UX & Product Design · Director Level

15 years of designing
things that matter.

From newsrooms defending democracy to banking apps that just work — if it's a real problem for real people, I want to solve it. Collaboration and a sense of humor help enormously.

15Years Experience
B2B & B2CBoth Sides of the Coin
DirectorMost Recent Level
10Designers Led
Media · Gov · FinanceIndustries
End-to-EndResearch to Launch
Selected work below
Selected Work

Projects

01
FinancialAudience GrowthB2C
Monetizing New Audiences with a Consolidated Stocks Experience
When COVID-19 sent a wave of first-time investors to Barron's, we faced an unusual challenge: how do you serve brand-new users without alienating the sophisticated subscribers who made Barron's what it is?
CompanyDow Jones
RoleDirector of Product Design & UX Research
Monetizing New Audiences with a Consolidated Stocks Experience
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02
AI / MLDesign SystemsB2B
Building AI Design Guidelines for the Newsroom
Before AI features could ship responsibly at ArcXP, someone had to ask the harder question first: how should AI appear, behave, and communicate in a product used by journalists at some of the world's most trusted news brands? This project built that framework.
CompanyWashington Post/Arc XP
RoleDirector of Product Design
Building AI Design Guidelines for the Newsroom
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03
B2BEnterpriseUX ResearchEditorial
Overseeing usability for the next generation of content planning tools for newsrooms
WebSked is where journalists and editors manage the life cycle of their content. This case study covers the evolution of this product, providing a more scannable and efficient way to review thousands of pieces of content.
CompanyWashington Post/ArcXP
RoleLead Designer
Overseeing usability for the next generation of content planning tools for newsrooms
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04
Personal ProjectAIFull-Stack Build
Clean Shopper
A product research assistant for people who read ingredient labels and still don't trust what they find — designed solo end-to-end, built with a Claude Code-driven workflow of my own design, from problem framing to a live, deployed product.
CompanyMe, Myself, & I (also Claude Code for Designers class at Maven)
RoleDesigner & Builder
Clean Shopper
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Design is a
collaboration sport.

I'm a product and UX designer with 15 years of experience, most recently leading design teams at the director level across both B2B and B2C contexts.

I got into design because I believed it could solve real, meaningful problems. I still do. I've spent a significant part of my career in media and journalism — sectors I care deeply about — and I'm increasingly fascinated by what AI means for design and for people.

But here's the thing: every problem is worth solving well. The one that helps a journalist trust an AI tool, and the one that helps someone actually understand their bank statement.

I deeply enjoy leading teams. Instilling the right team culture and opportunities for growth for both individuals and the team overall is something that is endlessly fascinating to me. I don't think titles equate to leadership. Anyone can lead and add value to a team through mentorship. I enjoy adding any kind of value I can and have tried to do this throughout my career. It is a rare privilege to formally manage teams and I consider it a responsibility I do not take lightly.

—Collaboration isn't a buzzword — it's how good ideas actually happen
—A sense of humor at work makes everything more productive and more human
—Design for impact means taking the problem seriously, not yourself