
senior leader.
guiding organizations. driving design.
how i got here.

1992
Attended Spanish
Immersion School

2006
Pursued engineering at the
University of Minnesota


2009
Co-founded student group
to build wind turbines
Co-founded my first
start-up in India


2011
Pivoted to design school and took first IDEO-taught class
First design concept
considered patentable by P&G

myWater concept highlighted in FastCompany


2013
Featured in a USA
Network commercial
Led first co-innovation workshop with executives

Product launch led to
+18M Twitter impressions

2017
Taught first studio design course to undergraduates
i am a designer at the intersection of human needs and technological capabilities.
ABILITIES
PROJECT LEADERSHIP ON CLIENT PROGRAMS
I lead major design projects, managing design resources and coaching clients through the design process from initial strategy and scoping to final implementation.
ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
I have experience driving hiring and new talent development while providing mentorship to junior team members and running programs to build high-performance design teams.
HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN
I leverage my human-centered design mindset and its methods and tools to re-frame problems, imagine new possibilities, and rally stakeholders.


WORK EXPERIENCE
SAP DESIGN
Senior Design Lead | 2013 - Present
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Adjunct Professor | 2017 - Present
TBD INNOVATION
Design Strategy Freelance | Fall 2013
ORACLE HEALTH SCIENCES
Interaction Design Strategist | 2013
INTEL CORPORATION
Design Instructor | Summer 2012
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Engineering Technician | 2009
U OF MINNESOTA GENETICS DEPT.
Plant Genetics Researcher | 2006 - 2011
HONORS & AWARDS
IDEA AWARD
Design Strategy // 2017
CORE 77 AWARD
Strategy & Research, Service Design // 2017
JAMES DYSON AWARD NATIONAL WINNER
James Dyson Foundation // 2013
FEATURED IN USA NETWORK COMMERCIAL
Character With A Cause Initiative // 2013
KELLOGG INNOVATION NETWORK GLOBAL PRIZE
Kellogg School of Management // 2012
DYSON SCHOLAR
James Dyson Foundation // 2012
ACARA VENTURE COMPETITION WINNER
Acara Institute // 2010
* My work has been featured in FastCompany, Mashable, PSFK, Chicago Sun Times and Motherboard


EDUCATION
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
M.S. Engineering Design & Innovation
Segal Design Institute // Evanston // 2012
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
B.S. Civil Engineering
College of Science and Engineering // Minneapolis // 2011
some of the clients I've loved working with.
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** No stock photography. All of the photos you see are originals. Major credit to Matthew Glibbery for some amazing captures of me over the years while in SF.