As a lifelong creative professional, my 20+ years as a human-centered design and research practitioner and design educator grew out of my childhood passions for drawing and writing and play.
Over the course of my UXD career journey, I’ve had the distinct pleasure to contribute to design excellence at organizations like, GoldK, Monster, Avid, Mobiquity, NETSCOUT, Mercury — while also developing design courses and teaching at University of Massachusetts Lowell, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Endicott College, Brandeis GPS, SNHU, and Northeastern’s College of Art, Media and Design.
Today my life’s work includes an even split between teaching IXD at Northeastern University, strategic independent design consulting for niche clients and causes, public speaking, design leadership coaching, and digging into problem-first ‘nontrepreneurial’ innovation initiatives, with my most recent specific focus being in eldercare support communities, services, and systems.