Sands Fish
About Sands Fish
Sands Fish is a Senior Experience Designer at BLUE ORIGIN and a Research Affiliate at MIT Media Lab, with a background in digital fabrication and human-centered design for space travel.
Company
Sands Fish is currently working at BLUE ORIGIN as a Senior Experience Designer. He started this role in 2022 and operates out of Seattle, Washington, United States.
Title
Sands Fish holds the position of Senior Experience Designer, with a focus on creating user-centered designs specifically tailored to space exploration and travel.
Education and Expertise
Sands Fish has a Master's degree in Media Arts & Sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2015-2017). He also holds a BS in Computer Science from Assumption College (1997-1999), and studied Computer Science at Saint Anselm College from 1996 to 1997.
Background
Sands Fish has a rich professional history in technology and design, including roles at prestigious institutions. He has worked as a Faculty member at Parsons School of Design, Developer at The Mill, Designer at MIT Space Exploration Initiative, University Lecturer at Northeastern University, Researcher in Residence at IDEO, Research Fellow at Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, and Senior Software Engineer at MIT. He has also been involved in managing Internet Technologies and Information Services at telecomNOW.
Achievements
Sands Fish's work spans across various facets of experience design and technology, focusing notably on space travel. Notable contributions include designing musical instruments for space environments, conducting astronaut ethnography to understand the human experience in space, and his involvement in creative direction and production with an emphasis on human-centered design. He is also an international speaker on experience design and technology topics. His background in digital fabrication further solidifies his innovative approach to problem-solving in space exploration.