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Human-Centered Design Strategist & UX Researcher
Complexity is the problem. Clarity is the product.
I design the systems, tools, and research that bridge people and technology, turning tangled problems into clarity, direction, and solutions that stick.
Work
Where Research meets Strategy.
Optimizing Mission Planning for Undersea Uncrewed Systems
UX Research & Strategy — prototyping planning and oversight tools that help operators and leaders plan, trust, and execute undersea missions.
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Designing a Repeatable Engine for Defense Innovation
Service Design & Organizational UX — building the operating model, knowledge systems, and shared narrative for a new innovation office.
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The Archive.
Outside of work, I'm still drawn to the way people experience things. DJing gives me another way to explore that; reading the room, shaping the mood, building energy, and seeing how people respond in the moment. It's different from UX research, but it comes from the same place: paying attention to people.
Résumé
Experience.
SKILLS
Experience
Human-Centered Design Strategist Lead
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
- Define and lead projects across multiple innovation programs, partnering with product, engineering, and leadership teams to identify priority research questions.
- Design and execute end-to-end qualitative research including in-depth interviews, contextual inquiries, usability testing, and workshops to understand user behaviors, needs, and decision-making processes.
- Synthesize and translate research findings into clear insights, frameworks, and strategic recommendations that guide product strategy and experience design.
- Conduct research within complex socio-technical environments involving multiple user roles and organizational dynamics, contributing to insights that inform high-impact product decisions.
- Manage multiple research/product initiatives in fast-moving, ambiguous environments, prioritizing user engagement, and aligning stakeholders around key findings.
- Communicate research outcomes through compelling readouts, visual models, and executive briefings, enabling alignment across large, multidisciplinary teams.
Research Assistant
Neural Dynamics of Control Lab
- Pre-processed and structured data while developing classification models [SVC and neural network using Keras] for the classification and decoding of visual stimuli given EEG and spatiotemporal frequency data.
Software Technician
ecoprintQ Inc.
- Mined and cleaned data using SQL and Python from company databases to prepare reconciliation reports, achieving a 50% reduction in billing turn-over.
- Maintained server infrastructure across multiple locations to ensure user access to critical applications.
Education
M.S. Computer Science — Artificial Intelligence
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
GPA 4.00 / 4.00
B.S. Computer Science & Minor in Engineering Sciences
Florida International University, Honors College, Miami, FL
GPA 3.50 / 4.00 · Graduated with Honors