Eric comes from a multidisciplinary background that includes experience in both engineering and design.

From 2005 to 2009, he worked at Apple, where he was a software engineer on iChat and Photo Booth, and he was on the first team of engineers dedicated to prototyping iPad apps. He spoke at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in 2006, 2007, and 2008. He has also worked at Xerox, where he built web services for high-speed production printers.

Originally from Worcester, Massachusetts, he graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2004 with a BS in Computer Science and Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication. While at RPI, he focused on studying human-computer interaction and online communities, and he co-founded Agora Studios to design, build, and manage online communities.

Recently, Eric worked at Local Projects, where he designed the interactions and developed the software for Explore 9/11, an iPhone app for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Explore 9/11 was featured in the iTunes App Store’s selections for the Best of 2010 and the Hall of Fame.

Past Life

BS in Computer Science and Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Selected Projects

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  Designing Local Currency

  Students were assigned the task of designing their own local currency.

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  Physical Computing Final

  Students were asked to devise a project that would allow them to use a semester’s knowledge about physical computing.

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  NYC BigApps

  Students were asked to concept a mobile application using at least one source of data from the NYC.gov Data Mine.

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  Interactive User Experience on The High Line

  Students were asked to create a networked, mobile or interactive installation that enhances or extends the experience of the High Line park in NYC.

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  In Transit

  For their final projects, students were asked to identify a problem within New York City’s subway system.

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  Physical Computing Midterm

  Students were asked to design a new solution for an existing problem.

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  Prototyping User Experiences/Research Methods Final

  Students created prototypes based on the theme of augmented mindfulness.