by creating opportunities for students to engage with entrepreneurship, innovation, creativity, design thinking and venture creation at RPI.

-New York State Business Plan Competition 3rd Place Finals (Advanced Technology)-RPI Business Plan Competition 3rd Place -New York State Business Plan Competition Capital Region Cup (1st Place Semi-Finals)-Best Presentation Award at the Biomedical Acceleration and Commercialization Center Biomedical Business Plan Competition -Raised funding from National Science Foundation through I-Corps-Awarded RPI's Change The Word Challenge-VentureWell Post Session Best In Category

Island Park, Ny, Us

Tazzetto Coffee is a pioneering a new café concept that perfectly blends authentic Italian coffees, food products, and traditions with new and creative flavors, designs, and cultural trends. Tazzetto specializes in artisanal Italian slow-roasted coffee, with a focus on technological innovation as a tool achieve environmental, social and cultural sustainability. Tazzetto Coffee is a community-based, quick-service café and restaurant featuring and serving Italian-inspired coffee and tea drinks as well as unique breakfast, lunch, and dessert options. Ci Vediamo a Tazzetto!

-Developed a multi-visit lesson plan to teach a troop of girl scouts about 3D printers and Product Design:-Taught them how to use Google Sketchup, sketch and model their own designs, and iterate on the design process.-Coached each student to come up with an idea for an "invention" to solve a problem and guided them to prototype their ideas and present to each other.-Directed students to create posters that showcased their inventions and why they were innovative.

Boston, Ma, Us

At Wayfair-Next, Wayfair's new futuristic development team, I worked as a user experience designer for VR. I helped develop their online 3D shopping and viewing capabilities in Virtual Reality by creating a Quality Assurance Tool to automate the 3D model pipeline. In just 8 weeks, I learned to create intuitive VR experiences using Unity and C# scripting on both the HTC Vive & Oculus Rift. •Learned C# and Unity without prior experience.•Iterated on the tool's user experience while integrating stakeholder feedback from interviews.

Using the prize money from an idea competition, I invested in my own personal 3D printer to start a campus 3D printing business for students.-Printed custom parts for customers-Consulted with customers to design their parts to be functional and strong-Sold products that I have designed such as custom ID card holders and glow in the dark bookends.

New York, Us

-Brainstormed engineering solutions for a new ergonomic actuator. -Prototyped five different iterations while working with engineers and designers to match the function of the solution fit the form of the designers.-Redesigned the part and tooling for a plastic injection molded cover to solve a design for assembly issue and improve user experience.-Headed a project for the design and production (400 units) of a universal chair dolly from project ideation to sheet metal prototyping.

Troy, Ny, Us

Led by Burt Swersey, this class teaches students to think creatively and investigate innovative ways to find problems, while simultaneously encouraging them to pursue entrepreneurial efforts. As a TA, I met with students to motivate as well as help them develop their ideas, took running notes of the class dynamic, and developed creative exercises.

Used 20-20 CAD software to design cabinet, countertop, and kitchen layouts forclients. Worked in the tile and kitchen design business from 2009 to 2015.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering Dual With Design Innovation & Society

Design And Innovation