Product Designer for startups and enterprises in Finance and Technology.

Based in San Francisco, California.

Product Designer for startups and enterprises in Finance and Technology.

Based in San Francisco, California.

Career HIGHLIGHTS

Career HIGHLIGHTS

High impact design driven outcomes

High impact design driven outcomes

2021

A self-checkout platform for food trucks, generating $60,000 in transactional volume.

SUMMARY

Customers can order food directly from the a smart food menu sign. No app download required, no user registration or login required, guest checkout mode, and a simple single page checkout experience with Apple Pay or Google Pay.

ROLE

Founding Designer

SKILLS

+User Experience

+Visual Design

+Prototyping

+User Testing/Research

+Product Strategy

+Prospecting, Client Outreach

TEAM

+Myself

+2 Mobile Engineers

+2 Web Engineers

+2 Backend Engineers

+1 Product Manager

+1 Data Scientist

2019

An explore by goals screener, 8,000 new monthly visits and a 30% increase in sustainable funds.

SUMMARY

I designed the Explore By Goals Fund Screener in order to introduce a new way to explore Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) starting with the investor need and guiding the journey to the right funds for them. The design achieved 8,000 new monthly page visits for iShares and a 30% increase of Sustainable Funds in Investment Portfolios. 

ROLE

Senior Product Designer

SKILLS

+Visual Design

+User Experience

+Prototyping

+User Testing/Research

+Storytelling

+Workshop Facilitation

TEAM

+Myself

+2 Front End Engineers

+1 Back End Engineer

+1 QA Engineer

+1 Product Manager

2019

Enabling life-saving diagnostics at the point of injury. Awarded military grant funding.

SUMMARY

I designed a real-time coagulopathy monitor (RTCM) Android app experience that enables life-saving diagnostics at the point of injury. With a drop of blood, direct visual prompts that are instructional, monitoring for early detection of coagulopathy in combat soldiers. Aptitude Medical Systems was awarded a Military grant.

ROLE

Product Design Lead

SKILLS

+User Experience

+Visual Design, UI

+Prototyping

+Storytelling

+Workshop Facilitation

TEAM

+Myself

+2 Mobile Engineers

+2 Backend Engineers

+1 Project Manager

2018

Artificial Intelligence sales demo visualizing call centers experiences. Generating $2.8M in direct client sales.

SUMMARY

Flare360, the voice based AI Sales Demo visualization for call center experiences. I created three unique Finance work flow scenarios that increased in levels of complexity. Level 1: Lost my Debit Card, Level 2: Interest Rate Negotiations, Level 3: Multi-Lingual. Flare360 generated $2.8M in direct client sales and won the Accenture Global Demo Awards.

ROLE

Senior UX Designer

SKILLS

+User Experience

+Visual Design, UI

+Prototyping

+Storytelling

TEAM

+Myself

+2 Web Engineers

+2 Backend Engineers

+2 Data Scientists

+1 Scrum Master

Podcast launch

UX Design In The Deep End

In 2023, I launched my first podcast to interview Designers, Engineers, and Technology professionals on what it means to go into the "Deep End" of User Experience Design.

Principles and VALUES

Principles and VALUES

MOVE FAST

Don't allow process to be your bottleneck. Move fast at all costs.

Problem Solve

Don't solve for surface level problems. Instead, go deep down the rabbit hole to uncover a gem.

people first

Relationships are worth more than pixels and code. Treat them as such.

Simplicity

Break down inherit complexity by keeping it simple at every step of the experience.

Self-discipline

Be honest, hard-working, motivated, and encouraged while performing tasks.

adaptability

Stay curious, a learner's mindset, be humble and move fast. Be open to new ways of working.

DEEP CURIOSITY

Don't be afraid to ask tough questions, this is how you get closer to the truth.

LEAD THE WAY

Lead by example, forge relationships to drive change. Even if it feels scary, keep going.