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Equall

Combining machine learning techniques to a nuanced understanding of legal workflows

Stemma/Teradata

Fostering a user-centered approach to data governance and open source tools

Chipper Cash

Built a diverse and inclusive team to design global equitable solutions

VMware Pivotal Labs

Developing strategies for incorporating design onto balanced teams and across client contexts

Discuss.io

Building tools for qualitative researchers - guided by quant & qual

University of Washington

Exploring Academic Access to Information: Human Centered Design and Engineering (HCDE)

Work and Contributions

Publications

  • Jim Maddock, Kate Starbird, Haneen Al-Hassani, Daniel E. Sandoval, Mania Orand, Robert M. Mason. Researching at the Intersection of Social Media and Disasters: Tracing the Spread of Misinformation after the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing (CSCW 2015)

Talks

  • “Redesigning the Design Interview” at UXPA International 2023 (June 2023, Slides)
  • “Designing for DE&I through Conversation” at Inclusify by Design (February 2021)
  • “Discovery and Framing” for City of Ontario VMware Pivotal Labs (Spring 2020)
  • “UX Design after MVP: Measuring Success and When to Move On” at USAF Kessel Run and VMWare’s Clarity Design Conference (Winter - Spring 2020)
  • “API Design Studios” at Pivotal Labs Boston & USAF Kessel Run (Winter 2019 - 2020)
  • “CSS for Developers” at Pivotal Labs Boston (Summer 2019)
  • “CSS for the masses” at Boston CSS Meetup (June 2019)
  • “Paper Prototyping for Virtual Reality” at Seattle VR + AR Meetup (Winter 2016)
  • “Design Thinking” as a Rural American Digital Lab (RADLab) Instructor (September 2018)

Communities

  • HMNTYCNTRD Member (Jan 2021 - Present)
  • Svelte Newsletter Author (Fall 2020 - Present)
  • Playahead Games Founder/Developer (Summer 2020 - Present)
  • OpenEMR Contributor (Spring - Fall 2018)
  • Social Justice Hackathon Co-creator (Winter 2015 - 2016, Fall 2020)

Hackathons

  • Philadelphia’s Social Justice Hackathon: Designer & Co-organizer (October 28-30, 2022)
  • Exploring Design for Social VR: Mindful Realities Makeathon: Designer (April 2017)
  • Seattle VR Hackathon: Mentor (2017)
  • Team Child Hackathon: T-Shirt Designer & Design Thinking Talk (October 2016)
  • Seattle VR Hackathon: Designer (2016)
  • Seattle’s Social Justice Hackathon: Designer & Co-organizer (November 6 - 14, 2015)
  • UW’s Dubhacks: Designer (October 2015)
  • Zillow’s #HackHousing: Designer (Februrary 2015)
  • HackTheCD: Designer, Developer & 1st Place Winner (September 2014)

Contracts

  • AssetSprout: Initial Design (Winter 2022-2023)
  • Liberty Mutual: Product Designer (Spring 2020)
  • Humana : Product Designer (Winter 2020)
  • USAF Kessel Run: Product Designer (Summer 2019 - Winter 2020)
  • IThinkSAM Scholar-Advocate-Match platform: Intial Designer/Developer (Fall 2017)
  • Howtochangetheworld.org (Now Radish Conversations): Initial Designer/Developer (Summer 2017)
  • The-PW.net (The Practical Woman Blog) & Practical Provisions: Designer/Developer/Maintainer (Summer 2017 - Present)
  • Self-Represented Litigant’s Network (SRLN) American Bar Association (ABA) Pre-Conference: Coordinator (Spring, 2016)
  • Washington Civil & Disability Advocate (WACDA): Logo Design (December 2015)

Alumni & Student Involvement

  • Pixel Husky Design Challenge: Judge & Mentor (December 2016)
  • UX Portfolio Workshop: Co-facilitator (February 2016)
  • Paul Allen Computing Challenging (PACC): Mentor (June 2014)
  • ConveyUX Seattle: Presenter, Showcase (February 2013)
  • Rainy Dawg Radio: DJ, Blogger and Lead Editor (2013 - 2015)