Nov 2024 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

• The Seattle AI Film Festival celebrates visual storytelling brought to life with Artificial Intelligence. SAIFF takes place March 29-30 2025 in the M5 Creative Building at Seattle Center. We've curated some of the best AI films from over 20 countries to anchor a weekend of films, presentations and networking around advanced applications of AI for film, video games, online comics and other creative forms.
• https://seattleaifilmfestival.com

Jul 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

• The Culture and Code podcast explores creative expression by humans and Artificial Intelligence. What is it? What does it mean? Who benefits? Who pays? Aimed at creative professionals in media & entertainment, marketing, and communications; Culture and Code explores innovation that’s happening across storytelling, technology, and audiences.

Apr 2019 – Dec 2024 · 5 yrs 8 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

• Burner Face is an immersive audio mystery that blends science fiction, detective noir, and ghost story genres into a richly textured story world of human and virtual characters living in a plausible 22nd century Seattle based on today's climate and AI technology futurism.

Nov 2016 – Dec 2024 · 8 yrs 1 mo

• The Augmented City Podcast is a conversation about Artificial Intelligence and Urban Life. Combining short-form audio essays with interviews across the aesthetic, design and tech development worlds, the Augmented City explores AI's role in transportation, healthcare, education, and media --- urban institutions and cultures thrust suddenly onto a fast lane of change and evolution.

Apr 2016 – Jun 2017 · 1 yr 2 mos · Seoul, Los Angeles, Seattle

• Aicon.io is an AI-native content and technology company focused on early childhood education and development. I helped develop Aicon's curriculum and its media production/distribution strategy.

Apr 2013 – Jan 2015 · 1 yr 9 mos

• Author of survey and executive interview studies on manufacturing transformation surrounding the Internet of Things.

Apr 2011 – Jun 2015 · 4 yrs 2 mos · Greater Seattle Area

• I worked with communications grad students on their Independent Studies (IS), which are typically capstone projects before graduation.
• We covered two main areas: Transmedia Storytelling + Storytelling for the Internet of Things. Both areas of research focused on the creative and operational challenges of building sustainable media organizations in shifting environments where every "thing" --- not just every screen --- is capable of digital interaction with a person.
• TRANSMEDIA STORYTELLING: I managed several very small teams of 1-3 students who developed original content around the opportunities and challenges of simultaneous multi-platform storytelling. In June 2013, my students were recognized by the Department of Communication as having produced the top rated graduate level research project for all 2012 with "The Transmedia Marketing Playbook".
• INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT): In 2014 at the University of Washington, a colleague and I worked with eight graduate students in the Dept. of Communication to prototype a social layer to sit on top of a healthcare wearable device. The audience scenario consisted of an elderly patient (aged 75+) who wore the physical device, an adult child caregiver (aged 45+), and medical professionals. The research question pivoted around the possible “connections” where shared data communicated different meanings to the three audiences. What information in what format do these different audiences need to collaborate toward the better health and wellness of a person? How do we develop different user experiences for different audiences who have different needs, but who are socially connected, and who draw from the same data lake? The students presented their analysis to communication department leadership as well as to one of Seattle's top digital design and user experience agencies.

Jun 2009 – Dec 2012 · 3 yrs 6 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• I developed some of the first market analysis about mobile cloud computing as well as mobile augmented reality.

Apr 2009 – Dec 2024 · 15 yrs 8 mos · Greater Seattle Area

• Media Dojo LLC has delivered custom research and thought leadership publishing for some of the world's leading media, technology, and professional services brands. Past clients include Citibank Ventures, Sony DADC, Morgan Stanley, Economist Intelligence Unit, Oxford Economics, NTT DoCoMo, PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Technology Centre, and the University of Washington.

Nov 2005 – Nov 2008 · 3 yrs · New York City

• My research audiences were director level and above corporate marketers and large advertising agencies. I produced market forecasts and analysis on all forms of mobile marketing/advertising, mobile content, mobile social networks and mobile search. Typically, I did about 10-15 public presentations a year along with webinars and press interviews.

Jan 2004 – Dec 2016 · 12 yrs 11 mos

• Author of numerous EIU custom research and reports on mobile communications, information technology, the future of marketing, life sciences and pharmaceutical manufacturing.