Draper labs
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory is a nonprofit engineering innovation company, headquartered in Cambridge, MA.
As a UX engineer, my day-to-day work includes:
Problem Framing
Idea generation
Journey maps and user flows
Personas
Scenarios and user stories
Affinity diagramming
Analogous research
Requirement building
Task Breakdown
User Research
Contextual observation
User inquiry and interviews
Heuristic evaluations
Field studies and task analysis
Cognitive modeling
Competitive analysis
Synthesis and documentation
Various user testing methods
UI and Visual Design
I design functionality for standalone mobile and desktop applications, and browser-based platforms across multiple domains and use cases. This work includes:
Prototyping designs at multiple levels of fidelity
Building design artifacts like wireframes and high fidelity mockups
Drafting information architectures
Building component systems and interactive prototypes
Preparing assets, styling and annotations for developer hand-off
Creating coherent style guides that grow with a project
I work on complex confidential architecture and design products. At a high level, my current projects cover the following areas:
Military and Special Operations Situational Awareness, Decision Support, and Mission Planning
GUIs for UAVs, UUVs, Space Systems, Strategic System, Wearables and Sensors
Geo-spatial Tools and Visualization
Hardware/Software Diagnostics and Calibration
AR/VR Experiences
ML/AI Conceptualization
Human-Machine Teaming and Human-Factors Studies
User Advocacy and Thought Leadership
Notional screenshot of Draper’s WebTAK portal. GoTenna
Rendering of Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lander that will return astronauts to the Moon as part of NASA’s Artemis program. Blue Origin
Recent articles on work I contribute to:
WebTAK:
A browser-based version of the Tactical Assault Kit (TAK) focused on delivering situational awareness and providing a common operating picture to any device with a browser. This web application has been used during national sporting events, at large metro firework celebrations, and during the 2021 presidential inauguration.
ARTEMIS:
Draper engineering is part of the international team developing the guidance, navigation and control (GN&C) systems for NASA’s Artemis missions, including launch, spaceflight, approach and rendezvous, orbital operations, and landing and hazard avoidance.
Disclaimer
Due to the sensitive nature of this work, I am restricted on what can be shared publicly. Thank you for understanding.
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