Work
Google[x] — Interaction Designer
May 2013 - August 2013
Working with the Glass team designing both software and hardware to prototype new digital and physical interactions.
Google+ — Interaction Design Intern
May 2012 - August 2012
Worked on the realtime chat team to design and prototype new interfaces, applications, and features to bring magic and fun to Google+ Hangouts.
Mailchimp — User Experience Designer
September 2011 - May 2012
Analyzing traffic on the homepage in order to propose/test new designs and worked on special projects to create fun experiences in unexpected places.
Google — User Experience Design Intern
May 2011 - August 2011
Worked on the login team to redesign the sign in page and on the account chooser to design an open set of guidelines for the future of login on the web.
Academia
MIT Media Lab — M.S. in Media Arts and Sciences
September 2013 - May 2015
Research assistant in Hiroshi Ishii's Tangible Media Group exploring how to seamlessly couple bits and atoms by giving physical form to digital information.
Georgia Tech Honors Program — B.S. in Industrial Design
August 2009 - May 2013
Specializing in the interactive products track and supplementing with computer science, video production, and electrical engineering courses.
Synaesthetic Media Lab — Tangible Design Lead
August 2011 - May 2013
Leading a subgroup in Tangible Anchoring tasked with designing and building the artifacts to be used on the table in order to bring a new level of interactivity.
Experience
IxDA — Founder & President of Georgia Tech Student Chapter
December 2011 - May 2013
Organizing events and teaching workshops centered around physical interaction design in order to create excitement and motivate students to push their learning.
IDSA — Executive Board of Georgia Tech Student Chapter
May 2011 - May 2013
Designed and created the web site, acting as liaison to the interactive products track, and am helping to organize and execute events that excite and connect students.