About Me

 
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My love for designing and building delightful objects began at an early age while playing with Lego. Growing up, I used to take apart toys and to look at the gears and electronics inside. I would play with Lego and design airplanes, boats, even helicopters. Lego were a great tool for the budding designer because they exemplify a modular design system. Pieces combine to make parts, which combine to form a structure like components in an app. Years later when I studied design in college, little did I know I was continuing my journey as a designer.

I am a Bay Area native, graduated from San Jose State University (SJSU), and have continued my education at California College of the Arts (CCA), Cooper, An Event Apart, and Adaptive Path. While studying at SJSU, I completed work in web accessibility. I am also an active member of the Information Architecture Institute (IAI), IxDA and SIGCHI.

 
  • “ Joseph is knowledgeable about 508 compliance issues, and can not only sketch and spec wireframes, but create visual comps… As he matures, I expect him to become a well-rounded designer with a knack for framing design problems and finding solutions that meet users' discrete needs. ”
    — Alex Long, Design Lead & Manager
  • “ From small to large projects, through shifting priorities, Joseph always approached things with hard work and professionalism. His knowledge and capabilities let him work with everything from data heavy web applications to our mobile apps. ”
    — Richard Huska, Product Manager at Replicon
  • “ Joe was a terrific team member, capable of working in both assigned teams and independent projects. He is efficient, reliable, and highly energetic. ”
    — Ray Sarbacker, Senior Producer at Wells Fargo, Digital Experience Design
  • “ When we were short staffed [Joseph] came through in a big way for our mobile teams, able to pick up the project and work with remote developers to keep things on track. He also has a passion for understanding customers, initiating and working hard on different projects to better connect with them. It was a pleasure to work with Joseph. ”
    — Richard Huska, Product Manager at Replicon
  • “ Joe demonstrates a strong enthusiasm for his work and a terrific breadth of information design knowledge. Given the opportunity, I would work with Joe again in a heartbeat. ”
    — Ray Sarbacker, Senior Producer at Wells Fargo, Digital Experience Design
  • “ Joseph is a thoughtful and reliable colleague, and I truly enjoyed working with him. ”
    — Barbara Lott, Interactive Content Producer at Apple
 
 

Professional Development

Adaptive Path

  • Experience Mapping Workshop

  • UX Week

An Event Apart

  • Multi-Device Web Design Workshop

  • Designing for Touch

California College of the Arts Extension

  • Experimental Typography

  • Dynamic Publishing

  • iOS App Design

Cooper

  • Interaction Design Course

  • Design Leadership

  • UX Boot Camp

Edward Tufte

  • Presenting Data and Information

Environments for Humans

  • Accessibility Summit

Voice Summit

  • Voice 19 Conference

  • Google Conversation Designs Workshop

  • Creative Voice Concepts Workshop

Skills

  • Sketching

  • Wireframing

  • Sitemaps

  • Contextual Inquiry

  • Personas

  • Prototyping

  • Experience Maps

Tools

  • Adobe CC

  • Balsamiq Mockups

  • Flinto for Mac

  • Framer

  • InVisionApp

  • JAWS for Windows

  • JIRA

  • Microsoft Office

  • Sketch

 

 
Visiting Fenway Park.

Visiting Fenway Park.

At Adaptive Path Experience Map Workshop.

At Adaptive Path Experience Map Workshop.