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Adjunct Professor
New York, NY
Aug 2020 - Present (4 years)
- Guided business student teams through the client immersion,
research, ideation and prototyping phases of the design thinking
process to develop innovative business and service delivery models
- Coached student teams in the visual and oral presentation of their
research findings and final business model concepts
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Senior Designer
New York, NY
Sep 2012 - Present (11 years 11 months)
- Utilized interviews, observational research and spatial analysis to
identify client needs (commercial, education, residential)
- Developed programmatic and spatial solutions directly from client
research insights
- Created iterative studies of design concepts to assess viability
- Produced all project documentation, visuals and presentation materials
- Managed client/consultant/contractor relationships to achieve goals
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Strategist
New York, NY
Jan 2020 - Jan 2022 (2 years)
- Facilitated the Design Academi-X Forum, a virtual workshop to
develop innovative experiences for conference participants to explore
the unique challenges of black/brown students, faculty, and staff in
New York City design schools
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Designer
New York, NY
Aug 2007 - Jan 2010 (2 years 5 months)
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary teams to translate client learning
objectives into physical environments for children and adults
- Produced project schematic, design development and construction
drawing sets
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Research Assistant
New York, NY
Jun 2005 - Aug 2006 (1 year 2 months)
- Collected visitor experience data through surveys, interviews, and
observational research at the Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium to
evaluate exhibits and identify park enhancements
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Playground Campaign Coordinator
San Francisco, CA
Jun 2002 - Aug 2004 (2 years 2 months)
- Organized community representation in a public/private collabo-
ration to rebuild San Francisco playgrounds
- Surveyed, analyzed and presented park user data to community
groups to establish playground design concepts
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Research Specialist
Seattle, WA
Oct 1997 - Jan 2002 (4 years 3 months)
- Conducted pilot testing of web-based, life skill assessment tools
with children and adult groups
- Translated pilot testing data into user interface requirements,
including data capture for scoring and reporting
- Facilitated interactive trainings for social work practitioners on
how to utilize the assessment tools with children