THAT WAS ME.

NOW MY WORK AT A GLANCE.

i am a designer at the intersection of human needs and technological capabilities

Attended Spanish

Immersion School

Co-founded student group

to build wind turbines

Design School @

Segal Design Institute

First design concept

considered patentable by P&G

Lead first co-innovation workshop with executives

Pursued Engineering @

University of Minnesota

Co-founded first

start-up in India

My first class taught

by IDEO instructors

Featured in a USA

Network commercial

Design featured

in FastCompany

Redesigned website leads to over 18 Million Twitter impressions upon launch

EDUCATION

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY  |  SEGAL DESIGN INSTITUTE  |  EVANSTON, IL

M.S. Engineering Design & Innovation

2012  //   GPA: 3.96

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA  |  COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING  |  MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Bachelor in Civil Engineering

2011  //  GPA: 3.23

ABILITIES

HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN

My gradaute program was grounded in design thinking which I now utilize with our clients to re-frame problems, imagine new possibilities for the future and to rally together stakeholders.

STORYTELLING

I use visual storytelling to connect people with ideas, at a human level. I am a self-made communications designer and fluent in the Adobe Creative Suite and Axure 

ENGINEERING

I have an engineering background grounded in mechanical design with strong analytical skills. I have experience with CAD, Arduino, and rapid prototyping.

INTERNATIONAL LENS

My international project experience has given me a unique lens and an ability to fit problems into context. I have travelled to over 23 countries since 2008.

WORK EXPERIENCE

SENIOR EXPERIENCE DESIGNER  |  SAP DESIGN & CO-INNOVATION CENTER  |  CURRENT

At the Design & Co-Innovation Center we are a global design studio that provides end-to-end design and innovation services backed by SAP technologies. I support enterprise wide innovation and product experience design for SAP's largest strategic customers across 25 industries.

EXPERIENCE DESIGNER  |  SAP DESIGN & CO-INNOVATION CENTER  |  FALL 2013 - SPRING 2015

INTERACTION DESIGNER  |  ORACLE HEALTH SCIENCES   |  2013

Working at the intersection of design strategy and interaction design for over 50 products and services spanning clinical R&D to care delivery, I created engaging and delightful experiences that provided meaning to products in Oracle's Healthcare & Life Sciences division.

DESIGN INSTRUCTOR  |  INTEL CORPORATION   |  SUMMER 2012

As a contract designer for the summer while in graduate school, I taught the human-centered design process and methods to undergraduate engineers interning for Intel’s Ultimate Engineering Experience.

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN  |  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR   |  2009

While completing my Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering, I worked for the U.S. Government performing design cost estimation associated with the Real Property Asset Inventory for the National Wildlife Refuge System valued at just under $3 Billion.

GENETICS RESEARCHER  |  MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY & PLANT GENETICS   |  2006 - 2011

While completing my Bachelors Degree I worked year-round at a transgenic plant laberotory assisting in research and gene mapping of barley and wheat populations - RNA/DNA extraction, PCR Animation, tissue cultures, fieldwork. 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

JAMES DYSON AWARD NATIONAL WINNER  |  JAMES DYSON FOUNDATION   |  2013

 For U.S. National Winner for the design of myWater, a product I created which delivers real-time feedback about household water consumption.

KELLOGG INNOVATION NETWORK GLOBAL PRIZE  |  KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   |  2012

Our interdisciplinary team attracted over $16K to advance our non-profit venture of mobile pediatric technology in Uganda as finalists for KIN Prize 2012. (Kellogg's $100,000 Action Plan Competition)

ACARA CHALLENGE VENTURE COMPETITION WINNER  |  ACARA INSTITUTE   |  2010

Our social venture BioServ was named the Clean Energy Winner and received funding to launch our venture in India.