Designer & Facilitator

I have lived and worked across 3 continents (America, Europe, Japan) as a designer, researcher, and facilitator. I create an artifact & system that empowers people to connect to themselves, to other people and their surroundings.  

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Projects online

Leadership

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I lead a team of 3~6 people for 9 months to create Design System for iOS, Android, Responsive Web, AMP. Case study is here.

Design

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I  created visual interaction design around the hardware design of Jasper Morisson. 

Webinar

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My first speaking intervention in English on the topic of  Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Humanity centric design.

Short Talk

Senat

20 minutes short talk on Inclusive Design for Déjeuner Numérique, a regular event organized for civil workers working for French government, Senate office. 

Organizations I worked for

CORPORATIONS

In-house staff
AUTODESK
SONY
NOKIA
HERE TECHNOLOGIES
SENTIUS

AGENCIES

RADICALMEDIA
ORGANIC
SAPIENT
EXPERIENTIA
TURBULENT
KUNGFU
AXANCE

BRANDS

NATIXIS BPCE
MERCK
LEXIS NEXIS
BUREAU VERITAS
PARROT
PAYPAL
AEROPORT DE PARIS
TF1
MACIF
FRENCH UNEMPLOYMENT AGENCY
FREE2MOVE

PUNKT
HITACHI
LOGITECH
T-MOBILE
O2
VIRGIN MOBILE
TELEFONICA
VERIZON
ALCATEL
CBC-RADIO CANADA
UNITED AIRLINES
NEW YORK TIMES

START-UPS

Just helped friends who are amazing entrepreneurs
DIGITAL WALLET
OPU LAB

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Types of work

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Types of organization

Types of organization
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International products release

Number of products

Design rigor is a prerequisite in a international environment and development.

Edit, 3D Studio Max, Toxik, Smoke, Combustion, Frost, Inferno, Media Cleaner, Ovi Web OS SDK, Ovi 123 app maker, Ovi Ad platform, Nokia Drive, Nokia Public Transport, Here map, Messaging apps, Sony’s devices . . .

Design skillset

Design Skillset
Design Skill Score
0.INEXPERIENCED 1.NOVICE 2.COMPETENT 3.SOLID 4.EXPERT 5.GURU A Skillset framework by Amplify Design

I had more opportunities to support product development vs. marketing communication projects. I started in Silicon Valley in a start-up creating language learning/translation tool.

My New York life passed through a stint in motion graphics. I shifted rapidly to more interaction design to deep dive into the user-centered design to create many world-class products.

I do usability evaluation tests, audits, and contextual ethnographic research. 

I like information design, primarily visualizing data. Whether English, French, or Japanese, I am not a wordsmith for copywriting. I get by :)

Current learning challenges

Machine learning

TinyML

Learning by doing. I twiddle around coding to understand better machine learning, and not just speak about  automation and ethics.

Systemic thinking & Behaviors

Thinking in Systems

Behavioral design is on the way to democratization like “design thinking”. Systemic design thinking is a way to model research essential to devise a strategy for change.

Writting

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I am not a natural writer and a shy person. So, writing even a couple of articles for the public view was a tremendous step forward for me.

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