Growth mindset,
Curiosity,
Transferable skills across industries.
Fueled by hojicha latte, curiosity, and a knack for finding patterns where no one is looking, I merge empathy with strategic foresight to craft solutions that serve all stakeholders. What do I bring to the table? A trained eye for systems, a lifelong learner mindset, and a team-oriented approach to navigating complex design challenges.
Currently, I’m wrapping up my master’s degree in Integrated Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University, where I continue to build on the skills in research, innovation strategy, and product design that I’ve acquired across diverse industries like consumer electronics and packaged goods, e-commerce startups, and nonprofits.​
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In my free time, you can find me wandering the streets with my camera, lifting weights, or adding another movie to my watched list (I just hit 800!).​ Always down for spontaneous conversations about walkable city, placemaking, and fusion recipes...
"A trained eye."
I started my journey in design with a background in documentary photography. There is not a moment in life where I am not actively engaged in the world, observing to make meanings and connections. By doing so, I discovered some of the most intriguing things within the everyday. In design, I carry forward this belief in the power of the overlooked and the mundane—often the richest ground for true innovation.
Since I was 14, I have been using camera to capture the systems of life I see in cities, nature, and people. I am constantly fascinated by the traces of human activities.
In 2018, I had the honor to be commissioned by the New York Times for a photo-journalism project, ‘This is 18”, a celebration of girlhood around the world, featuring and photographed by young women.
