Work Experience
2024 — Now
2017 — 2024
2023 — 2024
Part-time Lecturer at University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
1998 — 2002
US Air Force
Speaking
2024
Public tech careers fireside chat at Design Museum Everywhere
Portland
2023
The Designer's Share of the Problem at Outcome Conference
Chandigarh, India
2022
Service Design Talk at Federation of Tax Associates Tech Conference
Portland, Oregon
2022
Service Design in Government at Federal CX Leadership Symposium
2022
Service Design in Government at Cloudflare Design Growth Week
2021
Oslo, Norway
2021
The Designers Share of the Problem at Colorado Springs Design Week
Colorado Springs, CO
2020
The researchers role in hostile design at UX Australia
Melbourne, Australia
2019
Portland, Oregon
2019
Toronto, Canada
2019
Hostile Design of Digital Experiences at ACM SigDoc
Portland, Oregon
2018
Service Design in Higher Education at Carnegie Conference
Orlando, FL
2018
Nashville, TN
2017
Improving the product toolbox at Pixel Up!
Cape Town, South Africa
2017
2017
Tackling Content Migration & Maintenance at Confab Higher Ed
Indianapolis, IN
Features
Exhibitions
2024
Manipulation Engineering at Wacom Experience Center
Portland, OR
2023
2022
The Designer's Share of the Problem at Portland Design Festival
Portland, OR
Side Projects
2024
Month-long design showcase featuring events around the city.
2017
Launched Indiana Design & Innovation Week in 2016, became Indy Design Week in 2018
2016
Pensulo Decks
A deck of 54 cards aimed at helping you rethink, reimagine or break your creative block.
2014
A web conference held in Louisville, KY
2004
Invented the field sport of Tennis Polo (Toccer) where teams of players attempt to score on a goal with a ball defended by a keeper who hold a tennis-style racquet.
Contact
Are.na
Last.fm
LinkedIn
BlueSky
Instagram
Twitter
Letterboxd
GitHub
Volunteering
2023 — Now
2020 — Now
2021 — 2022
Portland, OR
Appointed by Mayor to city's Historic Landmarks Commission
2017 — 2018
Indianapolis, IN
2015 — 2017
Director at IxDA Indianapolis
Launched the Indianapolis chapter of the Interaction Design Association
Teams
Current
Education
Art Academy of Latvia