From zero to testable MVP – I’m a Designer who prototypes in code and delivers working UX, not static screens.
The Oakland Institute
Creative Director / Lead DesignerCreative
NGO policy think tank focused on social, economic, and environmental issues.
- Website Redesign & Migration Led a comprehensive overhaul and platform migration of the organization’s website, improving performance, usability, and accessibility across devices.
- Content Strategy & UX Applied UX principles to restructure site architecture and navigation, making the organization’s research more discoverable and digestible for diverse audiences.
- Integrated Campaigns Led cross-channel campaigns across web, email, and social media, helping drive an increase in individual donations.
Stellar Aero
Product Designer & Product ManagerProduct
Software solutions for private/business aviation trip sourcing, fuel sourcing, and analytics.
- End-to-End Design Drove product improvements from discovery through delivery, collaborating with engineering, product, and ops to ensure alignment and impact.
- Data-Driven Impact Improved quality of searches for customers, increasing response rates and value of sales leads
- Design Systems Helped build and maintain a scalable design system to standardize components, accelerate design cycles, and support cross-product consistency.
Spruce Finance
UX/UI DesignerUX/UI
Web apps for contractors to qualify and sell financing for solar and energy-efficient home improvements.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration Partnered across Product, Engineering, Sales, and Underwriting to align user needs with business requirements.
- Wireframing & Prototyping Created wireframes and interactive prototypes to explore and validate design solutions during early and mid-stage development.
- Marketing & Brand Design Contributed to marketing rebrand campaign with design assets for both print and digital channels.
SAFARI Montage
Designer & Design ManagerDesign Mgmt
Tools for K-12 teachers to organize and present lessons with high-quality, standards-aligned, district-preferred instructional resources.
- Design Leadership Managed the Design Department, including staffing, budgeting, and mentoring, while remaining hands-on with daily creative output.
- Visual Strategy Strengthened brand clarity and consistency by redesigning marketing materials across web, email, product catalogs, spec sheets, and more.
- UI Design & Prototyping Designed UI libraries and interactive prototypes for edtech tools used by K–12 educators and administrators.