Building Systems
People Depend On

About

I work on products where getting the details right matters because people depend on them. My background is in industrial design and human factors engineering, and I usually end up somewhere between the lab bench, CAD model, and the person using it.

I'm known for translating stalled and theoretical ideas into real, testable products; operating at the intersection of deep tech, human factors, and early-stage commercialization. I guide teams through ambiguity using evidence, prototypes, and incremental momentum rather than authority.

Currently Senior Engineer at Triton Systems, leading R&D on wearable sensing platforms, tactile interfaces, and safety-critical human-machine systems. I manage three engineers and led design, R&D, and commercalization efforts for 4-7 concurrent programs, ranging from $200K to $1M.

Previously founded Applied Design, a multidisciplinary practice supporting across medical, industrial, and consumer products, helping startups secure funding and launch products.

How I Work

• Start with the User
  Begin with constraints and work backwards to hardware. Make sure we're solving the right problem before building the wrong thing.
• Evidence Over Authority
  Build alignment through step-by-step technical proof and physical artifacts, not hierarchy.
• Incremental Momentum
  Move from abstraction to validated prototype through rapid iteration and staged builds.
• Risk Reduction
  De-risk programs 30-60% through experiments, requirements refinement, and early testing.
• TRL Advancement
  Drive technologies from concept (TRL 1-2) to integrated prototypes (TRL 5-7) for field trials through product-market fit (TRL 8-9)