Fractional AI Product Designer & Builder at Sean Smith Design, hands-on in shaping products and experiences from concept to full product release. Designing and building with Claude Code, Cursor, Figma, etc, etc, while advising on product direction, design systems, and rapid experimentation in stealth mode.

• Leading design work on Outlook’s Reading experiences across desktop, mobile, and web; shaping Copilot-powered features and collaborating with partner teams to ensure cross-endpoint cohesion.

• Partnering with engineering, product, and AI teams to define interaction models and guide intelligent agent integration.

• Operating in a player–coach capacity: contributing IC-level design work while mentoring peers and raising the bar for craft and systems thinking.

• Transitioned from managing Outlook Apple & Android to a broader IC leadership role focused on AI integration and cross-platform alignment.

• Managed and grew a team of 11 designers across Outlook Mac and Mobile (iOS, Android, iPadOS, macOS, wearables); contributed directly to design work and decision-making to ensure clarity, craft, and momentum.

• Guided design systems and influenced planning cycles, partnering with product and engineering to balance AI priorities with product goals.

• Contributed to Copilot initiatives and intelligent experiences across platforms, helping set design direction for AI-powered productivity.

• Supported the professional growth of designers at multiple levels, with promotions from mid-level to senior and senior to principal.

• Helped drive Outlook Mobile adoption during a period when monthly active users more than doubled.

• Managed and grew a team of 11 designers across Outlook Mac and Mobile (iOS, Android, iPadOS, macOS, wearables); contributed directly to design work and decision-making to ensure clarity, craft, and momentum.

• Guided design systems and influenced planning cycles, partnering with product and engineering to balance AI priorities with product goals.

• Contributed to Copilot initiatives and intelligent experiences across platforms, helping set design direction for AI-powered productivity.

• Supported the professional growth of designers at multiple levels, with promotions from mid-level to senior and senior to principal.

• Helped drive Outlook Mobile adoption during a period when monthly active users more than doubled.

• Contributed to consumer initiatives including Money in Excel, which connected bank and credit card data into Excel through Plaid integrations.

• Supported design for MileIQ and SMB apps like Spend, aligning mobile patterns and focusing on clarity and extensibility.

• Operated as the primary mobile design lead across multiple product tracks, balancing new initiatives with core product refinement.