About me
I like turning one good design into a system the whole team can build on.
I'm a Sr. Product Designer based in California. I spent over five years at eBay designing the app and web tools sellers use to list, manage and ship what they sell. Before that, I ran my own design practice, where I built Neogov's first design system and designed iOS and Android apps for agency clients.
Next, I'm looking for a steady team where I can take on hard problems, help my teammates grow as much as our users, and build my program management skills, with room for a life outside work too.
How I got here
It started with a drawing class.
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CSUN
A detour into art
Engineering classes weren’t clicking for me, so I signed up for drawing and ceramics. I fell for ceramics, but the grad students talked me out of it, so I turned to graphic design.
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Spring 2016
One more class
I was supposed to graduate in the spring but needed one more class. My favorite professor, tough but always looking out for me, told me to stay an extra semester. I wouldn’t be a product designer without that advice.
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Fall 2016
Finding META+LAB
That extra semester, I met a professor who ran META+LAB, a CSUN program pairing designers with developers. I joined right away.
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December 2016
Designer and developer
I came out of it as both a UX/UI designer and a front-end developer. Fittingly, the last class I needed to graduate was a coding class.
Things I made in college
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Dynamite Ceramics, shown in a college exhibition -
The Airship Ceramic tile -
Stephenson Station Ceramic tile mural -
Sphere study Charcoal drawing -
Clay boxes Ceramics, in progress -
Character sculpture Clay, before firing -
META+LAB year-end review Print design
That mix of design and code still shapes how I work with engineers today.
How I work
What it’s like to work with me.
Start with people
Before I open Figma, I want to understand who I’m designing for. Feedback, research and real data help me see what people actually need, and give me the confidence to speak up for them.
Build things that last
I love designing pieces other people can pick up and run with, like a component, a pattern or a kit, so good work keeps paying off long after launch.
Bring engineers in early
Some of my best ideas come from talking with developers early. We work through the tricky edge cases together, and I make handoff files clear enough that questions are rare.
Design for everyone
Accessibility isn’t a last-minute checklist for me. It’s part of the design from day one, and if something slips, I pull in the right people and get it fixed quickly.
Experience
Where I’ve been so far.
What I bring
What I’m good at, and what I use.
Outside of work
Proud nerd, off the clock.
When I'm not designing, I'm cooking something new, reading, catching up on anime, or starting another craft project. Whenever I can, you'll find me at a convention.
