Interdisciplinary design, research, & strategy for people and planet. - Master in Design Engineering at Harvard: Materials science, design / systems thinking, and human-computer interaction.

Experience

Wyss Institute at Harvard UniversityInnovation Lead

2024 — 2025

Championed research, development, and design of next generation PFAS-free bioinspired sustainable textile finishes

Received non-dilutive Seed and Validation funding from the Wyss Institute and The Collab Fund

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied SciencesAssociate Research Fellow

2022 — 2024

Research at the Aizenberg Group in Materials Science:

Bioinspired superhydrophobic surfaces

Graduate research assistant in photonic crystals

Harvard Master in Design Engineering Core Studio Teaching Fellow

NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryProduct & Design (External Consultant via APR Consulting)

2022 — 2023

Human Centered Design in the Planning & Executions Group

Research and design to address the complex challenges of capturing scientific research intent for fully autonomous spacecraft exploring worlds without access to ground control communication.

NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryProduct Design Intern

2022 — 2022

San Francisco Opera"Dyer and Painter" (Product Developer, Materials Color, Print, and Pattern)

2013 — 2019

San Francisco Bay Area

Optimized textile production workflow by introducing digital textile printing methods and innovative material treatments, effectively balancing artistic requirements with production constraints to deliver higher volume of custom textiles.