• Product designer on a cross-functional design team, owning design for key teacher- and student-facing initiatives used by thousands of teachers and tens of thousands of students, and leading work across both multi-quarter efforts and fast-moving releases.

• Led the multi-year Curriculum Navigation overhaul, from initial pitch and concept testing through full rollout in 2024, reshaping how teachers discover, plan, and launch curriculum at scale.

• Established foundational curriculum infrastructure by designing a flexible schema to store and tag curriculum for both print and digital use, enabling consistent styling, automation, and future product expansion.

• Drove accessibility improvements across student, teacher, and marketing surfaces, improving ease of use and consistency while bringing the student product into WCAG 2.1 AA compliance; authored internal and public-facing guidance and helped reduce accessibility friction during enterprise adoption.

• Rebuilt and evolved Kiddom’s design system, establishing accessible color, type, and component foundations that improved consistency across the product and supported faster, higher-quality design exploration.

• Designed and shipped multiple generative AI features on tight timelines, including practice problem generation, AI scoring and feedback, and lesson planning tools; launched public betas and iterated quickly based on teacher feedback and usability testing.

• Designed and delivered a wide range of high-velocity product improvements, including assessment reporting, printing workflows, live class work, synchronous classroom tools, and advanced question types, balancing speed with usability and reliability.

• Product designer on Indiegogo’s core product team, working across creator and backer-facing experiences on a high-traffic consumer platform.

• Led design for core product areas including campaign creation, payments and checkout, creator financial dashboards, inventory management, and add-ons, supporting creators from launch through fulfillment.

• Contributed to a major homepage redesign, shaping how campaigns were discovered and surfaced across the platform.

• Helped evolve Indiegogo’s design system, improving consistency across product surfaces and enabling faster iteration.

Lead designer for a responsive web and iOS app, owning end-to-end UX from early concepts through launch, including usability testing and production-ready design.

Member of Designer Fund's 8-week professional development program for design leaders.

• Opened and led Studio 216’s San Francisco office, overseeing day-to-day operations while remaining hands-on with client and production work.

• Directed and shipped mobile, web, VR, and 3D visualization projects for architecture and real estate clients, coordinating work across a local team, a production team in China, and distributed developers.

• Designed UI and oversaw the production and launch of 8 iOS and Android apps, balancing creative quality, technical constraints, and tight timelines.

• Developed creative strategy through stakeholder interviews, translating business goals and budgets into shippable solutions.

• First project manager hired at a small creative agency, responsible for delivery across 3D visualization, animation, and mobile app projects for clients in architecture, real estate, and advertising.

• Served as primary client contact, owning project scope, priorities, timelines, and budgets across multiple concurrent engagements.

• Coordinated closely with designers, developers, and remote teams to keep high-priority projects on track and shipped.

• Contributed directly to production work, including UI design, 3D scene setup, and detailed post-production, building a strong foundation in execution and quality.

• Redesigned and developed company website to modernize an aging flash website and refresh with new projects and awards

• Wireframed in Photoshop and developed site in HTML, PHP, CSS, and JQuery

• Worked alongside Site Supervisors, volunteers and partner families to construct affordable homes

• Provided volunteers and family partners with safe, enjoyable, educational and productive service experiences on construction sites

• Taught basic construction skills to volunteers while maintaining site safety

• Continued project development between volunteer groups

• Created a detailed 3D virtual campus of Iowa State University for Facilities Planning and Management, building accurate models for more than half of the university’s 150 buildings.

• Produced end-to-end 3D assets using AutoCAD and SketchUp, and created custom textures by photographing campus buildings and refining assets in Photoshop.

• Worked independently on production while also interviewing, training, and mentoring new team members as the project scaled.