Experience

See my resume (PDF) or my LinkedIn for more details.

Skills

Design

Areas: Product Design, UX Design, UI Design, Design Systems, Growth Design, Mentorship

Tools: Figma, Adobe CS, Framer, basic HTML and CSS

Research

Areas: User Research, User Interviews, Usability Testing, Research Analysis, Competitive Analysis

Tools: Maze, UserInterviews, Fullstory, Hotjar, spreadsheets

Content

Areas: Information Architecture, Content Strategy, Copywriting, UX Writing, SEO Basics

Tools: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Semrush, Ahrefs

Product

Areas: Product Management, Product Strategy, Data Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Market Research

Tools: Notion, Metabase, Mode

Work

Pine Works — Partner

Designs software, apps, and websites for high-growth companies while serving as product strategist, mentoring in-house designers, and helping clients hire designers

2022-present

Untapped — Director of Design

Led design strategy and operated as a staff-level designer for a Series C tech recruiting platform, driving significant growth metrics while managing design and analytics teams

2021-2023

Kopa — Co-Founder

Co-founded and led design and product strategy for a YC-backed rental marketplace startup, growing from zero to 70 cities and $100K ARR

2016-2021

Salesforce — Senior Designer

Led enterprise design projects for Fortune 500 clients, including a $2M+ inclusive redesign of a dental insurance platform serving 30M+ members

2017-2018

Sequence — Designer (Apple Team)

Delivered pixel-perfect designs and engineering documentation for Apple's B2B and education initiatives

2016-2017

Happy Cog — Designer

Designed websites for clients including David's Bridal, Einstein Healthcare, Gore, and TEDx

2014-2016

Industries

I've been lucky to work with companies that employ 2 to 10,000+ people, across a range of industries.

Marketplaces

AI

Healthcare

Education

Financial Services

Recruiting

Enterprise

Fitness

Real Estate

Hospitality

Nonprofit

EdTech

Consumer Goods

Internal Tools

Recruiting

E-Commerce

Industrial

Honors

Forbes 30 Under 30 Honoree (2021)

Accepted into Y Combinator (2019)

Published in Graphis (2016)

The Net Awards Emerging Talent (2015)

Hermes Platinum Award, Publication Design (2015)

Graphic Design USA Student to Watch (2015)

Two International Creativity Awards (2014)

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