Key things to know:

I’m an Executive Creative leader specialized in User Experience, Strategy and Design. I like interesting problems.

• My background: Design strategy, storytelling, user experience design, product design, creative direction, project and team management.

• I’ve designed and managed teams for Fortune 100 finance, media and e-commerce companies, as well as two NYC career-focused startups.

• I’m passionate about design thinking, building effective partnerships and crafting experiences that are delightful and intuitive.

• I love identifying and solving problems for users that have positive, measurable impact on the business.

• I prioritize learning opportunities for my teams and myself, focusing on Communication skills and storytelling.

Best known for:

• Strategic Vision: Consistently transformed platforms and drove business growth

• Business Acumen: Strong track record of driving measurable business outcomes 

• Team Building: Hiring, leading and mentoring design teams across multiple organizations

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Partnering with technology, product, data and business leaders 

• Industry Influence: Speaking, mentoring, and thought leadership activities

• Innovation Focus: Leading AI initiatives and creating breakthrough digital experiences 

• Entrepreneurial Spirit: Passion projects with tangible results

Currently focused on:

• Ai design strategy for teams and product initiatives 

• Multi-agent interface research and competitive analysis

• Design pattern prompt training

• Cross-product mapping for integrated tasks and simplified experiences

• Crafting a firmwide Design Education initiative, leading the Communication and Stakeholder Management Focus

• Training a Synesthesia-specific agent for my “What Color is Your Name” project

I love non-fiction. Here’s what I’m reading:

• UX for AI: A Framework for Designing AI-Driven Product, by Greg Nudelman

• Tiny Experiments, by Anne-Laure Le Cunff

• Bridge Builders: How Superb Communicators Get What They Want in Business and in Life, by Maria Keckler

Impact Stories

More details

• 15+ years leading teams, empowering designers to do their best work and partnering with product leaders, developers and stakeholders to design products that matter.

• Strategy and big-picture thinking, problem-solving, sketching ideas and workflows.

• Hands-on product design and direction, UX strategy, interviews, research and deliverables. Competitive analysis, user research and interviewing, presenting insights and key takeaways.

• Loves: research, strategy, content, consumer trends, food, home, DIY, art, tech & gadgets, small business and startups, pop culture, fashion, and beauty.

• Tools: ChatGPT, Claude, Teams, Figma, Sketch, Confluence, Adobe Creative Suite, Keynote, Powerpoint, hand sketching, experience with CSS, HTML email design, proprietary web publishing and CMS systems.