Designer and Technologist
I'm a Designer and Technologist with an inter-disciplinary background in Interaction Design, Physical Computing, Creative Coding, and Sound Design.
Second-generation Dominican, born in Brooklyn NY and raised in Puerto Rico.
Politics of Food and Permaculture
I completed a certificate in Permaculture Design from the University of Oregon and am currently working on creating a magazine on tropical food and culture.
Equitability and Access to Technology
I’ve help built communities around Art, Technology & Design. In the wake of Hurricane Maria, I collaborated on an affordable Solar Kit and lead a workshop on Design for Disaster Relief at the University of Puerto Rico.
Experience
Work Experience
Havas Health & You
Lead Creative Technologist
2021 - Present
Fake Love @ New York Times Company
Lead Creative Technologist
2019 - 2020
Tellart
Creative Technologist
2017 - 2019
AtonAton
Creative Technologist
2016
Deep Local
Creative Technologist - Contract
2015 | 2016
Teaching
Making Things Interactive
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI, Spring 2018
Civic Impact through Sensor-Driven Design
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI, Fall 2017
Thinking Like a Designer
Creative Problem Solving Workshop
University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, 2018
Residencies and Talks
Residencies
A/D/O by MINI
Futureworks Residency
Brooklyn, NY | Nov 2019 - Feb 2020
Autodesk - Pier 9
Artist in Residence
San Francisco, CA | Aug 2016 - Dec 2016
Talks
Design Thinking Puerto Rico
The Prototyping Process
San Juan, PR
Radical Networks
NY Crowd-sourced Public Transportation Tracking
NYU Poly, Brooklyn
p5.js Conference
Community and Hacker Culture in Cuba and Puerto Rico
Carnegie Mellon University
FIVAC - Video Art Festival
The State of Emerging Media in Puerto Rico
Camagüey, Cuba
Spotify Monthly Music Hackathon
NYC New Musical Instruments Meta-Piano Extendido & Signal
Manhattan, NY
Education
Master of Tangible Interaction Design
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA | May 2016
Bachelor in Interdisciplinary Studies
University of Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2013