Experience
2017 — Now
2017 — Now
Cupertino, CA
2013 — 2017
Palo Alto, CA
User Interface Designer/Engineer on the Human Machine Interaction team & Connectivity team focusing on the design of future technologies for all Ford and Lincoln vehicles.
Lead Designer for MyFord Mobile - Android Wear & Apple Watch applications
• Featured onstage at Google I/O 2015 Keynote
Lead Designer for Apple CarPlay & Android Auto integration in SYNC 3:
• Prototyping a variety of interaction models using HTML5, QNX, Quartz Composer, and Keynote
• Communicating with key stakeholders across various business, engineering, and marketing groups
• Generating the overall HMI integration experience and documentation for development
• Software Development & Issue Tracking
• Conducting project wide testing around USB, Voice, Touch, Networking, Audio, iAP, and other core components required for Apple MFi Certification internally and with Apple.
Lead Designer for Siri Eyes-Free:
• Generated a redesign of Siri integration through a variety of models using HTML5, Keynote, and Visio/OmniGraffle
• Communicated and reviewed designs with key feature stakeholders
• Developed HMI documentation for development
Product Design and User Interface Lead for Works with Nest Integration
Visual Design Management:
• During this rotation I focused on the design management, and delivery of SYNC 3's visual elements for all Ford and Lincoln vehicles.
• Personally responsible for the delivery of over 27,000 unique assets (icons, buttons, stylings, etc).
Interaction Designer:
• Created and prototyped new interaction models for new and existing in-car features based on customer research and feedback including ambient lighting, sound settings, and various other refinements in SYNC 3.
Ford College Graduate
2010 — 2013
2010 — 2013
University of Florida
ACCENT Speaker's Bureau is the largest, student-run, speaker's bureau in the nation. Created in 1967, ACCENT is celebrating 46 continuous years of bringing prominent, controversial, and influential speakers to the University of Florida.
Responsibilities include developing commercial advertising for upcoming speakers, photographing and assisting with the coordination of speaker events, and maintaining Facebook page media.
2012 — 2012
Worked on the Usability Engineering team in the Global Business Technology Services division for Disney's Parks and Resorts.
Researched, developed, tested, and helped deploy the UI and UX for large-scale projects used internally and externally on web by thousands of cast members.
2010 — 2011
2010 — 2011
Boca Raton, FL
Specialist at products, sales, training, and finding solutions for people all around the world.
Education
University of Florida