I Studied Industrial Design in Colombia and followed with a Master in Industrial Design from the Rhode Island School of Design.
My thesis project was a set of educational toys for children with obesity to gain a better understanding of the nutritional value
and caloric content of different foods (Balance). After graduation I moved to Boston and worked in an architecture firm where I was
in charge of the CAD building and modeling for traditional architecture and also as one of the designers for a proposed lunar
exploration vehicle that was presented to the NASA Institute of Advanced Concepts (Lunar Rover). I then pursued a second Master
and a PhD in Design Technology from the Media Lab at MIT. As my Master Thesis, I developed Surround Vision which was the first
system that used the sensors inside a tablet to be able to extend and explore the contents of live TV while watching. As my PhD
thesis I researched the ability of the human brain to map new sensory inputs from wearable sensor in order to augment the human
perception of our world, this was "Digital Synesthesia""
I have taken this passion for the making process into my design and prototyping, making me a valuable part of any team that is exploring at the tip of current technology by helping advance the concepts, bring demos to life and always have an eye on the UI and UX of any technology I may be designing.
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