Hi, I’m Makaya.

I design systems for people, for health, for materials, and for whatever’s next. The world is now so incredibly interdisciplinary, I feel we MUST value and utilize our varied interests to fuse the future. My work lives between digital tools and physical matter, grounded in the belief that innovation should feel good, do good, and make sense in context.

I’m currently earning my Master’s in Integrated Design, Business, and Technology at USC, and leading sustainability initiatives at a major health system. I move between AI workflows, product design, biomaterials, and the occasional speculative side quest. Across every project, I’m asking: how can we build things that care for people and the world they live in?

This site is a running collection of the things I’ve made, tested, and learned from along the way.