
Microsoft
O.S. Security
redesigning how enterprises prevent malware attacks on their Windows devices
redesigning how enterprises prevent malware attacks on their Windows devices
COMING SOON
COMING SOON
Charlie Blue Brahm
they/them
My interests revolve around exploring how HCI experiences can
mediate emotional healing.
During my undergraduate Electrical and Computer Engineering
studies
at Carnegie Mellon, I dug into low-level details of how
technical
systems function and interact. I then built on this knowledge by
becoming a Program Manager in Microsoft’s Operating Systems
Security
team after graduating in 2018. By leading large cross-team
efforts
to deliver customer-facing security product and feature
improvements, I was able to quickly gain experience across the
complete product lifecycle. I contributed to business and
strategy
decisions; co-designed solutions with partner teams, enterprise
customers, and product designers; worked closely with engineers
to
ensure high-quality delivery; drove the shipping and
documentation
processes; and finally collaborated with data experts to analyze
our
in-market products.
As a designer and researcher, I now aim to expand upon this
technical and logistical thinking to build a holistic practice
which
deeply centers human (and other user) considerations. I bring a
critical, systems-thinking perspective to my work, making me
well-suited for service design/research positions. I am
especially
interested in healthcare roles, as my research interests include
post-traumatic growth and end-of-life care.
Outside of work, I love to explore Seattle by going on long bike
rides with my partner, and then recover from those bike rides by
snuggling our cat and eating heart-warming meals from Bryant
Terry’s
Vegetable Kingdom cookbook.