Location:
San Francisco, CA
Work:
JoyLabz - Santa Cruz, CA since Jul 2012
Founder/Director
Intel Labs - Santa Clara, CA since May 2011
Maker Research Scientist
MIT Media Lab - Cambridge, MA since Sep 2006
PhD Researcher
MIT Sep 2005 - May 2011
Graduate Resident Tutor
MIT - MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Sep 2004 - May 2006
NSF Fellow
Education:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2008 - 2013
PhD, Media Lab, Creative Tools/Platforms, Maker Culture
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2006 - 2008
Master's, Media Lab
Cambridge University 2002 - 2003
Master's of Philosophy, Computer Speech and Internet Technology
Georgia Tech 1998 - 2002
Bachelor's of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Psychology Minor, DSP Specialty
Skills:
Rapid Prototyping
Creative Platform Design
Catalyzing Maker Culture
User Interface Design
User Experience
Interaction Design
Radical Learning Praxis
Workshops
Public Speaking
Leadership
Programming
Image Processing
Computer Vision
Human Computer Interaction
Matlab
Signal Processing
Ethnography
Sensors
Information Design
Electronics
Research
Experience Design
Design Thinking
Research Design
User Centered Design
Management
User Research
User Experience Design
Entrepreneurship
Industrial Design
Electrical Engineering
Algorithms
Machine Learning
Arduino
Digital Signal Processing
Product Design
Interests:
Maker Culture
Hacking
Inventing
Yoga
Prototyping