I design clarity in complex systems.

Turning real-time decisions into usable design.

Emergency Dispatch

Emergency dispatch is not a queue. It’s a real-time decision system.

This project visualizes how calls are triaged, prioritized, and routed under pressure—where every decision reshapes the system.

The work spans a system logic film, interactive diagrams, and a simplified interface model.

Each node represents a decision point—classify the incident, assign priority, check unit availability, and route response.

The highlighted path shows how a single call moves through the system.

Decision Logic

How the system decides, frame by frame

A real-time visualization of how a single call moves through the system—from intake to dispatch.

Production script

How system logic becomes sequence, timing, and motion.

View script (PDF)

From system to interface

The same decision logic applied to a usable interface—showing how calls, units, and priorities are managed in real time.

Coverage Mapping
Available
En route
On scene
Gap >8 min
Call Queue
ACTIVE25
P14
P26
P39
P46
Status Updates Live
UNIT 12AVAILABLE
UNIT 07AVAILABLE
UNIT 21ON SCENE
UNIT 03AVAILABLE
UNIT 18EN ROUTEETA 03:39
UNIT 05AVAILABLE
UNIT 09ON SCENE

Dispatch, visualized

Interactive diagrams of real-time dispatch logic.

Call-to-response sequence

A call moves through triage, classification, and dispatch. Each step re-evaluates priority as new information enters the system.

Call Received
Caller connects to PSAP
Triage
Location · incident · caller status
CAD Entry
Computer-Aided Dispatch populates
Resource Check
Available units assessed in real time
Dispatch
Closest viable unit assigned
Queue Shift
System recalculates around the next call

Network logic

Calls are routed through a live system shaped by priority, proximity, availability, and load.

Design principles

The visual system avoids drama. Tension comes from the logic of the board.

Dispatch doesn’t stop emergencies.

It decides which one gets answered first.

Concept, creative direction, script, motion system

Selected Work

QD Solutions

Building a Motion Design Practice

Helped establish and scale a motion design capability within the agency, developing workflows, templates, and production pipelines that expanded the studio’s service offering.

The practice grew from an experimental capability into a core service representing 35% of agency revenue.

Dish Network

Interactive Advertising Platform

Designed and produced interactive, addressable advertising experiences for the Dish Network platform, translating brand campaigns into clear on-screen interactions for television audiences.

The work focused on simplifying viewer engagement through remote-based navigation while supporting targeted delivery and advertiser performance reporting.

MetLife Foundation

Interactive Advertising Platform

Designed and produced interactive, addressable advertising experiences for the Dish Network platform, translating brand campaigns into clear on-screen interactions for television audiences.

The work focused on simplifying viewer engagement through remote-based navigation while supporting targeted delivery and advertiser performance reporting.

The Bard’s Cards

Retail Product and Brand

Created and illustrated a Shakespeare-inspired greeting card line combining literary language with expressive illustration.

Designed the product line, brand identity, and e-commerce presence, establishing wholesale relationships that expanded distribution to 200+ retail locations.