Greater Seattle Area
I lead design teams with a bias for action and a love for solving hard problems. With 15+ years of experience, I've built teams that balance strategic thinking with scrappy execution—teams that don't just talk about the work, they realize outcomes. • I'm an information architect at heart with a knack for operationalizing anything. • I help teams move from implicit to explicit, from stuck to unstuck. • I work best with cross-functional partners who care about impact. • I'm always looking for the next challenge that'll push me (and my team) to grow. 📍 I'm currently a UX Manager at Qualtrics, leading design for the Reporting & Analytics Platform. My team serves 1 million monthly active users and owns the experience that drives 36% of all platform engagement. We're building the future of how analysts make sense of their data—using AI, dashboards, and advanced analytics to turn insights into action. I partner with cross-functional leaders to shape platform strategy and deliver outcomes that move the business forward. 🌟 Core Competencies: leadership and management, operational excellence, strategic planning, user experience design, information architecture, user research, accessibility, inclusive design. I am passionate about creating seamless and intuitive experiences that empower people to achieve more. Give me your hairiest, most ambiguous problem. 🧼 Soapboxes: Empathy is not enough. Everyone is a designer. Kill your darlings. Clear is kind. The future of work is remote. 🌈 Past Clients: The ALS Association, Peace Corps, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, The Gates Foundation, The MacArthur Foundation, and many more. 🎤 Speaking Engagements: I've presented on UX, design research, accessibility, data-informed design, content strategy, and design systems at conferences like The O’Reilly Design Conference, The Nonprofit Technology Conference, Good Tech Fest, Big Design, and DrupalCon.
Instructor for INFO 331 - Intro to Information Architecture Introduction to Information Architecture (IA) methodologies and tools used to design and build information spaces. Discusses IA core concepts of navigation, labeling, data modeling, taxonomy and information personas. Also discusses wireframes, sitemaps, information design and integrating IA work with a UX strategy.
• Leading design for the Reporting & Analytics Platform. My team serves 1 million monthly active users and owns the experience that drives 36% of all platform engagement. We're building the future of how analysts make sense of their data—using AI, dashboards, and advanced analytics to turn insights into action. I partner with cross-functional leaders to shape platform strategy and deliver outcomes that move the business forward. • Current work: Unifying 2 platforms. This work includes strategy, roadmapping, estimation, scoping, and ongoing prioritization. Establish and drive a vision for the future of the Qualtrics platform. • Improving operational effectiveness with cross-functional partners, including UX, product management, engineering, data science, etc.
• Led 7 product designers that own Wayfinding & Apps, which included home, global navigation, AI assistant, search, notifications and email, mobile app, desktop app. We helped millions of customers find their most important work. • Established and drove a vision for the future of wayfinding and design at Smartsheet. • Led major redesigns for: AI assistant, home, notifications, email modernization, and search affecting 13.2 million customers and 32+ million emails/day. • Led problem definition and customer segmentation for various initiatives and features. • Partner with cross-functional teammates to strategize and deliver on company OKRs and near-term projects.
• Led creative vision and provide thought leadership across business units to foster creative, high quality work rooted in audience needs and business objectives. • Served on the executive team, guiding 10+ company-wide initiatives including annual planning, service growth, transformation, and improved processes. • Reported directly to the CEO. Work cross-functionally with multiple teams • Led team of 15 designers (3 managers), including interactive designers, user experience designers, and researchers • Streamlined and improved hiring, career growth, mentorship, and performance management. • Transformed user experience solutions for 10+ multi-million dollar organizations. • Spearheaded company-wide initiatives and education on topics like accessibility, inclusive design, participatory design. • Speaker at 9+ design industry conferences.
• Grew and improved the UX practice and portfolio. • Hired, managed, and mentored a team of 6 designers. • Led product discovery, research, and design for 20+ projects. • Increased efficiency and identified new design opportunities while coordinating with practice leads and leadership. • Supported the sales process, including estimation, proposal creation, and sales presentations for 15+ opportunities. • Presented at 10+ industry and sector events.
• Managed the user experience of development initiatives for 30+ clients. • Developed tailored design solutions that balance an organization’s mission and the needs of its audiences. • Managed 5+ design contractors, ensured quality, and coordinated schedules. • Led comprehensive user research activities to characterize and prioritize audiences through user surveys, interviews, heuristic evaluations, and usability research. • Illustrated the structure and functionality of the user interface by creating documentation such as user flows, business process flows, schematic drawings, wireframes, and sitemaps. • Built and extended brands online, overseeing design and development teams in order to maximize ease of use and improve the overall user experience.
• Supported the redesign of major university website. • Conducted research including site audits, competitive surveys, user profiles. • Created site maps, wireframes and task flows. • Web development.