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Designing Systems for Human Wellbeing

Technical Product Designer | VR, AI, & Complex Systems

I build tools that make complex capabilities intuitive—from VR therapy to enterprise drug discovery platforms, to applied AI.

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Selected Work

DEEP

VR Experience for Anxiety Reduction

DEEP

An award-winning VR experience that translates evidence-based anxiety reduction protocols into an accessible, embodied therapeutic intervention.

Unity C# Biofeedback
Theia Atom

Commercial Drug Discovery Platform

Theia Atom

An enterprise VR application for rapidly evaluating AI-generated protein candidates.

VR Enterprise Drug Discovery
Theia Viewer

VR Lab for Scientific Data

Theia Viewer

A 7-year research initiative building a spatial interface for visualizing massive, single-cell tissue datasets.

Data Viz Big Data Spatial Computing
JobHunter

AI-Powered Automation System

JobHunter

A production-level n8n + LLM workflow that automates the processing and scoring of daily job opportunities.

n8n LLM Automation
Inside All of Us

Therapeutic Tabletop RPG

Inside All of Us

A game created with UW-Madison that teaches Mindful Self-Compassion to teens through structured gameplay.

Game Design Therapy Analog Game
Unlocked

Social System for Negotiated Play

Unlocked

A card-based negotiation system that transforms high-stakes social boundary-setting into a structured, creative, and safe collaborative process.

Social Design Consent Systems
The Makeout Game

Inclusive Social Play System

The Makeout Game

A dual-mode participation system that created inclusive engagement for everyone at a social event.

Social Engineering Inclusivity Event Design

The Stage

Working With Scientists
Talk

Working With Scientists

Owen Harris discusses the intersection of game design and scientific research.

Breathing in Virtual Reality
TEDxBratislava 2016

Breathing in Virtual Reality

How VR can merge with biofeedback to treat anxiety. A deep dive into the design of DEEP.

Deep VR: A VR game that's good for you
Feature

Deep VR: A VR game that's good for you

Coverage and insights into Deep VR, the game controlled by breathing.

More talks and appearances can be found on YouTube.

Trusted By

Cancer Research UK University of Wisconsin-Madison Radboud University University of Cambridge V&A Museum Cancer Research Horizons Cancer Grand Challenges Tribeca Film Festival

Featured In

VICE Engadget The Verge Fast Company Polygon Wired

Research & Recognition

Research

2016

DEEP: A Biofeedback Virtual Reality Game for Children At-risk for Anxiety

ACM CHI Conference

2020

A Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Biofeedback Video Game

Technology, Mind, and Behavior

2022

Visualization, Self-Efficacy, and Locus of Control in a Virtual Reality Biofeedback Video Game

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

2020

Efficacy of DEEP to Reduce Anxiety and Disruptive Classroom Behavior

JMIR Mental Health

2023

Virtual Reality Biofeedback Game DEEP in Forensic Psychiatric Inpatient Care

Frontiers in Psychology

2021

Exploration and Analysis of 3D Breast Cancer Models at Single-Cell Resolution Using VR

bioRxiv

2021

Take a DEEP Breath: Game-based Biofeedback for Anxiety Regulation

Doctoral Dissertation, Radboud University

Press

"Experiencing 'Deep,' the VR Game That Relieves Anxiety Attacks"

VICE

"A virtual reality game that's good for you and scientist-approved"

Engadget

"Breathing Is The Only Control In This Therapeutic VR Game"

Fast Company

"Video game design meets cancer research"

Cancer Research UK

"Cancer Research Horizons launches start-up Suil Vision"

Cancer Research Horizons

"The Virtual World of Cancer Research"

Columbia University

"Deep VR Teaches Breathing and Relaxation"

The Mary Sue

Recognition

2016
North American Premiere – Storyscapes — Tribeca Film Festival
2017
Featured Exhibition — The Big Anxiety Festival, Sydney
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Exhibition — EGX Rezzed
2022
Academic Software Release — IMAXT / Project Theia

AI Operations & Consulting

Applied AI

I design and build AI systems for organisations and senior leaders. Not tools training. Bespoke system design around how people actually think and work.

Through workshops, 1:1 mentoring, and ongoing operational support, I create personalised AI workflows, automation pipelines, and persistent AI assistants using tools like Claude, Perplexity, and n8n. I also embed within organisations as a fractional AI operations partner, helping teams build and sustain real AI capability over time.

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Systems Design

AI workflows built around how you work

Bespoke systems installed and running on your machine. Personal AI assistants, knowledge bases, and automation pipelines configured to your role.

02

Automation

The work you shouldn't be doing, handled

n8n pipelines, automated reporting, email triage, and custom workflows that reclaim hours every week without ongoing effort.

03

Fractional AI Ops

An AI operations partner, not a one-off consultant

Ongoing embedded support: tool evaluation, team enablement, system management, and strategic guidance as the AI landscape evolves.

Explore the Consultancy

Working with leadership teams and organisations in Toronto and remotely.

The Challenge

The Approach

The Outcome

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