Driving Design Decisions Since 2017 💪

I’ve been in UX for 7 years, most recently as a Lead Design Researcher at Meta Reality Labs. Before that I was a Senior Design Researcher at iRobot and a UX Designer & Researcher at the User Experience Center a consultancy I joined while earning my Masters in Human Factors/UX.

I left Meta to pursue my passion for UX design, completing UC Berkeley’s 6-month UX/UI Design Bootcamp and founding Studio G Designs, my freelance UXD studio.

I’m well-versed in the UX field, with extensive experience in collaborating with product teams and driving impactful design decisions. I’m seeking a role at a tech company with a strong team culture, ideally in consumer and/or cutting-edge products.

I Came, I Saw, I Designed:
My Journey To UX

My road to UX was full of twists and turns, but every detour brought me closer to the UX path I love today.

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2024 FOUNDER & PRODUCT/UX DESIGNER

Launched Studio G, a UX design agency delivering impactful solutions for tech startups and nonprofits. Highlights include an AI-driven web app and a responsive site redesign for a nonprofit.

2024 PRODUCT DESIGNER (PRO BONO) & FULL-TIME STUDENT

Completed hands-on projects with real clients, building a portfolio of user-centered designs that showcase my ability to create intuitive and impactful digital experiences.

2022 - 2024 LEAD UX DESIGN RESEARCHER

Directed UX research for cutting-edge AR/VR products, ensuring that emerging technologies were optimized for exceptional user experiences.

2019 - 2021 SENIOR UX DESIGN RESEARCHER

Spearheaded UX research for a global home robot app redesign, leading to a category-leading product that significantly enhanced revenue, user satisfaction and engagement.

2018 - 2019 MASTER OF HUMAN FACTORS/UX

Graduated Summa Cum Laude with hands-on experience in client projects for Mastercard, CVS, and many others, and recognized for excellence in Information Architecture, a Designathon, and UX student government.

2017 - 2019 UX DESIGN RESEARCHER

Conducted UX research for top-tier, Fortune 500 consumer clients, translating user insights into actionable design recommendations that enhanced digital experiences.

2014 - 2017 EDUCATOR, INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER (‘14 - 16) & PARALEGAL (‘17)

Honed my ability to understand diverse user needs, craft tailored solutions, and communicate complex ideas clearly - skills that naturally led me to the user-centered world of UX design.

2018 - 2019 MASTER OF EDUCATION

Specialized in designing learning experiences that effectively engage diverse learners, developing a strategic approach to problem-solving that now informs my work in UX design.

2008 - 2012 BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Built a strong foundation in research and human behavior analysis, which I now apply to designing intuitive, user-focused experiences in Product Design.

My Design Philosophy

Build The Right Thing, Then Build The Thing Right

Prioritize value, then nail the execution.
Less Is More

Simplicity drives impact.
Design Is A Team Sport

Cross-functional collaboration fuels great design.

My Creative Toolbox

SKILLS

HARD SKILLS

Rapid prototyping, low-to-hi fi
Visual design
Interaction design
User research - all methods
Responsive, cross-platform design

SOFT SKILLS

Cross-functional collaboration
Stakeholder partnership, management, & education
Storytelling
Influence & persuasion

TOOLS

OUR OUTSIDE OF WORK, CATCH ME:

Watching improv

• Performing martial arts

• Watching dystopian scifi

• Travelling the globe

• Sunset hiking

• Movie connoisseur-ing

• Getting on the ocean

• Making checklists

• Escape rooms

• Sipping seltzer

• Starting that group thread

• Board games

• Watching improv • Performing martial arts • Watching dystopian scifi • Travelling the globe • Sunset hiking • Movie connoisseur-ing • Getting on the ocean • Making checklists • Escape rooms • Sipping seltzer • Starting that group thread • Board games •

All Up In The UX Communities

I’m a frequent speaker, volunteer, and active participant at events in the UX community.

Driving Design Decisions Since 2017 💪

I’ve been in UX for 7 years, most recently as a Lead Design Researcher at Meta Reality Labs. Before that I was a Senior Design Researcher at iRobot and a UX Designer & Researcher at the User Experience Center a consultancy I joined while earning my Masters in Human Factors/UX.

I left Meta to pursue my passion for UX design, completing UC Berkeley’s 6-month UX/UI Design Bootcamp and founding Studio G Designs, my freelance UXD studio.

I’m well-versed in the UX field, with extensive experience in collaborating with product teams and driving impactful design decisions. I’m seeking a role at a tech company with a strong team culture, ideally in consumer and/or cutting-edge products.

I Came, I Saw, I Designed:My Journey To UX

My Design Philosophy

Build The Right Thing, Then Build The Thing Right

Less Is More

Design Is A Team Sport

My Creative Toolbox

SKILLS

TOOLS

Watching improv

•

Performing martial arts

•

Watching dystopian scifi

•

Travelling the globe

•

Sunset hiking

•

Movie connoisseur-ing

•

Getting on the ocean

•

Making checklists

•

Escape rooms

•

Sipping seltzer

•

Starting that group thread

•

Board games

•

All Up In The UX Communities

Let’s bring ideas to life

I Came, I Saw, I Designed:
My Journey To UX