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Six products, six systems.

User research, product management, design and go-to-market on teams at Quora, Kernel, DroneDeploy, Oculus and Meta.

  • 01

    Quora x Poe

    *Case Study: Turning a Q&A Platform Into an AI-Native

  • 02

    Kernel Neurotech

    *Case Study: BCI, Data Visualization, and the Future of Cognitive

  • 03

    DroneDeploy

    Remote inspection tool for advanced

  • 04

    Oculus VR

    I was recruited into the Oculus team just as they were rebranding from Social VR to Metaverse. It was an interesting time to join the team because I had early access to the Quest…

  • 05

    Connectivity Lab

    Connectivity is a relatively new term. From my perspective it means the availability of information to people all over the world. In the same way the plumbing and electricity are…

  • 06

    Facebook Pages

    There were many challenges that had emerged at Facebook when I arrived in MPK in 2015. The platform had overgrown. It had become almost impossible to find and understand what was…


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