Director of Future Mobility Design Lab

• Mar 2022 - Present

Research Associate at Digital Futures and Director of Future Mobility Design (FMD) Lab, a large-scale innovation strategy from the University of Cincinnati with the premise of leveraging cutting-edge technology and multi-disciplinary research partnerships to co-create impactful new knowledge and applied solutions to real-world problems.Future Mobility Design lab: Collaborating with key industry and academic partners who share a passion for the future; to co-create innovative proposals that address real-world opportunities and improve the quality of life through mobility. Projects with local, national and international implications. - Futures driven: User, vehicle and city focused. - Prototyping in all levels: analog, digital, physical, VR, mixed reality. - Training next generation of designers.

Annualized Adjunct Professor

• May 2020 - Present

Main Transportation Design faculty leading the program vision and managing the Future Mobility Lab. Developing curriculum and multi-disciplinary methods, using emerging prototyping techniques, and working with corporate partners such as Gravity Sketch to envision the next generation of design education. Managing Teaching Assistants and Student Assistants, advising master’s degree Thesis, and teaching independent studios. Teaching Transportation and Industrial Design Undergraduate Classes at DAAP including all Transportation Design Studios and Design Communications as well as ID studios and technical classes. Highlighted courses taught: • Future Mobility Design Studio 3, Senior level sponsored studio focusing on 2030 micromobility IN the UC Innovation Corridor. Collaborating with the Uptown Consortium as key strategic partner in understanding the urban planning vision for 2030, and Gravity Sketch as the key technology partner in developing new design workflows using VR, AR and MR.• Junior Transportation Design Sponsored Studio focusing on 2040 mobility solutions in NY, Shanghai, Tokyo, and LA. Working with Gravity Sketch as key sponsor. Promoted pioneering workflows and ways of prototyping such as Gravity Sketch, Blender, Alias, Unreal Engine, Adobe XD, among others. • Graduation Transportation Design Capstone Studio, supporting design research and providing technical support in key areas of design such as CAD Page 2 of 5 and VR prototyping, game engines, app and interface design, advanced visualization, and renderings, among others. • Taught Advanced Transportation Design Communication for ID DAAP Seniors, focusing on immersive technologies such as virtual reality and traditional techniques such as 2D visualization, VBL and 3D modeling. • Other courses taught include Transportation Design Studio 1,3, Capstone, Transportation Design Communication 1,2,3, Design Technology 3, Design Visualization 2, ID Studio 2

Graduate Assistant - Future Mobility Design

• Aug 2018 - May 2020

Graduate Assistant in Transportation Design and Future mobility.Envisioning future mobility design concepts, redesigning the Undergraduate Transportation Design Program.Co-Teacher in Undergraduate Transportation Design sponsored studios, visual communication and Advanced VR exploration classes.

Research Fellow

• May 2020 - Jun 2022

Working on a variety of projects with clients such as Boeing and COA (Council on Aging) in the healthcare, aviation, social innovation and other industries. 2022 Boeing project co-lead, managing a group of 20 multi-disciplinary co-ops and masters’ students in various phases of trend/user research, ideation and multi-level prototyping, and final future concept proposals which were presented at Boeing’s headquarters in Seattle. The outcomes of this project are currently being evaluated for IP protection.Leveraging user research, design thinking methodologies, advanced prototyping, immersive technologies such as VR, Game engines and traditional Industrial Design tools, to address stakeholder's needs and prototype future solutions.All these projects are confidential and are part of large scale corporate initiatives.Proposed the Coffee House Cabin Concept which Won at the 2020 Crystal Cabin Awards in Hamburg, Germany. This is the global aviation industry event of the year. It also has a Patent filed by Boeing for: Seating Systems and Methods for an Internal Cabin of an Aircraft Patent: us No. 19-1607-US-NP.

Industrial Design Master's co-op

• May 2019 - Aug 2019

Master's Degree level Industrial Design internship at Steelcase. Working as a supporting designer in projects related to special and furniture configuration systems design. Also envisioning new market opportunities from emerging industry trends. Master's Degree level Industrial Design internship at Steelcase. Working as a supporting designer in projects related to special and furniture configuration systems design. Also envisioning new market opportunities from emerging industry trends.

Post Grad Transportation / Industrial Designer co-op

• Aug 2017 - Aug 2018

Worked on current production trucks and component projects, as well as developing conceptual visions for Crown´s future lineup. Worked on current production trucks and component projects, as well as developing conceptual visions for Crown´s future lineup.

Industrial Design Tutor

• 2017 - 2018

Tutoring Undergraduate Industrial Design students. 1 on 1 support in Portfolio development, Adobe Suite (Photoshop rendering and Graphic layouts, Illustrator Orthographic Drawings) - Alias - Keyshot – VRED. Tutoring Undergraduate Industrial Design students. 1 on 1 support in Portfolio development, Adobe Suite (Photoshop rendering and Graphic layouts, Illustrator Orthographic Drawings) - Alias - Keyshot – VRED.

Resident Assistant

• Apr 2015 - May 2017

Leadership role in the student body of the college. Managing dormitory floors, building community amongst students, planning events, and serving as the point of contact for any student and providing various kinds of support. Some key trainings include diversity, empathy, first aid, emergency response and leadership.

Student Ambassador

• May 2014 - May 2017

Leadership role representing the college in various events. Multicultural ambassador in charge of hosting high profile visitors and giving tours of the campus. Also providing administrative and student leadership support in the admissions and international students office.

Transportation Design / Industrial Design co-op

• May 2016 - Aug 2016

Supported on going production projects in various design studios at the company. Worked on truck and componentry projects at various stages of prototyping from early research and ideation, to functional testing models. Supported on going production projects in various design studios at the company. Worked on truck and componentry projects at various stages of prototyping from early research and ideation, to functional testing models.

Junior Counselor/Sport and Game Specialist

• Jun 2013 - 2013