About Me
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Who am I?
I am a NYC-based UX and service designer with experience creating solutions across a range of verticals, including healthcare, edtech, financial services and publishing. I am currently a User Experience Designer at Google, where I work on a team to help Googlers collaborate.
I have experience leading teams throughout the entire project lifecycle, from early stages of concepting all the way through QA. I am also comfortable working in different development methodologies.
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What are my Goals?
As a UX designer, I am passionate about applying user-centered design to any problem. My primary goal is to use research and insights from users to inform my team’s efforts from strategy to design and development so that our solutions meet real user needs.
Experience
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GOOGLE
- User Experience Designer
- Jan. 2016 - Present
I am a UX designer responsible for a suite of products to help Googlers collaborate and become more efficient in their daily roles.
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USTWO
- User Experience Designer
- June 2013 - Dec. 2015
Work with clients to create new digital products and services. Run workshops with key stakeholders to define product vision and success metrics. Rapidly prototype and test ideas to create intuitive, user-centered solutions. Lead internal and client-side teams through agile design processes for incremental product delivery.
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AMPLIFY
- User Experience Designer
- June 2012 - June 2013
Led UX design efforts for several components of a K-12 instructional platform. Drove product development process by translating curriculum requirements and product management priorities into designs and prototypes. Collaborated with visual designers and engineers through iterative, agile testing and development.
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BIG SPACESHIP
- Jr.User Experience Designer
- Mar. 2011 - Apr. 2012
Used diverse UX skillset to bridge gap between strategy and design departments. Conducted research to create products and experiences that solved client business problems. Contributed to new business brainstorms and delivered design concepts for pitches. Participated in all aspects of project lifecycle, from ideation and strategy recommendations through wireframing and visual design production.
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IBM
- Service Designer
- June 2010 - Sep. 2010
Worked with a team of research scientists to create a new information system for hospital intensive care units. Interviewed faculty members and analyzed their environment. Synthesized interview data to identify opportunities, use cases and possible solutions.
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RISD - LG
- Product Designer
- Feb. 2010 - May 2010
The objective of the project was to create the next generation of communication devices. Challenged pre-existing notions on how people meet by creating a new social experience for mobile device users. Rather than working on the physical design of a phone, concentrated on the application design, Android operating system, and overall service experience of the new device.
- User Experience Designer
- Jan. 2016 - Present
I am a UX designer responsible for a suite of products to help Googlers collaborate and become more efficient in their daily roles.
USTWO
- User Experience Designer
- June 2013 - Dec. 2015
Work with clients to create new digital products and services. Run workshops with key stakeholders to define product vision and success metrics. Rapidly prototype and test ideas to create intuitive, user-centered solutions. Lead internal and client-side teams through agile design processes for incremental product delivery.
AMPLIFY
- User Experience Designer
- June 2012 - June 2013
Led UX design efforts for several components of a K-12 instructional platform. Drove product development process by translating curriculum requirements and product management priorities into designs and prototypes. Collaborated with visual designers and engineers through iterative, agile testing and development.
BIG SPACESHIP
- Jr.User Experience Designer
- Mar. 2011 - Apr. 2012
Used diverse UX skillset to bridge gap between strategy and design departments. Conducted research to create products and experiences that solved client business problems. Contributed to new business brainstorms and delivered design concepts for pitches. Participated in all aspects of project lifecycle, from ideation and strategy recommendations through wireframing and visual design production.
IBM
- Service Designer
- June 2010 - Sep. 2010
Worked with a team of research scientists to create a new information system for hospital intensive care units. Interviewed faculty members and analyzed their environment. Synthesized interview data to identify opportunities, use cases and possible solutions.
RISD - LG
- Product Designer
- Feb. 2010 - May 2010
The objective of the project was to create the next generation of communication devices. Challenged pre-existing notions on how people meet by creating a new social experience for mobile device users. Rather than working on the physical design of a phone, concentrated on the application design, Android operating system, and overall service experience of the new device.