SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
IIT Institute of Design
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Penn State University
2018 + 2019 + 2022
In 2018, I was invited to be a guest lecturer for the Masters of Design program at the Institute of Design. I helped students of the Service Design course understand how to use prototyping in different fidelities throughout the design process.
In 2019, I was a guest lecturer for the Entrepreneurship class at Penn State University. I taught students from multiple areas of studies about the value of prototyping.
In 2022, as a guest lecturer, I inspired masters-level students at the Institute of Design to use their spacial memory to solve problems with unstructured, qualitative data.
Allstate Innovation Conference
2019
Drawing from my research work with the Dean of the Institute of Design, I inspired a cross-functional team of innovators to leverage intangible assets and use their spatial memory to solve large problems.
Walkabout NYC
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OpenCo NYC Conferences
2013
At both Walkabout NYC and OpenCo NYC, I spoke about how organizational culture can lead to success. My employer, Yodle, was recognized by Forbes as one of America's Most Promising Companies and by Crain's as the ninth fastest growing company in New York. In our product development process, we emphasized the importance of delivering business value. We held product managers, designers, and engineers accountable for understanding the specific value they intended to create at both macro and micro levels. During these conferences, I presented alongside of our CEO, Court Cunningham, and Lead Engineer, Donald Higgins.
