About Me
I am an open designer, developer and maker focused on accessible technology and community engagement.
I work with museums, libraries and organizations to plan, fund, build and teach about technology within local communities.
I am a librarian, archivist and information scientist specializing in data structures, digital archaeology, conservation, and education.
I have experience with full-stack web development, tech support, systems administration and server management.
I live in Tacoma, WA in the United States with my family and pets.
Skills
UX/UI & Design
- 2D digital visual design, layout and branding
- 3D promotional modeling and rendering
- technical and artistic illustrations and diagrams
- user experience, interaction and interface (UX/UI)
- human-computer interaction (HCI)
- color theory, perception, matching and profiling
Research & Development
- compare, qualify and integrate technology based on project specifications
- executing and communicating iterative prototypes for continued assessment
- cross-disciplinary team collaboration across institutions
- data structures, formats and encoding for APIs and REST
- front-end and back-end web development using HTML, CSS, JS, PHP and SQL
- holistic hardware, electronics, software and application embedded systems
Printing & Fabrication
- 2D and 3D prototyping, production and finishing
- consumer, commercial and industrial production technologies
- organic and synthetic material science
- label, adhesive and packaging technologies
- sustainable, recyclable and repairable systems
Assessment & Evaluation
- hardware, software and networking standards specifications
- development based on production specifications and frameworks
- digital media and data file formats and specifications
- product quality testing and assurance
Technical Support
- cross-platform desktop and mobile technical knowledge
- computing and networking systems maintenance, repair, assessment and upgrade
- organizational support team facilitation through testing, documention and communication
- troubleshooting to identify root-cause errors and prevent reoccurance
Systems & Server Admin
- managing linux cloud computing server environments
- virtualization and containerization technologies
- small- to medium-scale identity and authentication solutions
- web and cloud server storage, hosting, and proxying
- development, production and upgrade environments
- on-site and cloud backup processes
Instructional Media
- informal education focused on technology, science, and culture
- lesson planning, course design and educational aids
- audio recording, processing, editing and mixing
- video storyboarding, editing, animation and production
- digital media formats, encoding, conversion and archiving
- learning and content management systems
Accessibility
- multi-sensory experiences
- tactile graphics and accessibility aids
- multi-format instructional design
- subtitles and closed captioning
- document accessibility remediation
- wcag and aria compliant web sites
Writing & Documentation
- technical documentation for diverse audiences
- do-it-yourself and self-help guides
- technical illustration and diagrams
- charts, graphs and data visualization
Funding & Grants
- long-term technology project planning, communication and assessment
- iterative project proposals and milestones
- technology project funding and grant application process
- project sustainability and budgeting
Workshops & Outreach
- community integration workshops for technology development
- informal education through hands-on activities
- participatory research, design and development processes