Look for the patterns that connect things together.
Scale out to see how things fit within a broader context.
Go a layer deeper to get to the heart of something.
Don’t wait for perfect before sharing work.
I have worked in-house at product companies as well as in client services/consultancies building software products, improving patient/citizen/customer service experiences, and developing enterprise-wide strategies. The sectors I have experience in include healthcare, financial services, legal technology, government, geospatial, and most recently robotics automation. I have also taught systems thinking to undergraduate students. My educational background is in industrial design and spatial analysis & visualization.
+ Systems thinking
+ Design research
+ Participatory design
+ Mapping & diagramming
+ Prototyping (quick iterations)
+ Product/UI/UX designs
+ Maps & diagrams
+ Insights & recommendations
+ Multi-stakeholder workshops
Currently, I live and work in Tokyo as a senior UI/UX designer at Mujin, a robotics automation company. Previously, I was a design lead at Development Seed working with NASA's Earth Science teams to make it easier for scientists to search for Earth Observation data from satellites and other airborne instruments. I see my role as being the glue between product, engineering, and other stakeholders, yet I’m comfortable stepping into adjacent roles of project or product management and research to bridge the gap between loosely defined problems and solutions.