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ABOUT SYP

(pronounced SEEP)

I'm originally a native from Rochester, NY and decided to transplant myself to San Diego, CA because CALIFORNIA. :) My B.S. in Computer Science from Rochester Institute of Technology landed me my first full-time job as a software engineer developing geospatial intelligence tools. Along the way, I discovered the exciting field of User Experience and pursued my M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction from the Carnegie Mellon | Portugal dual-degree program. It was probably the best decision of my life, not to mention the fact that I got to live on beautiful Madeira Island for almost a year!

With now five years of research & design experience and running my own startup (Live Offline), I am constantly looking to grow and collaborate with other folks passionate about:

helping our society detach from our phones
influencing women pursuing STEM careers
teaching / leading design workshops
startups in San Diego

Outside of my projects, you can find me at a hip-hop or Zumba dance class, traveling the world in search of the best eats, or sipping on a spicy Bloody Mary while people watching in Pacific Beach.

RIT WiCHacks Coach I've been an RIT Women in Computing Hackathon coach for 3 years now. Pictured here is the winning team I coached, comprised of all middle school girls!
Codechella Workshop Lead and Coach Intuit hosts an internal hackathon for its co-ops twice a year called Codechella. Each season, I co-lead a prototyping workshop to demonstrate the benefits of early prototyping and demo a wide range of tools to create lo-fi and hi-fi prototypes.
InnovateHER Product Showcase My co-founders and I were one of 7 startups/ small businesses selected to be part of the InnovateHER Product Showcase. Our startup, Live Offline, focuses on empowering the digitally dependent to detach from their devices.
Live Offline Flash Mob One of the highlights of San Diego's 2016 UX Holiday Party was my Live Offline flash mob. We got the crowd going as we grooved to Bruno Mars' "24K Magic."
Zumba Performer One of my biggest passions aside from UX is dance. Pictured here is a Zumba performance at the Annual Brazilian Festival in Mission Beach.
CMU MHCI Alumni Speaker As a Carnegie Mellon alum, I shared my story with prospective students at an Intuit Meet-n-Greet session before their annual career fair.
HTML/CSS Workshop Lead RIT's Women in Computing Hackathon encourages young women to explore the world of coding, even if they haven't written a single line of code before. In this workshop, I taught newbie hackathoners HTML and CSS to create their first website.
San Diego Startup Week Workshop Lead At San Diego Startup Week 2017, I led a Prototyping Workshop as part of the Dev Track.

LET'S CONNECT

If you're interested in learning more about my work, collaborating, or looking for a speaker, please leave me a note. I'd love to hear from you!

ABOUT SYP

(pronounced SEEP)

RIT WiCHacks Coach

I've been an RIT Women in Computing Hackathon coach for 3 years now. Pictured here is the winning team I coached, comprised of all middle school girls!

Codechella Workshop Lead and Coach

Intuit hosts an internal hackathon for its co-ops twice a year called Codechella. Each season, I co-lead a prototyping workshop to demonstrate the benefits of early prototyping and demo a wide range of tools to create lo-fi and hi-fi prototypes.

InnovateHER Product Showcase

My co-founders and I were one of 7 startups/ small businesses selected to be part of the InnovateHER Product Showcase. Our startup, Live Offline, focuses on empowering the digitally dependent to detach from their devices.

Live Offline Flash Mob

One of the highlights of San Diego's 2016 UX Holiday Party was my Live Offline flash mob. We got the crowd going as we grooved to Bruno Mars' "24K Magic."

Zumba Performer

One of my biggest passions aside from UX is dance. Pictured here is a Zumba performance at the Annual Brazilian Festival in Mission Beach.

CMU MHCI Alumni Speaker

As a Carnegie Mellon alum, I shared my story with prospective students at an Intuit Meet-n-Greet session before their annual career fair.

HTML/CSS Workshop Lead

RIT's Women in Computing Hackathon encourages young women to explore the world of coding, even if they haven't written a single line of code before. In this workshop, I taught newbie hackathoners HTML and CSS to create their first website.

San Diego Startup Week Workshop Lead

At San Diego Startup Week 2017, I led a Prototyping Workshop as part of the Dev Track.

LET'S CONNECT