.00 Founder & CEO

Dexign LLC

Dexign, LLC is a consultancy that operates between Silicon Valley and the Washington, D.C. metro area, focusing on the application of human-centered design to media, policy, personal development and leadership. We guide public- and private-sector clients along the path to transformation, helping them see what's missing.

.01 Senior Media Designer & Lecturer

Stanford University, d.school (Aug. 2013 - Aug. 2016)

I served as a lecturer at Stanford University, working as a senior media designer at The Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (known commonly as ‘the d.school’). I launched and ran 'the whiteboard' in addition to my work as a member of the Media Experiments team, a collaboration between the d.school and Knight Foundation. My work focused primarily on the application of human-centered design to media. My most recent work focused on unconscious bias awareness and creative capacity building. My project portfolio for that work is called 'PARA∆IGM'. Prior to being a senior media designer, I served for two years as the d.school's editor-in-residence.

.02 Editor

The Washington Post (June 2011 - Aug. 2013)

I was the founding editor of the Innovations blog, a digital section for The Washington Post that featured news and analysis at the cross-section of society and technology. The main goal of the section was to explore "what's next." Pieces from the section were occasionally published in print. My responsibilities included writing live coverage and analysis content for print and web as well as commissioning and editing copy from outside writers, managing talent (a columnist and blogger) and coordinating features with print and video teams across the newsroom.

.03 host / co-host

"59 Seconds" & Live Coverage of the 2012 Presidential Election for "The Fold"
The Washington Post (July 2012 - Aug. 2013)

My responsibilities included scripting and hosting the weekday online video news program "59 Seconds". The program was featured on the Post homepage between noon and 2pm daily. My duties also expanded to include co-hosting the Post's live coverage of the 2012 presidential election featured on the Post's evening news program, "The Fold."

.04 WEB PRODUCER

Post Politics
The Washington Post (May 2010 - June 2011)

I was a member of the team responsible for producing the Post Politics site. My job included driving traffic to the politics pages through well-written headlines, story selection, linking, social media sharing and the incorporation of content from relevant sites. My tasks also included pitching new ideas for web elements to include alongside original reporting. Towards the end of my tenure, I took a leading role in transitioning the Post Politics site from its old, multi-part CMS to a new, more streamlined system. 

"Design for Worldview" delivered at TEDxDirigo in Portland, ME Nov. 2016. 

.05 ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

Washington Week with Gwen Ifill (WETA-TV) (May 2009-May 2010)

This position involved website development and management. In that vein, I managed the "Washington Week" website's re-design development, created and managed the show's social media presence on Facebook and Twitter. I opened new lines of communication with the show's sister production, "PBS NewsHour". The job also required that I conduct daily site updates. I also managed the transition from a tape-based to a web-based media gathering system. I created new Microsoft Access databases for both tape and web media delivery systems. I also produced weekly roll-ins and produced the program's open package as necessary. I revamped the show’s web video gathering workflow, giving the its "Webcast Extra" production greater editorial flexibility. The job also required that I coordinate scheduling for moderator and managing editor, Gwen Ifill, and coordinate intern and volunteer assignments alongside the show's producer.

.06 ASSOCIATE EDITOR

National Education Association Member Benefits (Jan. - May 2009)

My job revolved around management and development of an update to the NEA Member Benefits site. I was called on to hire freelance writers able to draft stories regarding personal finance, travel and leisure. I networked with writers from across the country to contribute to the NEA-MB site in preparation for launch. I pitched and edited stories for the website using RedDot editing software and integrated specific, relevant product advertisements for corporate partners.

.07 staff writer

FactCheck.org (Feb. 2005 - Jan. 2009)

In addition to my writing and editing duties, I was the creator of "Just the Facts", proposing and launching the weekly video project. I served as scriptwriter, host, equipment manager, and video editor for the web program, which included Motion graphics integration. I acquired a $10,000 grant from the Annenberg Public Policy Center to establish the project. I coordinated its distribution via YouTube, Facebook, blip.tv and TeacherTube. I also wrote articles for the Webby Award-winning FactCheck.org homepage, Ask FactCheck website, and FactCheck Wire. I also fact-checked and maintained a database of sources for Brooks Jackson and Kathleen Hall Jamieson's 2007 book "UnSpun: Finding Facts in a World of Disinformation".

.08 researcher

Congressional Quarterly (Jan. - Nov. 2005)

I researched defense, foreign policy, homeland security, and other domestic issues as necessary for the daily publication, weekly magazine, CQ Almanac, CQ Member Directory and materials for the CQ website. Assignments grew to include periodically writing articles for both the CQ Weekly magazine and CQ Almanac.

.09 production assistant

"NOW with Bill Moyers", Public Affairs Television (Aug. - Dec. 2004)

I served as assistant to three senior producers and co-host David Brancaccio. I also coordinated meetings and schedules for senior producers and assisted with grant proposals. My production responsibilities included organizing and printing pages for the weekly taping. I also delivered scripts to cast and crew, ran tapes and blank media for the weekly broadcast and organized screenings with editors and producers. I also monitored Sunday news programs and notified producers of breaking news stories during production.