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Hey, I’m Hank 👋

I’m a design technologist for physical and digital interactive media. I’m currently working at Meta Reality Labs Research doing design, R&D, and prototyping for haptic technologies in AR/VR.

To me, technology is more than just optimizing and automating. It’s an opportunity to spark emotions, tell stories, and connect us with our world. I love tinkering with cutting-edge tech to develop the interactive experiences of the future.

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My Specialties

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UX Design

Empathizing with users and stakeholders to incorporate their needs into an experience

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R&D

Diving into ambiguity, asking tons of questions, and resurfacing with findings

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Prototyping

Sketching, wireframing, coding, and fabricating to express an idea

Experience

UX Designer III
Meta Reality Labs (via Crystal Equation)

January 2022 - Present

Prototyping haptic experiences for R&D in AR/VR to enable design exploration, value assessment, and user research studies

Evaluating the potential user value of novel research hardware against off-the-shelf devices

Collaborating with cross-functional partners to document research insights, develop code libraries, and facilitate design workshops

Experience Designer L1
Publicis Sapient

October 2020 - January 2022

Designed digital products for Mercedes-Benz USA through the creation of sketches, wireframes, interaction flows, and click-through prototypes

Generated prototype-driven insights for digital business transformation concepts within a specialized rapid innovation lab

Co-led a workshop series to support the product team’s transition to a Figma-based design management system (30+ active attendees)

Organized monthly remote events for an elementary school’s STEAM club partnered with our Atlanta office

 

UX Designer
SpellBound AR

July 2020 - October 2020

June 2016 - July 2018

Designed, programmed, and shipped 5 mobile AR minigames used in 20+ pediatric hospitals to improve the patient experience

Patented a novel AR practice of leveraging multiple visual targets to create scalable, room-filling content

 

Graduate Teaching Assistant for "Interactive Environments"
GaTech College of Design

August 2019 - May 2020

Mentored graduate students through the process of concepting, designing, and fabricating interactive physical installations.

Facilitated in-class charettes to assist students through the concepting and design phases of their projects.

Lectured on physical computing topics such as Arduino, addressable LEDs, and general hardware troubleshooting

 

Experience Design Intern
Second Story

June 2019 - August 2019

Developed flow diagrams, videos, and software prototypes to represent interactive physical installations to prospective clients

Conducted 2 rapid prototyping explorations to evaluate emergent physical sensing technologies for future client work. My contributions were featured in the company’s COVID-19 pivot: Zero-touch Technology

Led the UX on a team of 4 interns for a summer-long challenge project. Our submission received “Judges’ Choice” across 15+ North American teams.

 

AR/VR Research Assistant
IMAGINE Lab

January 2019 - May 2019

Prototyped and showcased 4 AR/VR demos to realize the potential impact of mixed reality on the future of Atlanta city planning.

 

Film Technology Intern
Universal Pictures

May 2017 - August 2017

Built a web tool that automated the creation and distribution of security tokens to access internal media servers.

Vetted mixed reality and photogrammetry technologies for use in film production and promotional content.

 

For a complete work history, check out my LinkedIn


 

Education

MS in Human-Computer Interaction
Georgia Institute of Technology

2018-2020

BSE in Computer Science
University of Michigan

2014-2018

Partnerships: the Georgia Aquarium, the Children’s Museum of Atlanta, and The Home Depot

 

Awards &
Recognition

CHI Student Games Competition

1st Place, "Innovative Interfaces" (2020)

Horizons Hackathon

People's Choice Award (2020)

SpellBound AR

Utility Patent (2016-17)

MS-HCI Master's Project Awards

Runner Up, Best Group Project (2020)

PS Summer Internship Challenge

Judges' Choice (2019)


Speaking

Publicis Sapient: Figma Workshop Series (2021)

Themed Entertainment TV: Queue Deep Dive (2020)


Involvement

Lab Mentor for the Interactive Product Design Lab

Georgia Tech (2019-20)

Graduate Teaching Assistant for 'ID 6763: Design of Interactive Environments'

Georgia Tech (2019-20)

Graduate Council Member

Georgia Tech (2019-20)

Co-Founder of the Alternate Reality Initiative

University of Michigan (2016)


Volunteering

Makerspace Volunteer at Seattle Makers

Seattle, WA (2021-)

Info Desk Ambassador at the Museum of Pop Culture

Seattle, WA (2021-)

Remote STEAM Club Facilitator for Unity Prep Charter School

Brooklyn, NY (2021-22)

Remote STEAM Club Facilitator for Dresden Elementary

Atlanta, GA (2020-22)