Curriculum vitae

Education

PhD Human Factors & Ergonomics
University of Minnesota, 2023 - 2027 (expected)
Advisor: Dr. Lucy E. Dunne
Human Performance, Usability and Wearable Interfaces

M.S. Human Factors & Ergonomics
University of Minnesota, 2021 - 2023
Advisor: Dr. Brad Holschuh
Usability Engineering, Human-centered Design, and Wearable Technology

B.S. Computer Science
Mississippi State University, 2008 - 2010
Human-Computer Interaction, Programming Languages, and Data Structures.

Publications

Models of Human Performance in Wearable Interfaces
Publication date: 2026-10-13 (In Press)
UbiComp Companion '26: Companion of the 2026 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing
https://doi.org/10.1145/3798063.3836747
Multi-Band Remote Measurement System to Quantify Fit of Body-Worn Protective Garments
Publication date: 2025-04-30
Journal: 2025 Design of Medical Devices
http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/dmd2025-1100
Find the Gap: Multiband, Remote Measurement System to Quantify the Fit of Wearable Systems
Publication date: 2025-04-15
Journal: IEEE Sensors Journal
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2025.3542582
Quantifying Fit of Wearable Systems With a Multi-Band, Remote Measurement System
Publication date: 2024-10-05
Type: Conference Poster
https://doi.org/10.1145/3675094.3677607

Teaching

DES 5902 Principles of Wearable Technology Practicum - Spring 2025
DES 5902 Principles of Wearable Technology Practicum - Spring 2024

Experience

Interaction Designer & Product Owner, 2015 - Present

FedEx, SenseAware

Proven ability to translate user needs into design requirements.
Expert knowledge of human-centered design techniques including heuristic evaluations and human performance modeling.
Expertise in planning all aspects of rapid user testing methods and quickly providing data-driven recommendations.
Performed user research using user testing, interviews, surveys, web analytics, and collecting human performance metrics.
Contributed to user manuals for hardware and software system components.
Advocated for the enterprise-wide design system.

Front-end Web Developer, 2011 - 2015

FedEx Services, SenseAware

Built resuable object-oriented web components.
Managed continuous deployments via GitHub & Heroku.
Developed tested and covered JavaScript components with Jasmine and Karma runner frameworks
Leveraged web metrics via Adobe Analytics to inform design decisions and shape the product roadmap.
Instrumental in launching the SenseAware Help Center quickly with open source software.
Created custom Drupal 6 modules and themes supporting the SenseAware product.
Applied internationalization best practices.
Worked within an Agile/Scrum environment.

Network Administrator, 2006 - 2008

Tate County School District, MS

Led the effort to deploy identity services using Microsoft Active Directory.
Maintained critical educational computing resources, including web filtering and network services.

Certifications

UX Certificate, Interaction Design specialty, 2020
Nielsen Norman Group

Coursework in Interaction & Emotional Design