An empathetic designer who creates memorable human experiences through storytelling at the intersection of art and technology. Recently graduated Cum Laude and with Distinction from Duke University with a unique self-designed Program II Bachelor’s Degree in Human Computer Interaction Design.

2023 — NowMicrosoftSoftware Engineer II

2023 — Now

San Francisco Bay Area

Mixed Reality Cloud team

2021 — 2023UnitySoftware Engineer, Sports & Live Entertainment

2021 — 2023

San Francisco Bay Area

Developed, published, and maintained Unity tools packages in C# for building the next generation of virtual live entertainment experiences in Unity

Prototyped new features by extending the Unity Editor and runtime to target customer use cases, including features related to VJ lighting protocols (ArtNet, DMX, etc.)

Utilized UIToolkit to develop tools and fix bugs in both runtime and editor interfaces

Developed a React web app for playback of an HLS audio/video live stream

2020 — 2021Disney Television AnimationAssociate Software Developer

2020 — 2021

Glendale, California, United States

Collaborated on a team of 12 full-stack developers to build and maintain internal web applications for managing the animation studio’s people, projects, and assets

Developed several reusable custom web components using React (hooks), Bootstrap, Sass, and wrote unit tests in Jest and Cypress

Spearheaded the design for a new web app: created mockups and prototypes in Balsamiq and Adobe XD, built the frontend with React and the backend in Python, Django, and SQL

Designed and built DTVA’s new technology department website in Wordpress and Divi, and presented the final product to multiple Disney entertainment executives

2016 — 2020Duke Innovative Design Agency (DIDA)Designer & Design Team Lead

2016 — 2020

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Completed dozens of design commissions from Duke organizations, adherent to the brand guidelines with the Creative Suite

Led a team of 5 to 10 student designers by managing projects, refined internal processes, and facilitated design workshops

Communicated with clients and addressed feedback on design drafts to produce a final product that best met their needs

2019 — 2019Walt Disney ImagineeringUX Engineer Intern

2019 — 2019

Greater Los Angeles Area

Collaborated on a team of 3 UX and software engineers using Agile to build a new front-end framework agnostic component library for internal use in attraction control and management software

Developed over 10 custom web components using VueJS and Vuetify, wrote unit tests for the CI/CD pipeline, integrated new components into the existing codebase, and customized the auto-generated library style guide and documentation in React

Designed and wrote specs for web components applying consistent brand styling and principles of interaction across the library

Education

2015 — 2020

Duke University

Bachelor of Arts - BA

2015 — 2020

2011 — 2015

Durham Academy

High School Diploma

2011 — 2015

Experience+

Education

Bachelor of Arts - BA

High School Diploma