About Me


Statement
Material Ecologies | Industrial Design | Design Strategies
My practice explores the interwoven logic of land, memory, and form — drawing from indigenous knowledge systems and the material languages of living systems. I work across scales and mediums, from handcrafted furniture to data-driven prototypes, translating natural intelligence into tools, surfaces, and spatial experiences that invite reflection, adaptation, and care.
Rooted in material-led inquiry, I see design as both a sensory and systemic act — a way of listening to the patterns that shape environments and communities. My approach often explores natural processes become blueprints for making — reimagined through a hybrid of traditional craft and digital fabrication.
I am especially drawn to the overlap between ancestral methods and contemporary systems: how indigenous technologies speak to resilience, reciprocity, and circularity — and how those principles might guide the design of tools, infrastructures, and futures today. Whether working with wood, pigment, code, or collective data, I aim to create pieces that hold space for both continuity and transformation.
Design, to me, is an ongoing negotiation between material, maker, and environment, shaped by a deep belief in stewardship and possibility.
Grad-2020
Parsons School
Of Design
MFA in Industrial Design
Focus: Material Exploration, Design Systems, Experimental Fabrication, Circular Design, Biomaterial 3D printing
Grad-2024
University of the Cumberlands
MS in Strategic Management
Focus: Strategic Leadership, Organizational Design, Global Strategy
Completed a 31-credit curriculum focused on strategic management, competitive strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and global business development to formulate effective management strategies for organizational success.
In Progress
University of the Cumberlands
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
Focus: AI Governance, Climate Strategy, Civic Technology, Design & Strategy
My dissertation investigates the impact of human-centered design, AI, and civic technology on corporate governance and firm performance.
Founding team member at a Startup