My path into design started with a degree in biology & health policy. From volunteering as an EMT with Cornell EMS throughout college to working 12-hour hospital shifts in Boston post-graduation, I've learned to approach unfamiliar challenges with curiosity & excitement. I love the adrenaline of learning through doing.
Working in healthcare taught me how small design choices can cascade through entire systems. Paper hospital menus that couldn't sync with patient charts meant spending thirty minutes on the phone with kitchen staff just to order a patient breakfast. My floor's "upgraded" phone system turned every bed alarm & call light into un-silenceable, full-volume alerts on every staff phone at any hour of the day.
Imagine tip-toeing into a dark hospital room to take 4am vitals & having your phone ring (with the "Alarm" alarm sound) at full volume. These friction points taught me to see design everywhere and recognize when it's failing. They also showed me that great design isn't just about aesthetics. It's about understanding complex systems and designing solutions that actually work for the people using them.
Recently, I’ve been tackling constituent disengagement & policymaking opacity as co-founder of
Veeto, while also working on smaller projects like
tinyfolio.