Selected Works

Apple Vision Pro – led prototyping, definition, and development of Shared Experiences in visionOS 26, bringing people together through co-located interaction, Cupertino, CA, Apple 2025 // Apple Vision Pro – Contributed to the launch, pioneering new paradigms of immersive copresence and lifelike Persona communication through Spatial FaceTime, Cupertino, CA, Apple 2024 // Mirage World – launched a first-of-its-kind platform for creating shared immersive media on top of the physical world using augmented reality together with Ryan Staake, Mirage World 2017-2018 // Special Projects Group – managed a multidisciplinary team tasked with exploring technology concepts from initial vision to tangible prototypes, spanning a variety of confidential subjects, Cupertino, CA, Apple 2016-2017 // iPhone – Maps Turn-by-turn Navigation User Interface, Cupertino, CA, Apple 2012 // iPhone – Maps Three-dimensional User Interface, Cupertino, CA, Apple 2012 // iPhone – Maps Multi-touch Interactions, Cupertino, CA, Apple 2012 // iPhone – Maps Motion Interaction – Concept development from vision through prototype, Cupertino, CA, Apple 2012 // iPhone – developed the initial Dark Mode User Interface and its seamless transitions, Cupertino, CA, Apple 2012 // iPhone – Maps Grid User Interface behind a data-less map, Cupertino, CA, Apple 2012 // iPhone – Maps Flyover – Concept development from vision through prototype presented to Steve Jobs and Apple Board, Cupertino, CA, Apple 2011 // iPhone – Gyroscope “Core Motion” software and WWDC Keynote Demo “Blocks” showcased by Steve Jobs, Cupertino, CA, Apple 2010 // iPhone – Geocoder software, Cupertino, CA, Apple 2009 // iPhone – Compass with True North, Cupertino, CA, Apple 2009 // iPhone – Location Services “Core Location” software for GPS, WiFi, and cell positioning, Cupertino, CA, Apple 2008

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• exploring technology and its influence on the human condition // based in San Francisco, California // Meta Superintelligence Labs // avid runner // volunteer with Titanic's End, a nonprofit // XCOPY art enthusiast // former startup founder // Y Combinator alum // VP, Pioneer Fund // Carnegie Mellon University alum // links // patents

Media

Wired – Finally: An Augmented Reality App That Injects the Internet Into Real Life // Dezeen – Augmented Reality App Mirage Lets You Overlay Emojis onto Real Life // Next Reality – Mirage World Sticks Ephemeral Memes in Real World Locales via iPhone // App Store – Is it reality, or is it a mirage? // OM – Well done app. // Apple Insider – Apple imagines animated 3D Maps with rippling water, realtime reflections // Patently Apple – Apple Granted 55 Patents Covering 3D Map Tiling, the iPod Touch and Much More // Patently Apple – Apple Granted 38 Patents Today Covering Advanced FaceTime, Smoke Detector Systems and Street View Mapping // Patently Apple – 3D display patent awarded to Apple // Patently Apple – Apple Granted 33 Patents Today Covering a 3D iPhone UI and More // Patently Apple – Apple Patent Reveals Maps Night Mode for CarPlay // Patently Apple – Apple invents a 3D Feature for Future iPhone Camera // Patently Apple – Apple Bombards Patent Office with 28 New Mapping Inventions // Patently Apple – Apple Granted 34 Patents Today Covering iTunes for iOS and More // Patently Apple – Apple Invents 3D Position Tracking for Panoramic Imagery for Street Views & Indoor Navigation // Apple Insider – Patent filing suggests Apple is working on Street View mapping technology // Patently Apple – Apple Wins Patents for Camera & NFC Alternative Technologies // Patently Apple – Apple Chalks Up another 38 Granted Patents // Patently Apple – Apple is paving the Way for a new 3D GUI for iOS Devices // Patently Apple – Apple Wins Patents for Push Notifications, Magnetometer and More // Patently Apple – Apple Invents New Peer-to-Peer Sharing Technology that Utilizes Unique Magnetic Compass and Supersonic Tone Methodologies // Patently Apple – Apple Wins Key Desktop Centric Multi-Touch Gesturing and iPhone Patents // Patently Apple – Apple Wins E-Ink, iPhoto & Magnetometer Accuracy Patents // Apple Insider – Apple Envisions Interactive, Augmented Reality iPhone Multiplayer Games