While working in a cognitive neuroscience lab, developing experiments in MATLAB and testing them by recording brain waves, I had an important moment of clarity...
I realized the process of repeatedly building, testing, and improving these experiments was an iterative design process; and that I was in fact practicing user experience design (in a very specific context, but UX design nonetheless).
I wanted to do more of this, and felt that my background in cognitive science could be especially useful in product design. In August 2021 I graduated from the Master of Human-Computer Interaction program at Carnegie Mellon University.
I worked at Ford until earlier this year, when most of my division was laid off. During my time there, I designed innovative (and very cool) features for future electric vehicles. As a product designer, I was involved end-to-end and was the glue that held a series of cross-functional teams together to design and develop high-quality products.
Currently, I'm looking for my next opportunity to design innovative products. I want to continue to leverage my background in cognitive science and use data to improve the design process and save my team time and resources.
I love to snowboard, hike, cook (and eat), play pickleball and volleyball, watch soccer, learn useless details about cars, see live music, and spend time with friends and family.
I like to think about new recipes to try on the smoker, the next book I should read, and how people's choices in cars (and other products) reflect their self-image and values.
I'm always up for a discussion about Manchester United or the efficacy of the third shot drop.
