My Position in Context

I approach engineering design as creating systems that are informed by humans and made for humans. As emerging technologies become more accessible, I believe we are becoming less conscious of their broader human implications. Consequently, my core design principle is simple:

Human-centric design has guided several of my projects, often beginning with direct input from stakeholders and iterating based on their feedback. When I create projects, I consider who I am designing for and value the group or individual's perspective chiefly.

As a result, this portfolio shows how humans are considered throughout my design process. This portfolio is an engineering design in itself and will be presented to a diverse community.

However, designing for humans is not always straightforward. Stakeholders often have conflicting needs, and prioritizing accessibility can come at the cost of performance, cost, or development time. In some cases, user intuition may even conflict with quantitative data. Because of this, I see human-centered design not as blindly following user input, but as carefully interpreting it within engineering constraints. This requires making tradeoffs, and being accountable for them.

I tend to favour technically efficient solutions, which can sometimes overlook user experience. To mitigate this, I actively consider stakeholder perspectives, iterate on and revisit decisions, use quantitative criteria, and intentionally challenge my assumptions. Throughout this portfolio, I highlight where I have used these methods and reflect on how they were effective.