About

Senior Product Designer with 15+ years leading end-to-end UX for complex products, from generative AI tools to healthcare and SaaS platforms.

I'm skilled at translating ambiguous, technical problems into intuitive, user-centered experiences, and at building the design systems and cross-functional relationships that let teams ship consistently and quickly. My background spans research, information architecture, interaction and visual design, and design systems work, with a foundation in illustration and graphic design.

Core skills

  • UX Research & Usability Testing
  • Information Architecture
  • Interaction & Visual Design
  • Wireframing & Prototyping (Figma & Claude)
  • Design Systems
  • Generative AI Product Design
  • Cross-functional Collaboration (PM, Eng, Research)
  • Brand & Visual Identity

Experience

2021โ€“Present

Senior UX Designer

Rowan Patents (acquired by Clarivate, July 2024)

  • Own the end-to-end design process (research, information architecture, interaction design, prototyping, user testing and visual polish) for complex, high-stakes products, contributing to a 92% customer renewal rate and 23โ€“25% annual new-customer growth.
  • Design intuitive interfaces for generative AI tools, translating complex model capabilities into clear, usable workflows for non-technical users.
  • Lead interaction flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity mockups in Figma, partnering closely with PMs, engineers, and researchers.
  • Built and maintain a reusable design system and component library that speeds iteration and keeps the product consistent.
  • Adapted design workflows and systems through the Clarivate acquisition to align with a larger, multi-product organization.
2017โ€“2021

Senior Designer

Overlake Medical Center & Clinics

  • Led UX design and brand strategy for a regional healthcare system across digital and print touchpoints.
  • Made user-centered design decisions that elevated the patient experience across clinical and administrative journeys.
  • Partnered with cross-functional teams to translate design specifications into implementation, ensuring fidelity from concept to launch.
  • Maintained brand consistency across all patient-facing and internal design work.
2015-2017

Design Manager

CardTapp

  • Owned UX design for a B2B SaaS mobile application, including running my own user research and testing.
  • Leveraged usability feedback and customer insights to prioritize improvements and refine the customer experience.
2013โ€“2015

Designer

FiberCloud

  • Owned design concepts through the full product life-cycle, from concept to final delivery, building cross-functional consensus around design direction.
  • Ensured visual design stayed aligned with brand strategy across projects.
2010โ€“2013

Designer

Metia

  • Developed creative concepts, wireframes, and landing pages for client websites and marketing campaigns.
  • Presented design strategy and rationale to stakeholders and documented assets for ongoing brand governance.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Illustration

The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University

Associate of Applied Science

Graphic Design

Seattle Central College