CV

Experience

Founder, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Design Officer

Ferant Tech Corporation | Aug 2020 – March 2022

Co-designed and co-developed a web application for tailoring school curricula to individual students, identifying and refining the minimum viable product for the company.

Advised the design of a complementary professional development program for educators to implement asset-based education in their classrooms, providing essential data for reaching product-market fit.

Managed Slack, Jira, and Google workspace for a growing team of eight technologists, designers, and educational professionals, promoting a high level of internal transparency which eased pivoting through evolving priorities.

Designed a pitch deck used to secure two strategic partnerships that provided product validation data.

Edited promotional blogs, web application copy, grant applications (valuing over $250,000), and internal business documents to ensure cohesive and concise communication of company values.

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Wood Shop Assistant

Wood Shop & Scene Shop, NYUAD | Dec 2018 – March 2020, Sep 2021 – June 2022

Built custom furniture, boxes, doors, frames, sculptures, and skateboards as-needed to support studios and performances throughout the Arts Center.

Supported instructors with shop upkeep, including regular and emergency tool maintenance, dust extraction management, and studio improvements.

Advised students on design and fabrication for academic projects, turning ideas into crafted realities.

Helped train two new assistants in shop safety and essential support tasks.

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Academic Success Coach

FutureEd Startup Concept Validation, Remote | March – April 2021

Guided college underclassmen 1-on-1 to build successful holistic health habits.

Collaborated with other coaches to develop a college success curriculum.

Advised founder on concept validation.

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Media Design Intern & Design Research Assistant

Narrative Technologies and Spatial Installations Lab, NYUAD | June 2019

Submitted a detailed proposal for the Bee Breeders architecture competition, Abu Dhabi Flamingo Observation Tower, including scaled section diagrams, detailed 2D maps, and 3D renderings.

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Manufacturing Technician Volunteer

Advanced Manufacturing Workshop, NYUAD| Feb – Dec 2019

Assisted students and faculty with the design, prototyping, and manufacture of products for engineering competitions and academic courses.

Built a suggestion box for processing feedback from community members.

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Expedition Leader

Wilderness Department, UWC USA | June 2017 – May 2018

Completed a semester-long Wilderness First-Aid course (WFA)

Pecos Wilderness, New Mexico

Learned the tools and techniques of leadership in Wilderness Education over the 14-day Leadership Backpacking Expedition, including basic survival skills, risk management, and leadership styles.

Practiced leadership and backpacking skills over the 4-day intensive Pre-Orientation expedition.

Led 10 international students on a three-day Orientation backpacking expedition, teaching them essential survival skills, group communication methods, and a holistic leadership perspective.

Led 12 international students on an overnight backpacking expedition focused on team-building, enjoying the outdoors, and reflecting on experience

Montezuma, New Mexico

Led groups of 20 international students and faculty on 9 different day hikes to promote outdoor education.

Southern Utah

Honed my leadership style over the 5-day Advanced Leadership backpacking expedition through Coyote Gulch and up the Escalante river, practicing advanced navigation and completing a 24-hour solo experience.

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Land Management Assistant

Agroecology Research Center, UWC USA | Aug 2017 – May 2018

Built a dam to divert water from a broken water line and create a riparian area.

Cleared debris and built steps along a quarter-mile trail, opening access to hikers and farmers.

Protected native cottonwoods trees along a quarter-mile stretch of river from beavers.

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Transmission Electron Microscopy Sample Technician

QuanTEM Laboratories, Oklahoma City, OK, USA | June – Aug 2018

Prepared 15-50 Transmission Electron Microscopy samples per day.

Prepared 15-100 Phase Contrast Microscopy samples per day.

Regularly shifted into sample receiving and mail room positions as needed.

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Tire Technician

Discount Tire, Oklahoma City, OK, USA | July 2015 – March 2016

Performed services to wheels and tires on vehicles in 15 minutes or less.

Directed teams of up to three technicians.

Skills & Expertise

Programming

Creative Programs

Manufacturing Tools

Talks & Articles

MyCorr: Reaching Out Made a Little Better

NYUAD Design Archive | Article | June 23, 2022

Massiven Mittwoch – Design to Startup

Münster School of Design | Remote Presentation | Jan. 12, 2022

Why, My Louvre? Why Have You Forsaken Us?

NYUAD Design Archive | Article | Dec. 16, 2021

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