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Hi, I’m Greg.

I am an experienced IT Professional and Design Technologist with a deep commitment to social impact. During my 14 years in higher education, I developed a career that merged creative problem-solving with technical innovation to build tools that empower students to achieve their full potential.

Recently, I’ve transitioned to clean energy advocacy, where I serve as the Director of Technology at Solar United Neighbors. Here, I leverage my expertise to advance the organization’s mission of creating a cleaner, more equitable, and resilient energy future. In this role, I’m responsible for driving technology strategies to optimize the organization’s capacity and operational efficiency.

Outside this work, I’m applying these and other skills to creative research and commercial projects. Recently, I founded For Grownups, a startup designing modern solutions that tackle emerging problems within the cannabis industry. Last spring, For Grownups participated in the 8th Cohort of Communitas Ventures Accelerator.

I’m guided by a belief that design should be an inclusive and culturally rich experience, equally informed and enhanced by its end users. My practice is concerned with the process of co-creating such ecosystems to be fair, performant and a joy to use.

If you’ve enjoyed what you’ve read so far, send me an email, lets chat!

Education

Masters of Arts in Interactive Media

New York University / 2022

Bachelors of Arts in Film and Media Studies

Hunter College / 2011

Certificates

Unity VR Developer

CUNY VR Training Academy / 2020

Toolkit

Software

VS Code, Unity, Adobe CC, Blender, Ardunio IDE, Docker

Languages

HTML, CSS, Javascript, Python, C+,C#

Libraries & Platforms

Github, Svelte, React, Node,js, Vercel, Salesforce, Canvas

Experience

Director of Technology

Solar United Neighbors / 2024 – Present

Director of Research & Technology

Columbia University / 2023 – 2024

Founder

For Grownups / 2022 – Present

Technology & Media Services Manager

New York University / 2021 – 2022

Computer Systems & Communications Manager

New York University / 2015 – 2021

Digital Marketing Coordinator

ASA College / 2012- 2015

Junior Producer

Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter college / 2010- 2012