I am a UX and Product Designer with an Industrial Design Master’s from Art Center College of Design, and a previous career in documentary media with a BFA in Film Production from NYU.
In my way of working, industrial design means designing for industry, and I put a high value on the cohesion of both business values and human needs. A research oriented, big-picture thinker with a bent for complex problems, I thrive using design as means to enable new life and work scenarios and opportunities. This has both the productive cause and effect of sitting closely with product managers, researchers, engineers to ensure design direction and implementation alignment with UX and strategy goals.
My best work has come from close collaboration, supporting and including all teammates and stakeholders, and working within limits while creatively negotiating best design solutions. Co-designing and unblocking with ENG, PM, UXR, and UXW on projects with companies like Google, Microsoft, frog, and with independent clients, I've honed a design style of enthusiastic solution-focus, research, and team inclusion, and the dogged prioritization of user needs has been paramount to product success.
Work
Microsoft Digital Campus
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An internal web app redesign for administrators to better maintain crucial MS building information​ worldwide
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Microsoft
2021
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Duo: Low Light Mode
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A new feature for Duo that allows video callers to see one another in dark environments
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2019
Duo: Data Saving Mode​
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An enhancement for Duo that lets users take charge of their call experience and data usage
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2019
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Excel: Complex Data Types
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A foundational new feature to democratize data access for Excel
All platforms (PC, Mac ,Web, Mobile)
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Microsoft
2015-18
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Excel: Data Validation
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An overhaul of one of Excel's most used features, with improvements on a legacy, outdated build
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Platform: Excel web app
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Microsoft
2018
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Qually
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A more intimate & meaningful media sharing platform
Art Center College of Design, GradID
2015
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Project Résumé
PayPal
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Buyer Seller Resolutions - UX audit and improvement - Proposed
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Microsoft
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Digital Workplace Internal App Overhaul: - Sole designer - New feature - Shipped
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Google​
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Duo Low Light Mode - Sole designer - New feature - Shipped
Duo Data Saving Mode - Sole Designer - New feature - Shipped
Duo Onboarding - Sole designer - Feature improvement - Proposed
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Microsoft
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Excel New Data Types - Owned all of visual and IXD of data object - New feature - Shipped
Excel Mobile View - Sole designer - New feature - Proposed
Patent - Decks and cards, a mobile-prioritized view of spreadsheets
Excel Web Data Validation - Sole designer - Feature improvement - Shipped
Excel Web Sort & Filter - Sole designer - Feature improvement - Proposed
Excel Web Cut & Paste - Sole designer - Feature improvement - Shipped
MS Office Start Page - Contributor - Feature improvement
Excel and MS Forms Integration - Sole designer - Cross app improvement - Proposed
MS Hackathon App - 'Convey' - Contributor - New app - Prototyped
Patent - Unique story building interface
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Contract
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Sport Bag Product - DuoBlu LLC
Dental Case Product - DuoBlu LLC
Branding and Packaging Design - California Spirits Company
Smartphone Case - Individual Client
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