SPECIALIZATIONS
Tech & Design Strategy
Team & Design Leadership
Team Management
Emerging Technology
Artificial Intelligence
Educational Technology
Design Operations
Design Systems
Inclusive Design & Accessibility
Education & Curriculum Design
Public Speaking
PASSIONS
Mission-Driven Work
Gov Tech
Civic Design
Future Tech
Future Careers
EDUCATION
Human Computer Interaction
Natural Language Processing
Bachelor of Science
CUNY BA
VOLUNTEER
Rita Lab
Rita Lab is a tech and design community I founded which stems from Rita Creative and Inclusion Design Lab.
2021 – Current
Co.Lab
Mentor, 2021
ADPList
Mentor, 2020
UX Come Up
Founder, 2019 – 2020
SPEAKING

Capital Rx
UX/UI Manager, 2025
America on Tech
Artificial Intelligence & Web Development Instructor, 2025 (Part-Time, Contract)
Part of inaugural group of instructors selected to teach AoT’s first-ever AI curriculum during summer 2025 to NYC High School students. Currently teaching a fall Web Development course to NYC High School students.
HuCapital
Head of Tech & Design, 2024 - Current (Part-Time, Freelance)
Created, hired, and now managing a cross-functional team of developers, data scientists, designers, and PMs building an AI-powered social media platform.
Kingsborough Community College
Artificial Intelligence Educator, 2024 - Current (Part-Time, Contract)
"Intro to Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Work" is a 10 week course taught to High School students in partnership with Good Shepherd Services covering the history of AI, the different types of AI and AI tools, and AI's impact on the workforce.
• Created “Intro to Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Work” curriculum, syllabus,assignments, projects, and teaching materials
• Taught “Intro to Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Work” course weekly to ~20 highschool students
• Provided feedback to students through digital, office hours, and classwork
Mayer Brown
Design Strategist, 2024 - 2025 (Part-Time, Contract)
Worked cross-functionally on various firm-wide tech and design projects including a robust design system to improve product development efficiency for internal tech team and multiple AI solutions to increase internal firm productivity.
Heady
Director of Product Design, 2022 – 2024
Founded inaugural Design department, defining department strategy, operations, and long-term growth plan. This mainly included scaling the team from 1 to 15 multidisciplinary designers. I also led end-to-end Design Strategy and delivery across client projects.
Kingsborough Community College (w/ Meta & Jobs for the Future)
Augmented Reality Design Instructor, 2023 - 2024 (Part Time)
"Augmented Reality for UX Designers" program in partnership with Meta and Jobs for the Future teaching UX Design beginners the fundamentals of Augmented Reality based on Meta's Spark platform.
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
UX Design Instructor, 2022-2023 (Part Time)
Between 2022 and 2023, I taught “UX Design Entrepreneurship” and “UX Design Capstone” through CUNY DesignWorks and “Intro to Designing Tech” through CUNY New Paths.
NYC Tourism (f.k.a. NYC & Company)
Director of Product Design & Strategy, 2020 – 2021
From 2020 to 2021, my main focus at NYC Tourism was to support the City's recovery efforts. I led Product and UX strategy for all of NYC Tourism campaigns designed to support small businesses during the pandemic.
• Supported international marketing campaigns & city initiatives via product strategy
• Outlined product roadmap, oversaw Design processes, and provided design direction for all digital NYC Tourism projects
• Managed UX team and UX team hiring, as well as co-led Product Development team
• Worked with NYC leadership & other stakeholders to organize and prioritize strategy
Full Resume Available Upon Request