Innovative User Interaction designer and design manager specializing in the development of digital media products. An engineer with extensive experience working both as team leader and as an individual contributor, applying solid engineering principles to award winning products and interaction designs.

Experience

MarkLogicPrincipal Product Designer

2012 — 2019

San Carlos, CA

Responsible for UX design of all applications that ship with MarkLogic Server.

Work closely with MarkLogic Product Managers to define current and future products.

Lead periodic customer research and usability studies.

NokiaPrincipal Designer

2010 — 2012

Responsible for interaction design of messaging applications for Symbian smartphones.

Led design projects in Nokia's Advanced UX Design group.

Jelli, Inc.User Interaction Designer

2007 — 2009

Founding employee at this early-stage startup, developing a web service that enables a community of users to control the programming aired on radio stations.

Contributed to interaction design of the service and development of internal administrative tools.

Lab126Interaction Design Engineer

2005 — 2007

Responsible for interaction design of Amazon's first Kindle e-Book Reader.

Worked closely with Engineering and Product Marketing groups to identify customer needs, help establish product roadmap, and guide engineering priorities.

Roxio, Inc.Product Design and User Research Manager

2004 — 2005

Managed group responsible for interaction design and development of industry-leading digital media software, most notably Creator 7 Digital Media Suite.

Worked with Engineering and Marketing groups to ensure designs addressed technical and business needs.

Led new product initiatives based on field research and user needs analysis.

Education

Northwestern University

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Education

B.S.

Experience