I believe…
Everything is a design problem
Whether I’m designing an org, an ops system, or an interface, I use the same mindset. I’m a systems thinker with with the soul of a designer — equal parts strategist, builder, and creative problem solver.
My experience spans industries and domains, from cybersecurity to ecommerce, combining product and strategic thinking to drive business impact and team growth.
What I do
Currently, I’m a Senior Director of Product Design at a top-tier cybersecurity company. For the past 6 years, I’ve led and scaled design, starting as a Sr Design Manager with a team of 5 growing to Sr Director with a team of 85.
Today, my focus is on:
Connecting strategy to execution across platform and product ecosystems
Designing operational frameworks that let teams move quickly and sustainably
Building trusted partnerships that elevate design into a strategic role
The Design Impact Pyramid: How I build the conditions for lasting product impact through team growth, scalable systems, and strategic alignment.I lead now, but I started with craft…
Before moving into management, I spent a decade as a hands-on designer, researcher, content strategist, and architect. I’ve also led full UX teams of designers, writers, researchers, ops, and QA. That foundation still grounds how I lead: with fluency in the craft, awareness of constraints, and feedback that’s both strategic and specific.
I also hold an MFA in fashion, and a handful of certificates in things like AI leadership, data visualization, and illustration (with a few credits in musical theatre and vocal performance along the way). I’ve worked with global companies including IDEO, Lowes, The Hershey Company, Dell, Quest, and Ricoh, as well as small businesses, startups, nonprofits, and pet rescue orgs.
Core product design skills
UX + product research
UX + UI design
Content strategy + UX writing
Information architecture
UX Ops
Beyond the org chart: teaching, mentoring, and independent impact
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Mentored upwards of 50 mentees via Springboard, the Interaction Design Foundation UX bootcamp, and independently.
Participated as a mentor for Charleston Women in Tech and mentored individually and small cohorts/groups
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Consulted on RookieUp and Interaction Design Foundation overall curriculum design for multiple UX bootcamps
Helped shift the programs so they focused on helping students solve problems not just check boxes in projects
Authored portions of Springboard’s UX Bootcamp curriculum related to UX research
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Featured speaker for multiple years at Benefitfocus’ annual sales conference
Speaker at Giant Conf 2015
Ran workshops with customers and internal employees to train them on how to conduct UX research and parse through data to gain insights
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Some of the highlights from my freelance work:
Designed web interface for client-scheduling tool
Designed website for therapy-therapist matching app
Conducted research for how patients and caregivers would use a smart shoe insert and its related app to detect and prevent falls in patients suffering from neuropathy
Built a research database using social media marketing, and created a full participant recruitment and engagement program for an agency that worked with several clients
Created the initial user interface designs for a healthcare communication app
Outside of work…
You’ll likely find me running along the coast, re-centering at the yoga studio, juggling multiple creative side projects, taking classes, rescuing beagles, learning about marine science and conservation, reading three books at once, and experimenting in both the kitchen and at my art table.
Photography, art, and meanderings by the sea — every day glimmers from the beaches of Australia to the pages of my sketchbook
For a more in-depth look into my work and specific strategic initiatives, projects, or case studies:
Visit my portfolio (you’ll need a password)
