Conceptual design, user interface architecture/design, customer experience research using ethnographic field techniques, survey design, and usability research for various clients, such as OpenAi (via Greenlight.ai), Tilt Five, CastAR, Bite Global, NIKE, Razorfish, VARStreet, Miramar Systems, FedEx, SegaSoft, Philips Design, Canal + US Technologies, Mirror Worlds Technology, Inc. (formerly LifeStreams), Oracle and others.

Projects include internet telephony, on-line party planning, home theater systems, the Philips Pronto remote control, e-commerce web server software, interactive television, on-line gaming environments, wireless applications, desktop maintenance software, and document management software (Scopeware software at Mirror Worlds Technologies--the former LifeStreams project), Red Team for ChatGPT(confidential version), and the research and early packaging concept that informed the Tilt Five Special Edition Kickstarter early investors packaging.

Published Freelance Opinion writer for Fast Company (and previously, MIT Technology Review, Vice/Motherboard) with 36 paid publications in major online news outlets.

The mission of the Edward H. and Rosamond B. Spicer Foundation is to honor and further the legacy and life works of Edward H. and Rosamond Spicer in the fields of anthropology, community development and, social justice, including their lifelong interest in nature of community as both cause of, and solution to, problems in the human condition.

Advanced Applied Research, Intelligence Innovation Lab (IN2).
(Consulting Contract via Samsung’s Vendor PRO Unlimited: 3 months, extended by 6 weeks.)

Anthropological research and User Experience research on Artificial Intelligence (AI) lab projects.

Performed research to generate unique insights and conduct qualitative user research and evaluation to define and test concepts; created documented evidence to support the validity of work (user insights & anecdotes, competitive insights, etc.), designed end-to-end user experience and interactions for the project; worked with project team to iterate on functionality and create demos; worked with project leaders to define future use cases, features and directions.

Conducted 7 year longitudinal qualitative study on Silicon Valley technology makers, emerging technologies, and hobby/fan group participants.

Researched human invention and adaptation of digital technologies and how these are integrated into society at large; the impact of multiple, multiplexed communications in current (synchronous) or delayed (asynchronous) time on human relationships and cooperation; how groups evolve, grow, and communicate; brand development; human relationships articulated through social networks and technologically mediated channels such as AR, VR, Mobile, Social Media, Drones, autonomous vehicles, robotics, robots and the IoT.

Researched edge-case technology makers, their technologies, and the outcomes and adaptations of this technology as it moves into broader culture in the form of (largely) digital products and services.

Co-developed theory of PolySocial Reality (PoSR) a model of multiple, multiplexed, synchronous and asynchronous communications and their outcomes.

Expertise in underlying and unifying models of branding, behavior and group dynamics, and technology adoption.

Academic and Commercial Participation to date:

20 Peer-Reviewed Written Publications

6 Book Chapters (2 forthcoming)

15 Peer-Reviewed Academic Oral Papers

1 Academic Book Review

1 Academic Poster

3 Editorially Reviewed Academic Publications

2 Policy Contributions

10 Other Talks and Panel Participation

36 Paid Commercial Articles

31 Other Writing Contributions

Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants

1 Ethicomp Scholarship (2021)

1 IEEE Communications Scholarship (2015)

3 National Science Foundation (NSF) Fellowships (2013, 2012, 2011)

4 National Science Foundation (NSF) Travel Grants (2019, 2015, 2013, 2010)

2 National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarship (2011, 2015)

1 International Communications Association (ICA) Travel Grant (2012)

1 Edward H. and Rosamond B. Spicer Award. Travel Grant (2012)

1 Essay Award Scholarship (Axon/TASER International) (2015)