Co-founded a UI/UX product design agency for designers with in-house tech experience. Forge was built on the belief that products and services are tools for empowering people—and that even the most powerful and complex tools can be friendly and approachable. Scaled team to 20+ employees and over $2m in revenue within 3 years.

Lead projects for clients including: Airtable, Grammarly, Handshake, Harvard Business School Digital Initiative, Opkey, Financial Health Network, Mink, Hawaii Public Housing Authority, AWS, Salesforce, Change.org, and more.

https://www.forge.is

Led UX from Series B to C, growing team from 2 to 8. Implemented a design system, overhauled the iOS app, resulting in a 60+ point climb in the App Store, and frequent prominent placement from Apple. Shipped an Android app with 4.5-star customer reviews. Was awarded the highest Celent rating for onboarding UX among neo-banks.

Founded the UX team for a Special Project team, scaling from 1-12, including designers, researchers, and Design technologists. Created world-class work at startup speed.