Hi, I’m Thaniel.

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I help organizations navigate ambiguous problem spaces through mixed-method research that drives (product) strategy and business decisions.

Case Studies

Civic Tech

UX Research, Workshop Facilitation, Product Documentation & Strategy

A 0 to 1 project. Led the research and design of an Emergency Rental Assistance Program platform for a large metropolitan county during COVID.

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AI Civic Policy & Service Design

Service Design, Workshop Facilitation, Service Blueprint

A service design project to develop and run an AI workshop to refine and inform the City’s AI policy.

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Foundational Research for 0-1 consumer product

UX Researcher, Product Strategy, GTM

A 0-1 project buidling the product strategy for a consumer marketplace.

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Civic Enterprise System Procurement

UX Research, Workshop Facilitation, Product Documentation & Strategy

A UX research project to create the product strategy and requirements for procuring a new Animal Shelter enterprise system for the City of Austin.

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Civic Design Principles and Capacity Building

Design Principles, Design Maturity

Co-led the development of Design Principles and design maturity evaluation for the City of Austin Digital Services & Strategy team.

Coming soon…