We design and build applications that help people understand and work with complex AI, data, and workflows, from the first interaction to production.
Jesse Gonzalez
Interaction Design Engineer with 17+ years in software. Currently working as a Senior Research Software Engineer at the Netherlands eScience Center. Master's in Computer Science and Technology, specializing in Artificial Intelligence.
Based in Amsterdam, working globally across research, culture, and product development.
Full bio & portfolio ↗About CTW Studio
CTW Studio is an interaction design engineering practice led by Jesse Gonzalez. We bring together designers, engineers, researchers, and domain specialists when a project needs them.
We make complex technology tangible through interaction, then engineer it for production.
Collaborations
We work with research teams, cultural organizations, and knowledge-intensive product teams when the technology is complex but the experience cannot be.
Start a collaboration →Frame user needs, system behavior, and technical constraints through collaborative workshops and working prototypes.
We design how people understand, direct, inspect, and correct models and agents, with clear boundaries and ways to recover when something goes wrong.
Turn complex datasets and workflows into clear, explorable tools for specialists, decision-makers, and public audiences.
We build accessible, maintainable applications and integrations, with testing, documentation, and a practical handoff for long-term ownership.
Our process
We align people, decisions, workflows, and constraints before choosing technology. A shared frame gives every design and engineering decision a purpose.
Working prototypes turn models, data, and interactions into something teams can test, discuss, and improve early.
We integrate interfaces, models, data, and infrastructure into accessible, maintainable software with visible progress throughout.
Documentation, open standards, testing, and knowledge transfer give your team the confidence to operate and extend what we build.
Selected applications
Products conceived, designed, and engineered from first interaction to production.
What collaborators say
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“Jesse has really been instrumental and decisive in getting our dashboard off the ground. Right from the start, he grasped the overarching concept and got straight down to business.”
“The research tool Collens has proven to be a significant contribution to our research field. We are thoroughly impressed with Jesse's work and work ethic.”
“This is what we want as the eScience Center. Work that can have large and long-lasting impact, beyond the project and beyond the discipline.”
“His leadership, initiative, and technical excellence make him a valuable asset to any team he joins.”
“This is chef's kiss.”
Selected partners
Netherlands eScience Center · KNAW · KNMI · University of Virginia · Maastricht University · Smithsonian Institution
Collaborate
Bring us a workflow, model, dataset, or product idea that is difficult to explain or use. We'll help you find the interaction at its center and turn it into a working application.