Hello!

I’m currently the Data Visualization & Information Designer Consultant at University Libraries at Virginia Tech. I have extensive experience working in all aspects of design in academia, for private companies, and the Federal government. I hold a BA in Graphic Design and Art History, and a Masters in Fine Arts with an emphasis in Interactive, Graphic, Information Design and Data Visualization, all from Indiana University-Bloomington.

While at Indiana University, I taught classes in graphic an interactive design and typography, and worked as the Senior Graphic and Interaction Designer at the Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science (CNS) Center (https://cns.iu.edu), where I specialized in creating many dynamic and static visualizations of data and information for researchers and the world-traveling Places & Spaces: Mapping Science data visualization and art exhibit.

I have extensive experience working in all aspects of design in academia, for private companies, and the Federal Government. Before coming to Virginia Tech in the Fall of 2016, I was the Design Lead for a team of developers at the NIEHS' National Toxicology Program (NTP) in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. I have worked with other Federal agencies including NASA, NAVSEA/Crane Naval Warfare Center, and the National Parks Service - creating a variety of work spanning the visualization of data, to graphic and interactive design projects.

At Virginia Tech, I put all of my ever-expanding expertise to use by supporting administrators, faculty, students, and the general public with their data and information visualization and design wants and needs. I help define and refine requirements for projects, perform user research, specialize in user interface/experience design, infographic design, and advocate for bringing more aspects of Design Thinking into projects by integrating the facets of the arts and design into the sciences - STEM to STEAM!

Simply put…

I do a lot of visual stuff, and research that’s not so visible. I transform abstract data, information, and concepts, and make whatever I work on visible, meaningful, insightful...and pretty!

Interactive and Print Design for the NTP

See a LARGE sample of interactive (desktop/mobile/UI, and UX) design pieces that I created while at I was the Senior Designer at the NTP.

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Visualization Series of Research Data from the International Space Station

I designed these in conjunction with NASA, The Center for Knowledge Diffusion, and Resources for the Future (Washington D.C.).

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Created by Kevin W. Boyack (scientometrics and data shaping), John Burgoon (geographic mapmaking), Peter Kennard (system design and programming), Richard Klavans (scientometrics and node layout), W. Bradford Paley (typography, graphics, and interaction design), the Illuminated Diagram allows users to see what areas of science are proucing the most publications, and where in the world this research is coming from.

A large sampling of some of the work I do at Virginia Tech

Infographics, data visualizations, web site mock-ups, and a few other visual treats that showcase some of the work I do for researchers here at Virginia Tech.