Bio

Founding Designer & Design Engineer building AI-native products and spatial computing interfaces.

I design and code agentic systems, XR interfaces, and AI-augmented tools. I work across the full stack: from prompt engineering and agent orchestration to Unity prototypes and XR interaction design.

Through JH Design LLC (est. 2014), I've served as founding designer for startups and R&D teams—leading 0→1 product development, design system creation, and technical prototyping. Current explorations include MetaMedium (dynamic tools that adapt to thought) and OpenClaw (open-source robotics manipulation).

Work Experience

2022–2024

XR Product & Interaction Designer

Nanome Inc.

  • Primary XR Spatial Computing designer: 3D UX prototyping in Unity, ShapesXR and Blender
  • Product Design, requirements collection and scope management
  • Conversational AI interface design
  • User Experience test facilitator and researcher
2021–2022

Immersive UI/UX Designer

BadVR, Inc.

  • Interaction and UX design for Meta Quest & HoloLens 2 focusing on hand tracking
  • Product mockups and developer handoff
  • Research and internal knowledge management
2019–2021

Founding CEO, Co-Founder

AvatarMEDIC, Inc.

  • Leadership and business development, fundraising, pitching and strategy
  • XR and Robotics concept development
  • Website Design & implementation
  • Content and brand development
2014–Present

Product and Founding Designer as a Service

JH Design LLC

  • Subject Matter Expert - XR and Spatial Computing
  • Content creation, 3D scanning and Modeling
  • Solutions and product design
  • Business strategy
2015–2018

UI/UX Design Lead

Collaborate.org

  • Product design and interactive mockups
2014–2015

Graduate Associate

CNDLS, Georgetown University

  • Pedagogical tools support
  • Published research on technology adoption
2010–2012

Primary Photographer

Qualcomm Institute (Calit2), UC San Diego

  • Event coverage, technical documentation & portraiture
2008–2011

Photo Editor & Photojournalist

UCSD Guardian

  • Primary photography, coordination of staff photographers and editorial needs
2007–2011

Ocean Lifeguard

California State Parks (Seasonal)

  • Aquatic rescue, public safety, first aid medical care
  • Instructor for Junior Lifeguards program

Education

Georgetown University

Washington, DC · 2014–2016

Master of Arts in Communication, Culture & Technology

Dual theses on AI-powered conversational interfaces and the political & social implications of technology standardization.

Awarded "Most Meta" by peers

UC San Diego

La Jolla, CA · 2008–2012

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science / International Relations

Thesis on remotely piloted aircraft in the context of just war theory, concluding with discussion of ground robotics deployment.

Areas of Expertise

Design & Product

  • User Research
  • 3D Interaction Design
  • Product Design & Prototyping
  • Design Systems Architecture

AI & Development

  • LLM Integration & AI Coding
  • Agent Orchestration
  • Intelligence Augmentation
  • Conversational UX

Physical/Virtual Convergence

  • Robot Control & Manipulation
  • Digital Twins & Teleoperation
  • 3D Scanning & Photogrammetry
  • XR / Spatial Computing UX

Awards & Recognition

2022

R&D Innovation Award

Aerospace Medical Association

XR Digital Twin robotics control

2021

NIST CHARIoT Challenge Phase 2 Winner

National Institute of Standards and Technology

A1R - Augmented First Responder AR solution

2020

Founder Institute Graduate

Founder Institute San Francisco

Graduated as CEO of AvatarMEDIC

2020

Microsoft Reactor Hackathon Winner

Microsoft

HoloTRIAGE - HoloLens 2 medical training system

2016

"Most Meta" Award

Georgetown CCT

Voted by peers for meta-level thinking

Research & Publications

Masters Thesis

Art Math, Math Art - Toward a Boundless Grounded Infinity

AI-interpreted learning canvas design for infinite creative expression

EduLearn 2015, Barcelona

Capturing, Tracing, & Visualizing Spread of Technology-Enhanced Instructional Strategies

Published research on technology adoption in education

Atlantic Council - Strategic Foresight

Internet as Answer Engine

Predicted rise of answer engines displacing search (10+ years before ChatGPT)

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