I have a drive and passion to create objects, services and experiences that are at their core human-centered. I seek to design new growth, value and solutions through trend analysis, future scenario and research based iterative design process. I strive to develop good designs that are founded on solid research and strategy. Research is vital to good design, as you get out and search for the latent and tacit information from the users while maintaining a holistic view of the trends and possible futures I believe strong insights/opportunities will follow.
My Path
After high school I began work as a draftsmen designing and making technical drawings of homes, commercial properties, multi-unit housing, and medical offices.
uring my studies at the University of Utah on track to receive a degree in Architecture I discovered design. This sent me on a radically different path in which I created a degree focusing in design thinking and human-centered design practices.
After finishing my degree I worked as a Research Fellow for the Spark Health Lab leading a team of students through design challenges at the Universities hospital. Simultaneously I worked as a junior designer at a local product development firm, Espiritu Design.
These experiences revealed my weaknesses and encouraged me to seek further education. I was accepted into the Graduate Industrial Design program at ArtCenter College of Design where I have been able to gain abilities and experience in design, strategy and research.
While attending the ArtCenter I worked as a Designmatters Fellow for the City of Long Beach where working for the government I used my experience to design for social good. This experience has excited and strengthened my goal to create human-centered design, and that design is a powerful tool when utilized in any application.
Along this path I have grown as a designer, researcher, strategist, and additionally as a husband and father.