Position:
Design Research at Airbnb
Work:
Airbnb
since Feb 2013
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Design Research
Microsoft
- San Francisco Bay Area 2008 - Jan 2013
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Senior Design Researcher
SAP
- Palo Alto, CA 2007 - 2008
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UX Researcher
IBM Research
- San Francisco Bay Area May 2007 - Aug 2007
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Research Intern (Corporate Ethnography)
Stratos Product Development
- Greater Seattle Area 2002 - 2003
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Mechanical Engineer/Web Developer
Education:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS, Mechanical Engineering
Stanford University
MS, Organizational Behavior
University of Michigan - School of Information
MS, Human-Computer Interaction
Interests:
aapl, tennis, microbrew, yurts, design practice, cscw
Honor & Awards:
1996 Panamanian Ladies Golf Champion (nobody really plays golf there. it's too hot)
Awards:
Microsoft Leader Bench (2011 & 2012)
Company-wide program to recognize and develop high-potential employees (top 4% of company).
UX Leadership Program
5-month career development program for employees with leadership-potential in the UX discipline. Nominated by managers and selected by the Microsoft-wide UX Leadership Team.