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Hi, I'm Jo.
I find poetry in interaction,
form, and experience with
user centered approaches
and contextual awareness.
Hi, I'm Jo. I find poetry
in interaction, form,
and experience with user
centered approaches and
contextual awareness.
Experience
Technical Design Intern
@ Avient Design
Summer 2024
Developed showcase pieces demonstrating advanced polymer
capabilities while optimizing for injection molding manufacturability.
UX Research Intern
@ Volkswagen SAIC
Summer 2023
Investigated in-cabin HMI strategies, developing validation tools for
future UX concepts like digital cockpits and third living spaces.
Designer
@ Design Bloc
2022 -
Co-designed community archive with local communities for heritage
preservation; led 200+ page book composition and design workshops.
Mentor
@ Interactive Product Design lab
2022 -
Provided guidance to students in interactive project, created example
projects featuring object detection and generative graphics.
Student Assistant
@ CodeCraft Group
2022 - 2024
Conceptualized and prototyped paper circuit educational kits for
co-design sessions with underrepresented youth community.
Student Assistant
@ REAR Lab
2022
Designed and fabricated adaptive interactive toys with local organization
for children with disabilities, featuring customizable sensors.
Experience
Technical Design Intern
@ Avient Design
Summer 2024
@ Avient Design
Developed showcase pieces demonstrating advanced polymer capabilities
while optimizing for injection molding manufacturability.
Developed showcase pieces demonstrating advanced polymer
capabilities while optimizing for injection molding manufacturability.
UX Research Intern
@ Volkswagen SAIC
Summer 2023
@ Volkswagen SAIC
Investigated in-cabin HMI strategies, developing validation tools for
future UX concepts like digital cockpits and third living spaces.
Designer
@ Design Bloc
@ Design Bloc
2022 -
@ Design Bloc
Co-designed community archive with local communities for culture and
heritage preservation; led 200+ page book composition and design workshops.
Co-designed community archive with local communities for heritage
preservation; led 200+ page book composition and design workshops.
Mentor
@ Interactive Product Design lab
2022 -
@ Interactive Product Design Lab
Provided guidance to students in interactive project development,
created example projects featuring object detection and generative graphics.
Provided guidance to students in interactive project, created example
projects featuring object detection and generative graphics.
Student Assistant
@ CodeCraft Group
2022 - 2024
@ CodeCraft Group
Conceptualized and prototyped paper circuit educational kits for
co-design sessions with underrepresented youth community.
Student Assistant
@ REAR Lab
2022
@ REAR Lab
Designed and fabricated adaptive interactive toys with local organization
for children with disabilities, featuring customizable sensors.
Education
Georgia Tech
B.S. in Industrial Design
2020 - 2025
Minor in Psychology
Skills
Hi, I'm Jo. I find poetry in interaction,
form, and experience with user centered
approaches and contextual awareness.