Leading and designing AI-powered experiences for wearables, mobile, smart home, and IoT, focused on multimodal UX, agentic AI, and making emerging technology more human-centered. Prototype and test to refine interactions, while partnering with cross-functional teams to turn complex capabilities into intuitive, user-centered experiences.

Led product design across digital products in medtech, genomics, aviation, and consumer industries. Headed a multidisciplinary UX team and collaborated with engineering, product, and executive stakeholders to shape and deliver thoughtful, future-forward solutions. Focused on integrating physical and digital experiences to deliver seamless, user-centric products.

• Led a high-performing UX team, crafting digital products across diverse industries (e.g., food and beverage, aviation, medtech, genomics).

• Guided all aspects of the UX process, from research to prototypes and design systems.

• Defined UX strategy and design systems, elevated design solutions for enhanced functionality and user satisfaction.

• Cultivated strong client relationships and expanded the UX practice through repeat business.

• Collaborated with stakeholders (product owners, engineers) to deliver on product vision using Agile methodology.

Co-founded an independent UX and product design studio focused on human-centered design across museums, fashion, education, technology, and entertainment. Provided strategic and hands-on design leadership from concept to delivery for national and global clients.

Select Work:

• Created the first MoMA iPhone app and award-winning MoMA Art Lab iPad app

• Led the redesign of LaunchPad, Macmillan’s primary e-learning platform, enhancing usability and engagement for a user base of over 1.5 million

• Designed digital tools and branded experiences for clients including Bumble and bumble, Redken, • MetLife, and Showtime spanning in-salon tech, retirement planning tools, and immersive brand experiences

• Developed interactive installations for Michael Kors, eBay, and a multi-touch digital table for Sprint

Clients: MoMA, Macmillan, PBS, eBay, Digitas, Redken, Bumble and bumble, MetLife, Showtime, Sprint, NFL, Entertainment Software Association

Fostered creative culture, researched and identified new markets, and defined mission statement and innovation approach for newly formed NYC Consumer Innovation Labs. Structured, launched and led lab, building UX design team, processes and office space from scratch. Supervised and directed cross-functional internal and external teams. Taught Lean UX best practices and Design Thinking frameworks.

• Led UX design team through user research and discovery, concept and ideation, and prototyping and proof of concept. Infused innovation and design thinking into business operations.

• Advanced disruptive solutions and technology development, global effort, incorporating IoT, AI and Blockchain into products and services for US and Asia-Pacific (APAC) markets.

• Coached and collaborated with internal startup co-founders, stakeholders and

external partners in defining product visions, strategy, goals and MVP feature

sets for emerging technologies and mobile products.

• Established operational structures, long-range plans and Agile processes, then facilitated innovation ownership shift to project founders, stakeholders and internal investors.

• Collaborated globally; held industry expert workshops, partnered with data scientists and interviewed customers. Partnered with second lab in Singapore; mirrored and adapted NY operations to Singapore market.

• Created sustainable innovation pipeline and tapped into emerging talent through MIT and Boston University hackathons. Created 6-week curriculum with Wharton University. Encouraged Fintech innovation.