About me

I am an experienced and devoted Design Director with a deep commitment to building empowered teams and solving complex business problems. Throughout my career I’ve learned a lot about people, business, design and how closely intertwined the three are. I’ve had the privilege of working closely with leadership at a rapidly growing startup early in my career before going on to shape innovative products, and build brand new teams, within a large organization in both the US and global markets. I love solving problems, whether they are people, product or process problems. I get joy out of making tangible impact.

I believe that in order for a company to have exceptional design it needs to be embedded at every level and direction. I'm a designer, sure, but I think with that title comes the responsibility of teaching people around us to think like designers, too (using empathy to gain context, understanding the actual problem, collaborating and iterating). I also think it's our job to be conscious of how our work impacts our future. We're all designers, some of us just forgot along the way.

In my leadership roles, I have successfully led teams of product designers, content designers and researchers. I believe trust is the foundation to everything, and I work hard to build and keep it. On my teams, I drive purpose, autonomy and clarity in order to develop top talent and keep them fulfilled, engaged and delivering their best work.

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