In addition to product design, I am also an entreprenur.
CaregiverOne
Founder & Inventor. CaregiverOne is a patent-pending solution designed to help caregivers respond quickly and accurately to a care recipient’s needs. By clearly identifying what type of assistance is required—whether toileting, repositioning, getting a drink, or addressing pain—it enables caregivers to deliver more efficient, targeted, and compassionate care.
Key benefits include:
Enables caregivers to respond promptly and accurately by knowing exactly what the care recipient needs.
Reduces caregiver stress and anxiety by offering a structured way for needs to be expressed and acknowledged.
Creates more time for caregiver self-care by streamlining requests and reducing constant check-ins.
Empowers care recipients by giving them more control and a clearer way to communicate their needs, supporting emotional well-being.
Improves the efficiency of resource allocation, allowing caregivers to focus attention where it’s most needed rather than guesswork.
Pending patent:
https://patents.justia.com/patent/20250166812Upperstate
Founder & Inventor. Upperstate designs and developes consumer products to help caregivers and care recipients with their day-to-day. I founded and led Upperstate LLC, developing a patented line of mobility products from concept to market. I guided the company through product design, manufacturing, e-commerce, and sales, building direct-to-consumer and retail channels while managing operations, marketing, and partnerships. My role spanned end-to-end leadership—shaping product strategy, securing patents, running the e-commerce storefront, and overseeing financials—while growing a customer base and navigating the challenges of scaling a hardware business.
Patents include:
https://patents.justia.com/patent/12108850https://patents.justia.com/patent/D1030297https://patents.justia.com/patent/D935761https://patents.justia.com/patent/11408459https://patents.justia.com/patent/D881550