Founded Schematica as my design–engineering practice to connect material research, product development, and strategic thinking in a single workflow. I use Schematica as the structure behind projects like FORMA, Orbe, EduAcoustics, and Fabrica—treating them as experiments in how engineering, design, and business can be developed together rather than in separate tracks.‍

• Develop a 5-stage design–engineering process that I apply across my own projects to align material behavior, feasibility, user insight, and business logic from the earliest stages.
• Organize my work into three internal “modes”—Lab (experimental research), Applied (ventures and collaborations), and Framework (tools and methods)—to make sure each project produces both outcomes and reusable knowledge.
• Create visual blueprints, canvases, and early evaluation templates that help me and my collaborators compare options using technical, sustainability, and market criteria instead of intuition alone.
• Coordinate small, project-based teams of freelance designers, developers, and content creators under a shared design–engineering direction.

Co-founded Orbe, a premium artisanal cookie venture built through narrative-driven product development and experiential branding. Led the strategic and creative direction of the brand—from flavor architecture and sensory design to storytelling systems and market differentiation. Worked alongside my co-founder, who executed the baking craft, while I shaped Orbe’s product strategy, business logic, and customer experience.

• Design Orbe as a coherent experience ecosystem using Schematica’s strategic design tools, integrating product development, brand identity, and service design.
• Develop the core product system: flavor development, texture tuning, naming, and portfolio strategy anchored in travel-inspired narratives.
• Create signature experiential mechanisms such as the cookie passport, collectible destination stamps, and OrbeMillas loyalty program to increase CLV through retention and differentiation.
• Direct digital strategy and content architecture, leveraging Schematica’s freelance collaborators for visual identity and social media execution.
• Design the spatial layout and operational workflows for the 20 m² kitchen–retail hybrid space to ensure consistency, scalability, and a polished customer journey.
• Regularly operate the retail counter to gather firsthand user insights that directly informed adjustments in product fit, storytelling, and repeat-purchase strategy.

Co-founded an emerging venture turning soft-robotics mannequin research into an adaptive display system for more inclusive fashion retail. I lead product definition and material strategy while shaping the early path to commercialization.

• Define the value proposition and system architecture for a shape-shifting mannequin that adapts to diverse body types through controlled hyperelastic deformation.
• Align engineering feasibility, user needs, and retail constraints when selecting initial use cases and target markets.
• Translate prior soft-robotics experiments into manufacturable elastomer components and a scalable product system.
• Plan and run prototyping cycles across mechanical behavior, material performance, and user interaction.
• Build early venture credibility through a peer-reviewed IEEE ARSO 2025 publication and institutional coverage of the project.
• Hold exploratory conversations with designers, retailers, and fashion-tech stakeholders to understand adoption barriers and inform pilot concepts.

• Designed the NoEstasSolx wellness app, increasing faculty-student counseling interactions by 250% per semester.
• Developed workflow and management platforms for the Engineering PhD program and the Law School (HTML5 + JS + PY / WP + JS + PHP), restructuring 25+ academic and administrative processes and significantly reducing manual workload.
• Led UX/UI and service design efforts to improve information architecture, clarify responsibilities, and reduce knowledge loss during role transitions.
• Created research-driven visual and communication assets to improve engagement with wellbeing resources and academic services.

• Accompanied 4+ interdisciplinary cohorts (undergraduate and graduate) to research and develop nature-inspired solutions using biomimicry, improving student innovation and problem-solving skills.
• Delivered lectures on biomimicry, CAD design, and soft robotics, enhancing students' practical design methodologies.

• ‍Produced visual material for Mechanical Engineering outreach and course promotion.
• Supported introductory programming and statistics courses as a teaching assistant, helping students strengthen problem-solving and analytical skills.