Senior Product Designer at Podium (2025-04 – Present)
- Integrated Figma with Claude, Cursor, and AI-assisted development workflows to move rapidly from design concepts to functional prototypes, shortening feedback cycles between Design, Product, and Engineering.
- Led end-to-end product discovery and design across emerging product opportunities, moving from ambiguous problems through research, workflow definition, rapid prototyping, testing, and implementation.
- Created reusable product patterns and shared design guidance that improved consistency across connected workflows while giving teams a clearer foundation for rapid experimentation.
- Leveraged AI tools including Claude, Cursor, and Codex to accelerate discovery, prototyping, documentation, and collaboration with engineering teams.
Senior User Experience Designer at Aptive Environmental (2021-11 – 2024-11)
- Led end-to-end product discovery through customer research, journey mapping, rapid prototyping, and usability testing, transforming complex operational challenges into intuitive product experiences.
- Partnered closely with product managers, engineers, and business leaders to translate complex customer and business needs into scalable user experiences aligned with business objectives and technical constraints.
- Helped evolve a shared design system across web and mobile operational products, identifying reusable patterns, reducing unnecessary variation, and creating more consistent experiences across interconnected workflows.
Sr Product Designer at MX.com (2019-08 – 2021-10)
- Simplified dense, data-rich financial experiences by establishing clear information hierarchy, recognizable patterns, and visual structure that helped users understand complex transaction data more quickly.
- Led product design strategy and execution for fintech products serving financial institutions and organizations generating more than $1B in annual revenue.
- Participated in ongoing design-system governance, evaluating emerging patterns with other designers, defining reusable components, and partnering with engineering to move approved
Product Design Lead at SalesRabbit, Inc. (2017-01 – 2019-08)
- Led end-to-end product design for SalesRabbit's web and mobile platforms, partnering with product and engineering from early discovery through shipped customer experiences.
- Balanced visual design, usability, and product strategy to create intuitive experiences for field sales teams and operational users.
Creative Director (contract) at Startegy SMB (2016-07 – 2017-01)
- Led early product design with the CEO and lead engineer, turning concepts into wireframes, mockups, and reusable UI components.
Art Director (contract) at Microsoft (2016-03 – 2016-07)
- Partnered with leadership to solve organizational challenges through user-centered design and strategic thinking.
Product Designer at Edmodo (2014-11 – 2016-04)
- Partnered with engineers to ensure high-fidelity implementation preserved design intent and UX quality.
- Conducted user research and partnered with educators to design experiences that strengthened communication and engagement between students, teachers, and parents.
User Interface Designer at Backplane (2013-04 – 2014-11)
Web Designer at Riser Media (2012-03 – 2013-04)
Website Marketing Analyst at OrangeSoda (2010-11 – 2012-03)
