Hello and welcome
I'm a senior product designer with experience building for millions of users, in collaboration with amazing cross-functional partners. Most recently I led design for Ediscovery search facilities at csDISCO, where my work drove tens of millions in revenue. I'm focused on designing responsible, scalable solutions that unlock business value without compromising product quality or organizational integrity.
About me
Creative methodology
Designers are uniquely positioned to shape society. Therefore, good design is meticulous in its pursuit of responsible solutions. In creating user experiences, I’m committed to craft and serving a larger vision—I focus on building accessible, scalable solutions for long-term, positive social impact. I do this by developing relationships with users, leveraging data to inform design decisions, prioritizing well-written documentation and team comms… and altogether driving deep, cross-functional collaboration that helps everybody win.
Case studies
I've helped shape progress across the fields of education, technology, entertainment, and law—working with teams ranging from lean startups to large global enterprises. Shifting between industries has helped me develop a balanced, holistic sensitivity toward design.
Strengths in design
Let's find alignment between what I bring to the table, and what you're looking for in a design partner—these are some of my key strengths in our craft.
Large-scale, complex problem solving
My favorite work is the big work. I have the most fun digging into poorly understood problem spaces, developing theory, driving research, and thinking critically about tradeoffs—all the while refining organizational knowledge and feeding a common design system. I have a love of craft in the finer details, too. But the big problems are the best problems… with the greatest potential to unlock new value for users.
Cross-functional collaboration
One of my favorite elements of design is its collaborative nature. I love working together with a team of people who may think differently than me but are working toward a common goal (especially my PM and Eng partners). I get a lot of satisfaction from finding alignment through the rough patches in product development, and producing work in which the whole team can take pride. My success is their success, and vice-versa.
World-class documentation
I'm the specific type of designer who enjoys making resources for colleagues and investing in my organization's future base of knowledge. I often think through writing and leverage that writing to generate consensus and momentum in product development. Regardless of content or medium, I take a lot of pride in setting my team up for success, both now and in the future.
Communicating design decisions
There is a class of designer who excels operating as a silent partner—but that's not me. One of my greater strengths is stakeholder management and relationship building with the people who can help accomplish a common goal. Those dynamics come into play internally and externally—with partners in product, marketing, legal, and sales… but also with customers and complementary firms. I love sharing, setting appropriate context, developing a strong narrative, highlighting the data, centering the user… and generating consensus. Good design is well communicated design.
Professional résumé
Click to view, or download my updated CV for a breakdown of my disposition, expertise, and experience.
Causes I support
I have a responsibility to help empower the people doing society's most impactful work. I'm privileged to redirect 6% of my monthly income to these orgs whose work reflect my values. I share this snapshot because understanding my values is key to understanding me.
Venture by Design
This newsletter project is about distilling what I've learned in my design journey to benefit creatives in other domains. It's paused for now, but I’ll be transitioning old posts to live here in the future.