Accelint

Hypergiant (Accelint)

Role: Senior UX Designer, Sales Enablement Duration: September 2024 – February 2025 Security clearance: Top Secret (Interim)

I worked on the Sales Enablement team, turning Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) concepts into interactive prototypes used to pitch AI-enabled software to the Air Force and Navy.

Key projects

IAMD (Integrated Air & Missile Defense): designed a command-and-control interface for defending high-value assets against cruise missile threats. Built a Course of Action manager that used AI to suggest defensive strategies, with visual urgency cues, like a time-to-intercept timer, so operators could make split-second calls based on missile proximity and available defenses. The prototype supported a $62M-$100M contract pursuit and was built specifically to cut cognitive load on Mission Crew Commanders during a live intercept decision.

MTC2 (Maritime Tactical Command & Control): built a 72-hour planning tool for a Carrier Strike Group, including a sync matrix mapping ship and aircraft assignments over time that fed a live, map-based common operating picture. Added readiness cards (fuel, weapons, equipment status) and a markup tool so officers could sketch notes directly onto the tactical map during watch turnovers.

NITES (Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental System): built a weather-integrated tool visualizing how conditions like wind and sea state affect mission viability for flight operations and at-sea resupply.

What this taught me

I learned military doctrine fast (ATO, ROE, MIL-STD-2525 symbology) by working directly with subject matter experts and retired military leads, so the interfaces would hold up under real scrutiny. These aren't consumer apps. Usability here is the difference between a clean intercept and a miss, and that's the standard I still design to.