👋 Hello there!

 

I’m Jesse, and I love stories.

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My North Star 🌟

is to expand consciousness through storytelling.

 

In the context of Product Design 🔎

Every product is a story. With pragmatic tools and structures to discover and validate the development of the digital experience, I am passionate about creating innovative, accessible, human-centric experiences that transform the user for the better.

 

Where I thrive 🌷

💫 all things storytelling

🕵️‍♂️ UX Research and Design

👀 UI + visual design

📝 UX Writing

🎯 SCRUM + Agile + Lean UX

🏔 narrative design

🎨 Figma

💡 Miro

✅ Trello + Notion

🤹‍♂️ facilitation

🕸 brand strategy

😁 brightening your day

 

Where I’m growing 💪

📊 all things data

👾 animation

🤖 artificial intelligence

A little background

 
 
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Where I came from

Baltimore-raised and New York City-based, I come from an extensive background as a professional artist and storyteller. I received my BFA in Acting/Musical Theater from Carnegie Mellon University before moving to New York City in 2013.

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Why Product Design?

I became fascinated by immersive theater and this emerging and innovative medium of intimate, sensory storytelling. However, many creators of immersive theater did not consider the user experience design for their audience. Easier said than done. So I made it my mission to learn in absorb all things UX!

Where I’m going

I found my way into product design to discover more opportunities for transformation in the digital and real space alike. By merging technology with creativity, I want to leverage scalability, automation, and data-driven personalization to let humans focus on the human stuff.

 
 

I seek to cultivate ethical, intelligent technology that supports human connection and creativity.

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Explore more about me.

 

Speaking 👂

Service Design Global Conference: Copenhagen

In October 2022, I was a guest speaker at the Service Design Global Conference in Copenhagen to share my passion for storytelling and design.

IxDA:PGH World Interaction Day

In September 2022, I was the main speaker at IxDA’s Pittsburgh Chapter as a part of World Interaction Day 2022.

 

Writing ✍️

 
 

Co-founder 🔮

 Want to check out my work as a Product Designer?