About me
I’m a Design leader with keen interests in crafting digital products. I enjoy the collaborative design process and working with others to bring visions to life. I’m a thinker, maker, and leader — defining strategy and leading design teams and product releases. I have a wide variety of experiences working for startups, design studios, EdTech and non-profits. I was driven to product design by my desire to create useful things that improve people’s lives, in big and small ways.
In my free time, I nerd out on vintage cameras, metalsmithing hand-fabricated jewelry designs, and printmaking. My favorite letterform is the lowercase “g.” I can often be found in my introvert happy places — beach coming or hitting my neighborhood hiking trails.
Work History
2023–Now, Sr. Experience Design Manager / Adobe
2021–2023, Staff Experience Designer / Adobe
2018–2021, Principal Product Designer / Udemy
2016–2018, Lead Product Designer / Scribd
2014–2016, Lead Experience Designer / Spring Studio
2012–2014, Creative Director / George Lucas Education Foundation (Edutopia)
2006–2012, Interactive Design Director / WestEd
2000–2006, Art Director / Proxicom (Now iCrossing)
Things I’ve Written
Making the shift from in-person to virtual workshops
Virtual workshopping lessons learned from a sheltered-in-place digital product designer
Keeping things human in the age of machine learning
Communicate your design intent for personalized product experiences
Awards & Recognition
UX Design
10 Best intranets of the year (Chevron intranet)
Nielsen Norman Group
Brand identity design
Three logos published in design books
LogoLounge Master Library Volumes 1 and 3
First place Logo
American Design Awards Semi-Annual
Business card design published in design book
The Big Book of Business Cards
Identity design silver award
Summit International Creative Awards
Identity design published in design book
Big Book of Logos
Graphic Design
Poster design award of excellence
AIGA San Diego, The Creative Show
Photography
Exhibited in annual ‘Spooky’ show
LightBox Photographic Gallery | Astoria, Oregon
Photos published in photography books
ToyCam Lo-fi Photography
Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity
Four photos published in photography magazine
Light Leaks Magazine
