Work exploring atoms and bits.

  • 1K Makerspace

    Communities, Education

    Program Development The 1K Makerspace project was borne out of my work at Illinois PPE that explored a distributed fabrication...

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  • Rewilding in Patagonia

    Education

    Study Abroad Trip My former colleague Heather Snyder-Quinn and I conceived this trip in 2020. Rewilding in Patagonia brought DePaul...

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  • Mobile Microscope

    Objects

    Object Development At the behest of a team of oncologists at University of Chicago, I directed my student industrial design...

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  • Hacker Badge 2021

    Games, Objects

    Game Development This badge was done in collaboration with a student consulting group that I direct, as well as my...

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  • BFA Industrial Design

    Education

    Program Development I wrote the BFA Industrial Design program with my colleagues Nathan Matteson, Eric Landahl, and Theresa Steinbach. The...

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  • Illinois PPE

    Communities, Objects

    Object Development Starting at DePaul, I led a group that collaborated with a network of individuals from various universities, libraries,...

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  • Southland Maker Faire

    Communities

    Game Development Southland Maker Faire was an event that I created and directed for nearly five years. Hosted in the...

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  • Idea Realization Lab 2

    Communities, Education

    Makerspace Development Following the success of the Idea Realization Lab 1, I was asked by DePaul to build a second...

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  • Hacker Badge 2019

    Games, Objects

    Game Development This badge was done in collaboration with a student consulting group that I direct, as well as my...

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  • Hacker Badge 2018

    Games, Objects

    Game Development This badge was done in collaboration with a student consulting group that I direct, as well as my...

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  • Certificate in Making

    Education

    Program Development I developed a partnership with the engineers and managers on Caterpillar’s Peoria facilities to teach them rapid prototyping...

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  • Idea Realization Lab 1

    Communities, Education

    Makerspace Development I was tapped by college administration in 2017 to build a makerspace based on my experience with Spacelab...

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  • Hacker Badge 2017

    Games, Objects

    Game Development This badge was done in collaboration with a student consulting group that I direct, as well as my...

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  • Big Data Outbreak

    Games, Objects

    Game & Object Development This project was a cross between hardware development/design, game design, and embodied interaction. Developed for the...

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  • Spacelab

    Communities, Education

    Makerspace Development Spacelab makerspace has provided access to digital fabrication technology, classes, and making opportunities like Makerfests for the last...

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  • Project Libity

    Games, Objects

    Game Development Project Libity was a collaborative controller developed on Arduino Leonardo that enabled up to four players to control...

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  • Mega Ran: The Game

    Games

    Game Development This video game was a collaboration with the rapper Raheem Jarbo (AKA Mega Ran) for an album release/Kickstarter...

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  • Gratis Grottos

    Games

    Game Development After the successful sale of Delve Deeper and Treasures & Tunnels, I had an insight about game sales...

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  • Treasures & Tunnels

    Games

    Game Development After the successful sale of Delve Deeper, Lunar Giant set out to release downloadable content (DLC) to expand...

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  • Delve Deeper

    Games

    Game Development Delve Deeper is the first installation of a video game that’s sold on Steam, Humble, and various other...

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  • Hackerspaces in Space

    Communities, Education

    Program Development This was a global event I conceived of after seeing a news article about college students who tracked...

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  • Workshop 88

    Communities, Education

    Makerspace Development This was the first makerspace that I co-founded, and currently operates out of Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Founded in...

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