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Projects

A collection of UX design and engineering projects showcasing my experience in creating intuitive, scalable, and elegant user experiences.

WAT Researcher

WAT Researcher

Desktop-First Text Analytics

A case study in strategic product pivoting, describing the design & redesign and engineering of a desktop-first academic NLP tool to replace an aging desktop tool.

Desktop App UXUX EngineeringNLPElectronStrategic Pivot
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WAT

WAT

Writing Analytics Tool (WAT): Designing for Data-Driven Educational Transformation

A full UX redesign and design system implementation for an NLP-based educational platform, backed by teacher focus groups and iterative prototyping.

Writing AnalyticsUX ResearchDesign SystemsFocus GroupsEducation Technology
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iSTART Early

iSTART Early

Gamified Learning Ecosystem

A comprehensive case study of a large-scale EdTech platform redesign, covering student and teacher UX, module development, and AI integration.

UX DesignGamificationEducation TechnologyNLPAI Integration
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this Portfolio AI

this Portfolio AI

AI-Powered Portfolio Chatbot

A technical deep dive into building a conversational RAG AI chatbot integrated in this portfolio, using Gemini API, Oracle Free cloud and Qdrant, with detailed engineering trade-offs and design decisions.

RAGLLMQdrantHaystackAI Portfolio
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Legacy and TBAs

Legacy and TBAs

Legacy work and Underconstruction projects.

This project card and page currently serve as a placeholder, providing links to my previous works and portfolios until I can migrate them to this new location.

Previous portfolios and workLegacy Projectsunder construction
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