Jessy’s work aspires to anticipate near-future implications of emerging technologies through prototyping accessible user experiences, community platforms, and co-creation tools. She believes in the value of participatory design practices and is an advocate of strategic foresight as an approach to innovate responsibly within large organizations and communities.
She holds an MFA in Media Design Practices from ArtCenter College of Design, a B.S. in Architectural Studies from the University of Southern California, and is completing her Futures Thinking Specialization from the Institute for the Future!
She holds an MFA in Media Design Practices from ArtCenter College of Design, a B.S. in Architectural Studies from the University of Southern California, and is completing her Futures Thinking Specialization from the Institute for the Future!
Recently
2020 Designing a community chatbot service and ensuring quality UX/UI for Acumen Academy.
2020 Producing new stories & prototypes for Sidewalk Labs’ Collab.
2020 Prototyping unplate as an IDEO CoLab Fellow during a remote design sprint for COVID-19
2020 Co-running a remote workshop called Blips of the Pluriverse — Prototyping a Virtual Cosmology Toolkit for CultureHub ReFest 2020.
Community Building
2019 Co-organizer, Speculative Futures LA Meetup, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Co-lead, Decolonizing AR NAVEL Assembly, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Outreach Volunteer, Chinatown Sustainability Dialogue Group, Los Angeles, CA
Fellowships/Internships
2020 IDEO CoLab Fellow
2019 Design Researcher, Collective Future, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Designmatters Fellow, i-team, Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Office of Budget & Innovation, City of Los Angeles
2018 Strategic Foresight Intern, Autodesk Office of the CTO, Corporate Strategy, San Francisco, CA
Speaking Engagements
2020 Co-presenter, “Decolonizing AR,” NAVEL Q2 Assemblies Group Presentation, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Guest Lecturer, “PLANNAR,” UCLA School of Public Affairs Urban Design Dept, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Presenter, “PLANNAR: Co-Visioning with AR,” Association of Professional Futurists FuturesFest, Virtual Conference
2019 Guest Lecturer, “PLANNAR,” ArtCenter College of Design Interaction Design Dept, Pasadena, CA
2019 Lightning Talk Speaker, “PLANNAR: Co-Visioning with AR,” Refactor Camp, Santa Monica, CA
2018 Co-presenter, “MotionXR,” sp[a]ce gallery, Pasadena, CA
2018 Co-presenter, “Future of Work Scenarios,” Theater Sessions, Autodesk University, Bellagio, Las Vegas, CA
Exhibitions
2019 “PLANNAR 2.0,” “Floating Signifiers” Exhibition, Glendale Tech Week, Glendale, CA
2019 “PLANNAR,” Primer Conference Emerging Designer Exhibition, Parsons School of Design, New York City, NY
2019 “PLANNAR,” ArtCenter College of Design Grad Show, Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, CA
Workshops
2020 “Blips of the Pluriverse: Prorotyping AR Cosmologies,” CultureHub ReFest, The Vortex, Los Angeles, CA
2019 “Co-visioning with AR,” Glendale Tech Week, Glendale, CA
Awards
2018 People’s Choice Award for “MotionXR,” Primer Conference, San Francisco, CA
2017 Thesis Scholarship Recipient, Graduate Media Design Practices Dept, ArtCenter College of Design
2017 SLED Scholarship Recipient, ArtCenter College of Design
2017 1st Place TechStars Startup Weekend for “AiSite”
Education
2019 MFA, Media Design Practices, ArtCenter College of Design
2014 B.S. Architectural Studies, University of Southern California