Experience

Loughborough School of Design and Creative Arts

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lecturer, Responsible Design

  • Mar 2022 - Present



Post Growth Institute

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research and Consulting

  • May 2021 - Present

  The Post Growth Institute is an international, not for profit organization working to enable collective wellbeing within ecological limits. The Institute is a member of the Post Growth Alliance, working to build a better economic future beyond capitalism and colonialism. As a part of the team, I've been: • Participating in ongoing training and education on Post-Growth principles, through the institute and other organizations in the Post Growth space. Particularly, I have been learning about decolonial practices and futures. • Reflecting on and co-designing the Institute's Research Methods guidelines as part of the Research Methods team Show less



Climate Fresk

• France
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Climate Fresk facilitator

  • Nov 2020 - Present



Center for Socially Engaged Design, University of Michigan

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Facilitator

  • Sep 2019 - May 2022

  • Developed workshop content and facilitated design and innovation workshops for university students and staff. • Topics: 'Intro to Human-Centered Design'; 'Interviewing'; 'Idea Generation'; 'Prototyping for Feedback'. • Developed workshop content and facilitated design and innovation workshops for university students and staff. • Topics: 'Intro to Human-Centered Design'; 'Interviewing'; 'Idea Generation'; 'Prototyping for Feedback'.



Loughborough University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate

  • Mar 2021 - Mar 2022

  Developing and implementing a Living Labs approach in Kenya and Tanzania for rapid innovation and co-creative learning, to accelerate the transition to electricity-based cooking. Developing and implementing a Living Labs approach in Kenya and Tanzania for rapid innovation and co-creative learning, to accelerate the transition to electricity-based cooking.



OnDeck

• OnDeck Climate Tech Fellow

  • Mar 2021 - May 2021

  During the Climate Tech Fellowship 10-week program, I worked on various climate startup ideas, advised other founders, and learned a whole lot more about climate tech. ODCT was a great space for fellows with deep and diverse subject matter expertise to exchange ideas, accelerate each other’s careers, and build impactful climate tech startups. During the Climate Tech Fellowship 10-week program, I worked on various climate startup ideas, advised other founders, and learned a whole lot more about climate tech. ODCT was a great space for fellows with deep and diverse subject matter expertise to exchange ideas, accelerate each other’s careers, and build impactful climate tech startups.



Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences—University of Michigan

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• I-Corps Entrepreneurial Lead

  • Jan 2021 - Mar 2021

  I was the entrepreneurial lead during the National Science Foundation, National I-Corps Program, Los Angeles Node, where I explored the product-market fit of the SustainiUM technology. I was the entrepreneurial lead during the National Science Foundation, National I-Corps Program, Los Angeles Node, where I explored the product-market fit of the SustainiUM technology.



Global Design Lab

• Michigan, United States; Thailand

• Project Manager, Design Researcher

  • Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

  Work completed as part of my PhD • Designed and developed safe and effective tools for informal workers in electronic-waste recycling. • Conducted field work with 105 workers, led team of 15. Publications • Coulentianos, M.J., Chou, S., Arezoomand, M., Adhvaryu, A., Austin-Breneman, J., Sienko, K.H., Effects of product representation in choice experiments on stakeholder preference elicitation in a low-resource setting, in review. • Chou, S., Arezoomand, M., Coulentianos, M.J., Nambunmee, K., Neitzel, R., Adhvaryu, A., Austin-Breneman, J., 2020. The stakeholder agreement metric (SAM): quantifying preference agreement between product stakeholders, in: Proceedings of the ASME 2020 IDETC & CIE Conference. St. Louis, USA. Show less



U-M Ginsberg Center for Community Service Learning

• Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

• Lead Graduate Academic Liaison and Project Manager

  • Sep 2017 - Dec 2020

  Workshop facilitator and project manager for community partner voices initiative: amplifying university partners' perspectives in service learning Eight workshops per semester (e.g., 'Entering, Engaging, and Exiting Communities'; 'Identity, Power, and Privilege in Design') Workshop facilitator and project manager for community partner voices initiative: amplifying university partners' perspectives in service learning Eight workshops per semester (e.g., 'Entering, Engaging, and Exiting Communities'; 'Identity, Power, and Privilege in Design')



Good Business Lab

• India
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2020

  Developed a project to increase the labor force participation of women in rural villages, Karnataka. Developed a project to increase the labor force participation of women in rural villages, Karnataka.



Sienko Research Group, Global Health

• Michigan, US; Ghana

• Project Design Engineer

  • Jan 2017 - Dec 2019

  PhD Research • Built rapid prototypes and conducted usability testing. • Designed medical devices to increase access to contraception in remote areas. Publications: • Stakeholder perceptions of requirements elicitation interviews with and without prototypes in a cross-cultural design setting, Coulentianos, M. J., Daly, S.R., Sienko, K.H., 2020, in: Proceedings of the ASME 2020 IDETC & CIE Conference. St. Louis, MO, USA. • Coulentianos, M.J., Burridge, J., Daly, S.R., Sienko, K.H., 2019. Requirement elicitation interviews with prototypes in low-resource clinical settings. Presented at the STEM V: Innovation and Appropriate Technology in Africa, Ann Arbor, MI. • Coulentianos, M.J., Burridge, J., Daly, S.R., Sienko, K.H., Adhvaryu, A., 2018. Characterizing stakeholder input as prototype quantities are varied. Presented at the 4th WHO Global Forum on Medical Devices, Vishakhapatnam, India. Show less



Carrefour

• France
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Projet de Recherche, Direction Innovation Carrefour France

  • Feb 2016 - Aug 2016

  Digital Workplace, Entreprise Libérée, Design Centré Utilisateur Digital Workplace, Entreprise Libérée, Design Centré Utilisateur



Decathlon International, département Plastic, Composite, Métal

• Région de Lille, France

• Recherche et Innovation, Travail sur la création d'une Roadmap Participative.

  • Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

  Ma mission durant ce stage était de dialoguer avec les différents acteurs de la Recherche et de l'Innovation au sein de PCM afin de faire l'état des lieux des mécanismes pushs de l'Innovation dans le groupe, et de là, créer un outil pour mieux communiquer la Roadmap, et la rendre participative. J'ai eu l'occasion de dialoguer avec de nombreux acteurs au sein de l'entreprise, aux achats, en magasin, en innovation, en développement, aux ateliers, chez les marques passion, afin de comprendre le fonctionnement intrinsèque de l'entreprise. Show less



Skyriana Keramika

• Skyros, Grèce

• Stagiaire

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2014

  J'ai effectué un stagiaire chez un potier traditionnel de l'île de Skyros. J'ai aidé à tenir le magasin et j'ai appris à décorer les pots avec les dessins traditionnels de l'île, retravaillés et modernisés par le potier Mr Stamatis Ftoulis. Ce stage m'a permis de valider ma mobilité internationale dans le cadre de mes études, mais surtout de poursuivre ma découverte de l'artisanat, ici dans un contexte reculé d'un pays en crise. J'ai beaucoup appris tant au niveau humain qu'au niveau artistique. J'ai effectué un stagiaire chez un potier traditionnel de l'île de Skyros. J'ai aidé à tenir le magasin et j'ai appris à décorer les pots avec les dessins traditionnels de l'île, retravaillés et modernisés par le potier Mr Stamatis Ftoulis. Ce stage m'a permis de valider ma mobilité internationale dans le cadre de mes études, mais surtout de poursuivre ma découverte de l'artisanat, ici dans un contexte reculé d'un pays en crise. J'ai beaucoup appris tant au niveau humain qu'au niveau artistique.



Alexandre Fonderie d'Art

• Tourcoing, France

• Stagiaire

  • Feb 2014 - Feb 2014

  J'ai effectué un stage ouvrier d'un mois dans une fonderie d'art. Pendant ce stage, j'ai pu réaliser ma propre œuvre en bronze. J'ai d'abord sculpté une pièce en terre puis je l'ai moulée avec la technique de moulage à la cire perdue. Pour ce faire, j'ai d'abord réalisé le moule en silicone en me penchant sur les problématiques du plan de joint et des contre-dépouilles. Puis, à partir du modèle en cire, j'ai étudié les problématiques du système d'alimentation et du noyau. Enfin, j'ai fabriqué le moule en plâtre réfractaire, j'ai coulé ma pièce en bronze, puis j'ai effectuer les opérations de finitions (soudure, ciselure, patine). Ce stage m'a permis dans un premier temps d'apprendre la technique de fonderie à la cire perdue auprès d'un fondeur expérimenté, mais aussi de découvrir le monde de l'artisanat et les enjeux que cela encourt. Show less