I study what breaks at the boundary between people and intelligent systems — and design the layer that keeps it from breaking.

Human Factors  ·  Information Architecture  ·  Human–AI Interaction  ·  Mixed Methods Research

6 years as Principal User Experience Consultant at Liberty Mutual, leading information architecture and user research for an enterprise platform used by 45,000+ employees across global markets. 4 years building Oak Grove — a multi-market e-commerce platform running on deliberate AI integration.

Master of Science (M.S.) Human Factors in Information Design, Bentley University McCallum Graduate School of Business
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) Digital Media Design, Harvard Extension School
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Biology (Bio/neuroethics) & East Asian Studies (Japan), Brown University
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Work
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Enterprise intranet information architecture (IA), user research, and interaction design for 45,000+ employees across global markets
Information architecture Mixed methods research Enterprise systems Workflow design Human factors
05/2016 – 05/2022
Work
Oak Grove
A home-decor brand run almost entirely solo — a study in where AI helps and where humans decide.
Human-AI workflow design Human-in-the-loop systems Prompt & pipeline design Workflow automation (n8n) AI image generation (Gemini)
05/2022 – present
Project
Parliamo
Voice-first Italian tutor with modular AI pipeline and persistent learning state
Voice interface design Conversational AI Agentic systems Human-in-the-loop Claude Code
2026
Project
/aɪ.pi.eɪ/ (IPA) Drill
Interactive flashcard app for learning the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
Interaction design Designing with AI Accessibility Multi-language
2026
Project  ·  Coming soon
Danceflow & 5678
VR rhythm game + computer vision pipeline that turns dance videos into playable levels
VR / Spatial computing Unity 6 Meta Quest 2 Computer vision AI-directed development Claude Code
2026
Project · Capstone (Harvard ALM)
Cooking from Scratch
Self-guided cooking skill development app — research-heavy capstone with 7 exploratory interviews, 2 rounds of design feedback, and competitive review of 8 products
User research Instructional design Interaction design Competitive analysis Adobe XD
2019 · revisited 2026
Project · Hackathon
GachaBot
Context-aware local recommendation machine built at Kyoto Startup Summer School — 48 hours, 100% field research, pitched with full UX, product design, and business model
Context-aware system Field research Rapid prototyping Product design
2018