Mako is a designer, developer, and creative technologist based in the San Fransisco Bay Area.
He is currently working at Zoox, a fully autonomous robotaxi company, creating extended reality (XR) design tools and 3D applications for the future of urban transportation.
Previously, he worked at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the Center for Design and Space Architecture (CDSA). The CDSA is a multidisciplinary team that produces prototypes, strategic planning, and XR simulations to better human health and space flight performance. While at NASA, he contributed to the design of the Extravehicular Activity & Human Surface Mobility, developed tools for evaluating the Human Landing System, conducted testing on the Gateway Program, and co-received the "JSC Director’s Innovation Team Award" for developing remote XR testing capabilities.
Mako graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, RI). Before graduating, he served as a technology educator for RISD CoWorks and interned at the Harvard Art Museums designing the largest exhibition ever shown at the Museums. While in school, he worked with faculty to conceive the RISD Color Lab and led a team of students through the initial research and design.
His interests include ambient computing, text-to-3D, indigenous Japanese art, softgoods, and working with people he admires.
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