Resume

As a seasoned UX leader, I bring together best-in-class visual design, elegant interaction models, and data-driven insights to create user-centered solutions for enterprise applications. I specialize in solving for user and business needs with elegant solutions, setting the strategic vision for digital products, and cultivating strong stakeholder relationships for complex software tools.

I’m excited to bring my leadership and expertise to a dynamic product design team as a Staff or Principal Product Designer.

Experience

Lead UX Designer, Design Systems @ Apple

2023 to Present

  • Lead end-to-end design and UX strategy for OneDAM, Apple’s enterprise digital asset management tool, including research, flows, prototypes, design language, UI, high-fidelity visuals, and HTML/CSS coding
  • Create and manage the Cornerstone design system with more than 300 interactive components. Create a compelling and consistent vision for DAM’s future functionality and experience
  • Build strong rapport with users and stakeholders from 5+ verticals by increasing engagement, user interviews, and clear communication. Drive partnership with cross-functional development and engineering teams to successfully implement UX solutions
  • Lead younger designers in their craft, including career mentorship, design direction, and leading constructive design critiques

Adjunct Professor @ University of Texas Austin

2022 to Present

  • Teach the Design Thinking course for UT’s School of Design and Creative Technology focused on design thinking principles and how to use them in real-world applications
  • Develop curricula and course material to present engaging lectures to 10 – 15 students from multiple majors and disciplines
  • Create and guide a design project where students collaborate and receive hands-on experience in a real- world setting
  • Mentor students in design strategies, deliver actionable feedback, and coach them in their work

Lead UX Designer @ argodesign

2017 to 2023

  • Solved complex business problems for 10+ world-class clients in cross-functional teams with strategists, client design teams, engineers, and stakeholders
  • Established complex design systems for multiple Fortune 500 companies
  • Gathered requirements via research sessions, workshops, and interviews, crafted end-to-end journeys ensuring short- and long-term success, and presented solutions and rationale to stakeholders and executive leadership
  • Mentored designers on the team

Notable argodesign projects include:

  • United Rentals: Created 30+ flows and screens in an agile workflow as part of United Rentals’ industrial enterprise digital transformation
  • Sam’s Club: Led a team of four designers to create cohesive flows across four sophisticated AI supply chain projection tools. Kicked off a major design system overhaul
  • MagicLeap XR Headset: Designed a new UI and interaction model for File Management within an Augmented Reality environment, and validated with users via prototyping.
  • Securonix: Led research and design to create a simplified experience for Security Analysts measuring cybersecurity threats in a complex, multifacet software environment. Developed a robust design language and system that the Securonix team implemented into their UX process

Senior Design Manager @ Frames Direct

2015 to 2016

  • Led comprehensive research, design, and testing initiatives across five brands to overhaul a complex e-commerce interface for ordering prescription glasses
  • Directed a design team of three in crafting impactful marketing campaigns while overseeing detailed project schedules, timelines, and deliverables
  • Engaged in collaborative efforts with cross-functional stakeholders to execute focused campaigns and successfully reach sales targets

Marketing Design Manager, North America @ HomeAway

2013 to 2015

  • Managed a cross-functional team of five designers, developers, and video editors in creating international campaigns for 10+ global brands
  • Initiated a global project management process, from initial stakeholder request, to design review and approval, through project delivery, and directed resource scheduling for efficient use of the team’s time and skill-set
  • Launched and owned a design system for more efficient design production
  • Established strong relationships with stakeholders, cross-functional partners, and executives while partnering with other teams to develop cohesive solutions for shared problems

Expertise

  • Design Language Systems
  • End-to-End Design Flows
  • Product Strategy
  • Prototyping
  • Systems Design
  • Interaction Design
  • Visual Design
  • UX Design
  • UI Design
  • Figma
  • HTML/CSS
  • User Research & Data Analysis
  • Journey Maps
  • Information Architecture
  • Generative AI

Tools

  • Figma
  • Adobe Suite
  • Google Suite
  • Airtable
  • Notion
  • Miro
  • Keynote
  • Microsoft Office