Recent work experiences

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - ALSAC Nov 2022 / Present

UX Designer

Map out and design the next generation of donor journeys’ digital experience. Collaborate with a team of designers, UX researchers, marketers, and engineers to design digital products that promote awareness of St. Jude's mission.

Ability Project and ITP, NYU Aug 2021 / Aug 2022

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research Resident at NYU’s Ability Project (an interdisciplinary research space dedicated to the intersection between disability and technology) and Interactive Telecommunication Program.

Researching and designing in the fields of Human-Computer interactions (HCI) and Accessibility. Improve accessibility and inclusive practices for digital content and design for NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program.

Raincoat March 2021 / September 2021

UX Designer

Designed an end-to-end purchasing experience for data-driven insurance digital products. Collaborated with a cross-functional engineering team and a data scientist to design the interface for managing and visualizing data.

ITP, NYU October 2020 / May 2021

Web Designer and Developer Assistant

Designed and developed ITP/IMA Code of Conduct’s website, prioritizing UI and user experience focusing on digital accessibility. Worked closely with Daniel Shiffman and community members to fulfill design requirements.

Residencies

Living Energy Farm July 2022

Solar Design Residency

Research, design and develop daylight-drive (DC) solar energy towards energy democracy and social impact.

During the immersive residency in Louisa, Virginia, worked on modifying equipment for DC, building solar cookers, battery technology, and farming!

Education

New York University

Master’s: Interactive Telecommunications Program: Creative Tech and Design 

Thesis: Kinesthetic Explorations In Playful and Accessible Web-Based Experiences For Children. Researched and designed playful kinesthetic experiences for children, employing machine learning and augmented reality.

University Pompeu Fabra

Certificate: User Experience (UX), Usability and Interaction Design

Project: Re-design a hotel website - Desktop and Mobile

University of Puerto Rico

BA: Humanities
Double major: Fine Arts, Art History

Workshops and Talks

Inclusive, Equitable and Accessible Projects

Talk about accessibility and how we might improve our process so all people can interact with our projects.

Practice Accessible Documentation

Lecture to ITP students on how to develop accessible practice in their documentation workflow.

Git and Github in Open Source Contribution

ML5/Opensource workshop

Code of Conduct Contribution Workflow

Workshops with Daniel Shiffman about Code of Conduct Contribution workflow through Git and Github

Volunteer Work

ML5.js and Open Source Club
ITP Resident | 2021

Organized meetings and talks related to ML5: A Machine Learning open source interface based on TensorFlow.js.

Lab for Erroneous Design
Co-Founder | 2012-2014

Founding member of Puerto Rico's first hackerspace. Organized workshops for introducing visual artists to coding.