02 — Selected Work

What I've
shipped.

01 / 03 · wecolor.app · Apple Challenge 03

We Color

A children's therapeutic iOS app built around a single client brief: empathy. Designed to support emotional regulation and creative development through coloring, drawing, and music — grounded in real user research.

iOS Xcode SwiftUI Apple Challenge 03 Therapeutic UX Children's App Team Project
My Role PM · UX Research
Accessibility Lead
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Define

Client handed us one word: empathy. Two rounds of user interviews later, we landed on a truth — children in stressful moments rarely have accessible creative outlets. Core use case defined: therapeutic tech for kids aged 4–10.

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Organize

Structured the experience around three therapeutic pillars — coloring, drawing, and music. Limited to 5 key screens to reduce cognitive load. Mapped user flow with parent accessibility and child agency both in view.

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Navigate

Built in Xcode with SwiftUI. I led research on neurodivergent-informed UX and cognitive accessibility, collaborating across design and dev to keep the interface understimulating — light colors, primary palette, no visual noise.

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Evaluate

Presented to Apple challenge reviewers and our Academy cohort. Evaluated on therapeutic value, technical execution, and UX accessibility. Result: a fully functional iOS app built around a real client brief, grounded in actual research.

We Color app screens showing drawing canvas and home screen

App screens · Drawing, canvas & home

Key Features
  • Freehand drawing canvas with brush size control
  • Guided coloring pages library
  • Calming music integration
  • 5-screen minimal architecture · reduced cognitive load
  • Primary color palette — nostalgic, low stimulation
  • Parent-accessible entry point
My Specific Contributions

Led research on cognitive accessibility and neurodivergent-informed UX. Collaborated with design to keep the interface aesthetically understimulating. Defined team goals, role responsibilities, and client communication expectations. Designed and rehearsed the final presentation for Academy peers and mentors.

02 / 03 · Swift Student Challenge · Solo Build · ~200 hrs

Solstice

A neurodivergent-friendly task manager with built-in nervous system regulation. Planning that works with your brain — not against it. Built solo in Swift Playgrounds over five months.

Swift SwiftUI iOS Playgrounds Swift Student Challenge Neurodivergent UX Wellness Tech Solo Build
My Role Sole Designer
Sole Developer
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Define

The problem isn't productivity — it's regulation. Neurodivergent users struggle with task managers that ignore nervous system state. Solstice defined itself as the bridge between getting things done and feeling okay enough to try.

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Organize

Built around the Eisenhower matrix for mental sorting before physical action. Added a dedicated offload space for ideas not ready to be structured, plus a regulation space with CBT-grounded breathing and grounding tactics.

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Navigate

Five months, nearly 200 hours in Swift Playgrounds. Academy curriculum, a TechTown top-6 hackathon finish, mentors, and independent study. No team, no shortcuts — every design and development decision entirely mine.

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Evaluate

Submitted to Apple Swift Student Challenge with a fully functional app and a user manual — documentation that served double duty as a personal learning tool as I built. A complete, working, solo-shipped iOS product.

Solstice app — onboarding and main dashboard with Organize, Offload, Calendar modes

Onboarding & dashboard · Organize, Offload, Calendar

Key Features
  • Eisenhower matrix — sort mentally before acting physically
  • Offload space — park ideas not ready to be hashed out
  • CBT-grounded regulation tools
  • Breathing practices and grounding techniques
  • Safehaven Kit — personal items for high-stress moments
  • Low-stimulation UI, expressive when the user is ready
Build Context

Began as a React web prototype in October, became a full Swift iOS submission by spring. Guided by the Apple Developer Academy curriculum, mentors, a hackathon placement in the top 6 of 90+ teams, and close to 200 hours of independent study. Every decision — design, architecture, UX, copy — mine.

03 / 03 · aretebuilds.com · Live · LLC Filed

Arete & Co.

A consultancy built at the intersection of project management, development, and community advocacy — plus the internal ops suite running it. CRM, expense tracking, content scheduling, document generation. All built by me.

Next.js Supabase Vercel CRM Dashboard Expense Tracker Content Calendar Founder
My Role Founder · Full-Stack
Product Manager
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Define

Throughout the Academy I kept landing at the same intersection: PM, dev, and community. I defined Arete & Co. as the formal container for that instinct — a consultancy for project scope, development, implementation, and community collaboration.

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Organize

Designed and deployed aretebuilds.com on Vercel. Organized the internal ops suite around actual consulting needs: client management, financial tracking, content planning, and document generation — all in one password-protected dashboard.

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Navigate

Migrated the CRM from localStorage to Supabase. Added PDF generation for service agreements, invoices, and NDAs direct from client card modals. Navigated the full stack as a one-person team running a live business.

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Evaluate

Live and running. LLC filed in Michigan. Active client engagements. The ops suite is built to the same standard I deliver to clients — because excellence isn't a standard you apply to other people's work.

Arete & Co. website mockup — The Architecture of Intention

aretebuilds.com · Live

Platform Features
  • Supabase CRM · kanban pipeline & payment tracking
  • Expense tracker · YTD totals, categories & CSV export
  • 4-week content calendar · platform filters & attachments
  • Document template library · SOW, Invoice, NDA
  • PDF generation direct from client card modals
  • Password-protected internal ops dashboard
  • Client portal links & project thread management
Context

Everything at aretebuilds.com — the public site, the internal ops suite, the document templates, the brand — designed, built, and maintained by me. Articles of Organization filed for Arete Builds L.L.C. in Michigan. The same skills I use for clients run my own company. That's the point.