Hi Everyone! I am very excited to be joining the Steemit community.
My name is Jeffrey Breugelmans, and I am a Dutch native (which explains the name) living in Los Angeles. I moved to the US in 2010 to pursue a doctorate at Northeastern University in Boston, where I studied Human Factors Engineering and focused my research on the computer accessibility issues faced by those who experience physical disability. Empathy is probably my most defining quality, so although I am an engineer I never fail to keep the most vital component of any technology in mind: the person using it! You can verify me and learn more about my research here.
I am currently working as Chief Interaction Designer at a VR startup called Second Studio and have my own side business as a SketchUp tutor and freelancer. You can also verify me and learn a bit more about my work by checking out www.sketchupla.com. I was a snowboard instructor in my teens and I really enjoyed my teaching responsibilities at University, so this has turned out to be a great opportunity for me to get to know people in LA and stay in touch with my own internal Sensei.
I plan to use Steemit as a way to share my thoughts about developments in VR, Healthcare Technology, 3D modeling, Rendering techniques, SketchUp and the many other things in life that fascinate me. I am not sure how much I should share in my first post, so I will not go on for too long. Please take a moment to check out the links I embedded if you want to learn more about my work and experience.
I hope you enjoyed my introduction, and if you have any questions or comments, please let me know! I always aim to respond asap.
Thank you,
Jeff