Mission: To inspire, train, and connect the next generation of collaborative problem solvers to design and implement effective solutions for social impact around the world.
All in Workshops
A Race To Success took place on June 19, 2014 in Irvine, CA.
Diving into IoT interactions with Silicon Labs Thunderboard Sense
In June 2016 Silicon Labs invited me to a secret workshop to learn about their new IoT Dev board. It was amazing to see so many sensors squeezed into such a small board with so much functionality.
My first hack was to communicate with the sensors and eventually I was able to use the Ambient Light sensor to display different LED colors. To see the video click here.
Experimenting with Google Analytics to
I connected Google Analytics to different social media pages to do some A/B Testing and better understand which platforms drive more traffic and where it is coming from. Some interesting add-ons include SEO, SEM, Adwords and it's affect on search.
Initial data extraction of information from my resume using mapping
Information here can be ordered and categorized through data flows and later visualized. I often like to start breaking problems down through a brainstorm followed by mapping. This data can later be imported into IBM's SAS / SPSS software and coded in R to provide meaningful business analytical visuals for to better understand value at a glimpse.
Co-Founded - QGITS News Media Events Startup reporting on STEM / STEAM
Question. Green. Innovate. Technology Science.
In 2012 Co-founded QGITS.org a startup under OCHackerz incubator and became a journalist reporting on the Hacker / Maker movement in the local community. Raising awareness of advancements in:
Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM)
Science Technology Engineering Art and Math (STEAM)
Video - OC Hackerz OpenHack Hardware Community Hackathon
In 2014 we independently produced the first OC Hackerz #OpenHack Hardware Hackathon. We engaged the community in collaborative team building exercises, learned about new hardware technologies, brainstormed ideas through pitches and used Agile/Scrum principles to work within teams. Click to watch Video
Experimenting with StopMotion Animation in social media
This is a StopMotion Animated video produced using the Vine App. We dissected an orange and paper logo cutouts into multiple layers and took short video clips animating them through a sequence to create a short video to create awareness through the vine social media community.
Graphic Design, Logo's, Branding, Startups, Community
With everything going mobile, I decided to research platforms, devices, technologies, architectures and start my own mobile app design agency. Excited to polish up on some of my Photoshop design skills. I had fun creating the WirelessApps brand, logo, branding and threw a QR code in to make it interactive whilst doing some user research.
I also enjoyed designing the OC Hackerz logo and experimenting with different copywriting approaches to simplify awareness.
Bartering system for small business through www.Trade-off.co
Bringing back the Bartering System with www.Trade-off.co. Small Business with limited budgets can now exchange services with other local businesses in the area to provide value and build community.
My role on our 4 person team was to create a simple explainer video to help communicate our project to a larger audience and can also be used for marketing a future campaign.
This was my first time working with illustrators and writing a script to produce this video working under extreme time constraints.
We launched MealMobiles, A website that feeds the homeless
In 12 hours we designed and launched a website where donations raised provided a gourmet meal for the homeless.
HackForLA - Won first place for designing volunteer app at a Civic Hackathon
#HackForLA - A Civic Hackathon event allowing citizens to collaborate on technology projects that can solve problems in the local community.
This weekend I won first place for designing a geolocation based mobile app that allows non-profits to connect to volunteers through SMS messaging.
Volunteering at Boys and Girls Club in Tustin, CA
During my time volunteering at Boys and Girls club, I worked with numerous underserved kids and also held a couple of workshops educating youth on design thinking, mobile application design, wireframing, prototyping and robotics.
Startup Weekend - 912 Alerts Mobile App for emergency response
At my first Startup Weekend event, I designed an emergency response app and worked with my team of developers to demo our prototype. It allowed any user to report their GPS location and alert family members at the touch of a button.
I decided to call it 912 Alerts. Because it's 1 step ahead of 911 given that we provide 2 critical pieces of information requested whenever someone reports an emergency.
3D Model Design of Concept #Wearable Device
A 3D model to house the SiliconLabs Pulse Sensor designed for the wrist.
SiLabs launched the BTLE sensor puck v2.0, I used it to prototype a music recommendation engine based on your heart-rate using Spotify API.
When your heartrate is high, it recommends upbeat music, when it's low, it recommends calm soothing music and visa versa.
OCHackerz partners with UCIrvine to produce largest local student Hackathon
100+ Students gathered together to collaborate on Hack projects exploring Virtual Reality and Hardware Technologies.
