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CV

Contact Information

Work Experience

2024–Present | Consultant, Megafauna ApS

2022–2024 | Founding Researcher, Keel.so

2021–2022 | Strategic Design Director & Team Lead, Manyone

2018–2021 | Owner/Consultant, Stupid Systems, LLC

  • 2020–2021: Core Platform UX Researcher, Opentrons (Contract)
  • 2019–2020: CoCreate Product Manager, IKEA (Consulting)
  • 2018–2020: Founder, Knowsi

2018–2020 | Lead Design Mentor, Innofounder

2018–2019 | Design Resident, CIID

2017–2018 | Fellow – Public Interest Technology, New America

2016–2017 | Digital Service Expert @ The Pentagon, US Digital Service/Defense Digital Service

2016–2018 | Owner, Pedal Pedal Club

2013–2016 | Principal Interaction Designer + Project Lead, IDEO

2012–2013 | Founder and Principal, Relay Studio

2013 | Board of Directors, Urban+Digital

2011–2012 | Designer, Normative

2011 | Interaction Designer, Capital C

2010 | Creative Coder, Aesthetec Studio

Sept 2010–June 2011 | Interaction Designer, TAXI Design+Advertising

2010 | Product Design Intern, Normative

2010–2011 | Studio Board Member, Interaccess Electronic Media Arts Center

2009–2010 | Research and Development Assistant, Deckchair Learning Systems

2007–2009 | Athletics Service Desk, Hart House Athletics, University of Toronto

2005–2007 | Summer Policy Intern, Business and Information Services, Ministry of Transportation

Products

2024 | User Drift (Pending)

2020 | Knowsi: Manage Research Better (Closed, to be open-sourced)

2018 | Net Grant Calculator, Designer and Developer @ New America

2017 | ANET, Lead Designer @ Dept of Defense

2016 | Pedal Pedal Club, Founder/Designer/Developer

2013 | Stoke, Lead Artist, Team Lead, Developer

Writing, Speaking, and Teaching

Jun 2022 | Better Research Through Automation, Sage Publishing

Jun 2022 | Designing Trust Relationships in Research, Sage Publishing

Jul 2021 | Designing the Trust Relationship, Code for Canada Webinar

2018–2020 | Numerous talks, workshops, and courses for Innofounder

Dec 2018 | The Decay of Digital Things, The Internet of Other People's Things (Book Chapter)

Apr 2018 | Speaker, Nonprofit Technology Conference

Education

2020–2022 | Masters of Arts with Merit, International Security Studies, University of Leicester

2005–2009 | Honours Bachelor of Arts, Political Science Specialist, University of Toronto

Certifications

2024 | Transformational Coaching Certificate, Animas Coaching

2017–2018 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B/Wilderness), SOLO Wilderness Medicine

2016 | Data Science Certificate, General Assembly