About

MBA/Innovation Management
+ New Product Development + User Experience Design + Industrial Design

I am a technology strategist, business professional and research specialist with experience in managing cross-functioning teams and developing rich media applications. I blend a broad range of expertise in the fields of interaction design and industrial design as well as project management, new product development and information architecture for a wide variety of business applications, products/services and online web experiences. Previous experience with creative start-ups, national sports marketing, banking, real estate and adaptive design firms including a diverse range of work with non-profit organizations, international pharmaceuticals, telecommunications and healthcare firms.

Education

North Carolina State University, College of Design
Doctor of Design – Student Practitioner, ABD (Expected 2025)

Researching areas of Augmented AI, Empathic Machine Learning, Explainable AI and Understandable AI. I’m interested in the inclusion of Design methodology processes and ethical frameworks within self-managed software systems, which utilize IoT/IoE and big data. Examining the impact of close interactions between people and emerging technology by determining how empathy, trust and decision making processes can be influenced when working with systems/frameworks that integrate and leverage intelligent agents such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

North Carolina State University, Graduate School Department, 2018
Teaching and Communication Certificate (TCC); Concentrations: Higher Education, Teaching Assistantship, Writing, Grant Development, Research, Mentorship, Portfolios

North Carolina State University, Department of Public Administration, 2013
Institute for Nonprofits Certificate Program; Concentrations: Nonprofit Management, Service Design, Social Entrepreneurship

North Carolina State University, College of Management, 2005
MBA, Master of Business Administration, Innovation Management & Marketing

North Carolina State University, College of Design,  1996
Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Design in Industrial Design, Cum Laude
Concentrations: Product Design, Interactive Media, User Interface Design and Universal Design

Specialties:
Start-ups, Non-profits, Strategic Planning, Project Management, Brand Development, Design Management, Service Design, Art Direction, User Experience Design, Information Architecture, Web Analytics, Online Advertising, Exhibit Design, Scientific Visualization, 3D Printing, Prototype Development, Fabrication and Electronics

Rich Media, Mobile Platform and Enterprise Application Development – Mac iOS, Android, VR/360 Video, Wonda/VR, RED Cameras, Blackmagic Cinema Cameras, After Effects, Premiere, Maya, Unity, Rhino, Processing, Touch Designer, ActionScript, ArcGIS, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, PHP, ASP, MySQL, C#, Visual Basic, OOP

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