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About
Design leader working at the intersection of industrial design, digital product development, and human-centered systems. I specialize in translating complex user needs into scalable product strategy and leading cross-disciplinary teams from early exploration through commercialization. Founder with a successful acquisition, six issued patents, 15+ peer-reviewed publications, and recipient of the 2025 Cooper Hewitt National Design Award. Known for a systems-level approach to trust, accessibility, and experience quality in complex, high-stakes domains.
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Education
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M.S. Human-Computer InteractionUC Irvine2025 - 2026Currently a graduate student studying HCI at UC Irvine. My work is focused on connected systems for mobile healthcare clinic, and wearables for the NICU.
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MFA DesignStanford University2010 - 2012Product Design-Healthcare Focused
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BFA Industrial DesignRhode Island School of Design1990 - 1994
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Experience
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Graduate StudentUC IrvineSep 2025 - Sep (1 year)Graduate student earning my master's in human-computer interaction and design
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PrincipalPalo Alto, CAJun 2012 - Present (14 years)Design Consultancy
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Director, Biodesign ProgramChildren's National HospitalWashington, DCJun 2021 - Sep 2025 (4 years 3 months)Pediatric product design development and design educator for clinicians. Lecturer, UMD Bioengineering Dept.
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Lead Product DesignerStanford MedicineStanford, CAJan 2015 - Mar 2021 (6 years 2 months)Stanford Medical School Design Consultant. 5-year project focused on improving safety in labor and delivery. Funded by the AHRQ.
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LecturerHasso Plattner Institute of DesignSep 2012 - Dec 2020 (8 years 3 months)Co-designed and co-instructed 10 original healthcare design courses with physicians from Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.
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Founder and CEOPalo Alto, CAJun 2013 - Dec 2018 (5 years 6 months)Primo-Lacto® has been acquired by Lansinoh® March, 2018
A 2-part closed system for colostrum collection. Primo-Lacto is intended for use when (1) mothers cannot or choose not to nurse their newborn or (2) the newborn can’t nurse due to trouble latching, or prematurity. Primo-Lacto enables the goals of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), a global program sponsored by the WHO and UNICEF. Primo-Lacto is a tool to help hospitals meet the criteria outlined in BFHI. -
Design DirectorOlde Thompson/Leeds EngineeringOxnard, CAMay 2004 - May 2010 (6 years)Kitchen Housewares
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Awards
1994
Alexander Graham Bell Award for Design & Invention
presented by the RISD ID Dept.
2007
Outstanding Packaging Design Award for Costco Private Label Spice Program presented by Graphic Design USA
2011
Carmen Christensen Fellowship in Fine Arts by the Stanford Institute for Creativity & the Arts (SiCA) Full Scholarship to pursue my MFA in The Graduate Program in Design at Stanford.
2011
SiCa Grant (Stanford Institute for Creativity & the Arts)
Independent project to explore data visualization
2014
New England Pediatric Device Consortium Pre-Seed Grant
Selected for a "Pre-Seed Grant Award" and up to 40 hours of direct NEPDC support for the development of “Primo-Lacto: A Closed System for Colostrum Collection”.
2015
New England Pediatric Device Consortium Full-Seed Grant "Full-Seed grant Award" to support pilot studies for Primo-Lacto in hospitals.
2016
National Capital Consortium For Pediatric Surgical Innovation (NCC-PDI Award)
Maternal Life won a $50,000 grant supported by Award Number P50FD004895 from the Food and Drug Administration.
2016
Stanford Med X Medical Product Design Award
2021 The West Coast Consortium for Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics (CTIP) Equity FlexGrant
2021 UCSF-Stanford Pediatric Device Consortium Grant
2025 Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for Product Design -
Affiliations
Adjunct Professor, The Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland
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