SENIOR UI/UX DESIGNER · HUMAN-AI INTERACTION
Designing for humans in extreme contexts.
I'm an anthropologist who became an interaction designer. I've worked in six research labs, including two NASA directorates, on everything from job-search tools in Detroit to spacesuit displays for the Moon.
01 — PHILOSOPHY
Design needs a better relationship with the world around the humans and business objectives we design for.
I'm an anthropologist and information scientist specializing in HCI, UX and sociotechnical systems. I embed with teams of engineers, astronauts, artisans, etc. and rapidly iterate to discover needs, test concepts, and de-risk rapid technological innovation.
02 — SELECTED WORK
Seven projects.
Earth to orbit.
ComEd — V2X Impact Study
WALKER-MILLER ENERGY SERVICES × ICF × COMED
Leading an environmental and social impact study of bi-directional EV charging — life cycle assessment and spatial equity analysis, 2025–2040.
CLAWS — ATLAS & VEGA
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN · NASA SUITS
An AR toolkit and voice assistant for Artemis-generation lunar EVAs. Winner, 2020 NASA SUITS Challenge.
Exploration Medical Capability
NASA HUMAN RESEARCH PROGRAM
UI architecture for an autonomous medical system that keeps crews alive on Mars-class missions.
Convergent Aeronautics Solutions
NASA AERONAUTICS RESEARCH MISSION DIRECTORATE
Design consulting for NASA and DoD engineers advancing DELIVER — human-centered conceptual design for drone delivery and air taxis.
BLiSS — "Hey Diego"
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN · NASA M2M X-HAB CHALLENGE
A voice-interface persona for autonomous spacecraft systems — surveyed, designed, and integrated with NASA's NPAS platform.
Social Innovations Lab
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN · CSCW
Future-of-work tools co-designed with Detroit job seekers navigating an algorithmic labor market.
Generative Justice Lab
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
A platform that helps Detroit makers keep more of the value their work creates.
03 — CAPABILITIES
Research
Ethnography, contextual inquiry, human-in-the-loop testing, research ops inside engineering orgs.
Interaction Design
AR/XR interfaces, conversation & voice design, safety-critical UI, design systems.
Systems
Model-based systems engineering, service blueprints, sociotechnical mapping.
Human-AI Teaming
Agent UX, automation trust calibration, AI tools that support human judgment.
04 — CONTACT
Let's work together.mtthwgrvn@gmail.com