MELENDEZ DAVIDSON

About

 

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I’m Jonathan Meléndez-Davidson a New York based Design Researcher, Strategist, and Educator focused on the care of our planet and the people within it.







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I used to 

work at:
>> Johnson & Johnson as a Senior Design Strategist 
>> Center for Complexity as a Studio Lead 
>> Design Catalyst, Llc as a Research Analyst  

teach at:  
>> Rhode Island School of Design as Critic 
>> School of Visual Arts NYC as an Adjunct Faculty Member

and study at:
>> Rhode Island School of Design's Masters of Industrial Design program
>> Iowa State University's Bachelor's of Architecture program





Currently I am 

working at:  
>> Newlab as a Design Strategy Lead   

and teaching at: 
>> PRATT's Industrial Design program as a Visiting Instructor







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THIS IS SOMETHING I’M WORKING ON AT THE MOMENT

Puerto Rico: Waste-to-X

A new strategic partnership aims to boost the circular economy innovation on the island of Puerto Rico to convert unmanaged or landfilled items, such as sargassum seaweed, plastics and tires, into new products. The New York-based technology center, Newlab, and the island’s economic development organization, Invest Puerto Rico, are recruiting entrepreneurs and early-stage companies to pilot innovative waste conversion solutions. The aim is to reduce landfill waste, unlock the potential for renewable life cycles of materials, such as end-of-life tires, waste plastics, and sargassum seaweed, and turn these items into valuable resources.

PUBLICATION: Forbes Magazine

THIS IS SOMETHING I WORKED ON A LOT

Project inSight

Johnson & Johnson Announces Five Initiatives to Help Find the ‘Missing Millions’ of Undiagnosed People Living with Tuberculosis. Project inSight is a new collaboration between Johnson & Johnson and the Global Fund in Indonesia and the Philippines that will further understanding of why it can be difficult to identify DR-TB patients. By combining the Global Fund’s scale and reach and Johnson & Johnson’s unique expertise in consumer and patient insights, new strategies can be devised to amplify efforts to identify, engage and support people living with DR-TB, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

PUBLICATION: World Economic Forum