BlueLine Grid
Command and Control for First Responders
BlueLine Grid
An integrated suite of SaaS products for first responders and government agencies to securely communicate and coordinate for more efficient and effective outcomes
BlueLine Grid's goal was to promote frictionless, affordable communication between first responders and government agencies such as police, fire, parks, sanitation and more around events and active emergencies in ways that traditionally were fragmented or expensive.
Using secure software that could be installed on personal devices, agencies could more effectively reach, monitor, coordinate and orchestrate their people in the filed with audio, video, geofencing, messaging and alerts capabilities.
My Role
Chief Experience Officer
Founding Employee
I provided strategic design work that lead to securing seed funding for the company, as well as all its products and prototypes leading to Series A funding and ultimately acquisition.
My Product Portfolio
BlueLine
A Professional Network for Law Enforcement
BlueLine Grid Messenger
Secure mobile chat app with geofencing and group messaging
BlueLine Grid Command
Team control and coordination with alerts and data sharing for first responders not typically in contact
BlueLine Grid GeoCast
Simple mobile video livestreaming app for law enforcement to share real time video from the field
BlueLine Grid OpenBridge
Audio group conference calling for first responders and government agencies
My Responsibilities
Lead UX Design and Strategy
Research with SMEs & Stakeholders
Prototype new features and products
Collaborate with Product & Engineering
1
UX Designer
NYC
2
Founders
NYC & LA
1
CTO
NYC
1
Product Manager
NYC
4
Law Enforcement SMEs
LAPD & NYPD
50
Engineers
NYC, Mauritius & Jaipur, India
BlueLine by Bratton Technologies
The Professional Network for Law Enforcement
The company was originally founded as Bratton Technologies by former Police Commissioner of New York City and Los Angeles, William Bratton and several entrepreneurs from the private intelligence industry.
Our first product was 'BlueLine', conceived to be a professional network for all of law enforcement, promoting knowledge-sharing and coordination among local, regional and national law enforcement entities.
Below are early concept designs to build a knowledge-sharing communication ecosystem to network America's law enforcement professionals, both active-duty and retired, as well as vendors and verified 3rd-parties.
BlueLine Grid Messenger
Messenger was the first BlueLine product to combine the BlueLine Directory of verified law enforcement, first responder and government agency users with a secure messenger product. This app was created to run on department-provided or in some cases personal mobile iOS and Android devices for a fraction of the cost of specialized equipment which is often quickly outmoded and not compatible with other agencies.
BlueLine Grid GeoCast
GeoCast was a mobile app integrated with the BlueLine suite of products to allow individual officers, agents and government employees to share their location and at times livestream video of the scene back to the GridCommand Administrator device, with the ultimate goal of enabling this technologies at Fusion Centers and other key points of coordination.
BlueLine Grid OpenBridge (Beta)
OpenBridge was another mobile app integrated with the BlueLine suite of products to enable extremely simple, secure conference calling among team members and any officer, agent or employee listed in the BlueLine Grid directory. The beta was conducted with members of the Major Cities Chiefs organization.
Early wires imagining a more feature-rich implementation.
Beta Mobile UI
BlueLine GridCommand
GridCommand enabled administrators to communicate, coordinate, track and share information with individuals and groups of first responders in the field.
GridCommand Demo Video
